Ramcharger APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)

From Marketplace in York, PA:

"1982 Peace-Keeper armored vehicle on a Dodge Chassis. 360 V8 motor with automatic transmission, 4x4. 23,400 miles that are known. It has no inspection. It has a turret with a folding step, two rear bench seats and a rear deployment platform with rear grab rails. The vehicle currently runs and is drivable. VIN: I 1B6WW34T7CS259113.
If you want a unique vehicle, here it is."

Ad has LOTS of pics. Asking Price is $24,500.

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Nowhere in the ad or in the Wikipedia story (Wiki) on these fine pieces of government contracting does it say that this is a Ramcharger underneath, only that it was built on a Dodge chassis. I had the (dis)pleasure of working on them in the Air Force, and they're definitely a Ramcharger, with 1/2 ton truck springs trying to support about 9,000 pounds in empty weight. Front axle components were kept in inventory. Imagine a stock early 1980's air conditioning system trying to cool the interior of a vehicle built out of 1/2" steel armor and painted olive drab green... On the other hand, it's got top turret where you can mount your M-60 machine gun...

That thing is pure UGLY.

Thats not a Ramcharger chassis. That is built off a w-350 truck chassis.

Thats not a Ramcharger chassis. That is built off a w-350 truck chassis.

The VIN tells the story........

1982 Dodge W Series Pickup 4WD W-350 Standard Cab
VIN: 1B6WW34T7CS259113

Some decoder sites went further and said it was a cab and chassis.

The thing almost looks home made.

And if it were half the price, I would check it out. But I am glad it is over priced. So is the wife.

Just a for what its worth here- that machine had been sitting in Pittsburgh on a police vehicle auction lot for many, many years, connected to an area where they park the city's trash trucks/dump trucks. The presence of rodents is strong there, so don't be surprised if its a total rewire job. Someone also spray bored it flat black I see- it was olive green and looked tough. The glass is without a doubt bullet proof.

For all the armor, the front seems vulnerable.

Grabbed a few pics before the ad goes away.....

What's the firepit in the center for? Cooking meth while you drive through a bank wall?

Either that or the folding step for operating the turret.

That's the platform for the feet of the guy in the top turret. Once you're up there it's the only way to aim that .50 cal.