Bomb proof Audi

[Daniel Hussey <GY3WSX@VM.SC.EDU>]

       I was watching a cool show this morning called "Beyond 2000" and they ha
d a segment on it about how this place armor plates cars and makes them safe fo
r people who have a price on thier head or something.  Anyways, they showed the
process of how they made a MB 600SEL bullet-proof.  They added in real think bu
llet proof glass, extra retainers in the doors, and door and window seals, extr
a protection in the floor pan area, they also put on run-flat tires and added a
n anti-explosive fuel cell.  Really cool.  They also have a remote that can sta
rt the car from a large distance and can detect a bomb.  People have been doing
this for years, but only recently have they been able to do this to cars and ha
ve them look completely stock, like a plain car.  You would not be able to tell
from looking at them that any of the cars were armor protected and toating bull
et proof glass!  That is unless you opened the door (thick window frames!).

        Then, they showed some of the testing they did.  They had an Audi 5000
turbo (or 200 turbo) that they had done and put a bomb under it and blew it up,
or at least tried to with plastic explosives!  Guess, what, the car didn't budg
e, no fire, body a little dented up, but the whole interior and frame were stil
l good.  They said not only would any passengers survive such an act of terrori
sm, but they would probably escape with minor injuries!  Wow!

                                                                  Later,
                                                                  Dan