5. Vespa 150 TAP – France
Producer: ACMA
The French Army is the main user.
Price: *$7,500*
Undoubtedly, one of the more distinctive-looking cars on our list is the Vespa 150 TAP. Originally designed for French parachutists, it was based on a Vespa scooter from the 1950s. It was made by ACMA, which at the time was the authorized Vespa assembler in France.
Vespa 150 TAP ©Wikimedia.org/R.I.V.A.R.S.
The 150 TAP was equipped with a mounted M20 75mm recoil rifle, an American-made light anti-armor weapon. The weapon’s HEAT warhead allowed it to pierce through 100mm of armor despite its lighter weight in comparison to a 75mm cannon. Both the scooters and the two-man squad were dropped by parachute. One Vespa was used to carry the gun, and the other to carry the ammunition.
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