My Dad's dream car!

June 25, 2011 8:47 AM

Help me show up my dad. He thinks he came up with a gift that I can't get him. An ASV!

As a joke, my father asked me for an ASV (armored security vehicle) for his birthday. Clearly, I must find this. I've seen this, but I wanted to get him one that was already put together. I have had no luck finding this at all. Help!

posted by Attackpanda to shopping (9 answers total)

It's not hard to find bulletproof Mercedes and SUVs and stuff.

Is that what you have in mind, or are you thinking something more like a military vehicle of some kind, or a Road Warrior/last-five-minutes-of-an-A-Team-episode kind of thing?
posted by box at 9:05 AM on June 25, 2011 [1 favorite]

Methinks the OP is looking for a toy or model, not an actual bulletproof vehicle.
posted by kestrel251 at 9:22 AM on June 25, 2011 [5 favorites]

Really? Because if you got him a full size one, you'd be pretty much the best offspring ever....

I found a bunch of pre-assembled up-armoured Humvees in 1/72, but I'm suspicious about the pre-assembled part.
posted by anaelith at 9:38 AM on June 25, 2011

Not armored, but you can actually get a Unimog for a surprisingly reasonable price if you know where to look. My wife nixed my plan of getting one for my Los Angeles commute, even though it would have cost a fraction of what my current car does.
posted by The World Famous at 10:13 AM on June 25, 2011

An alternative suggestion: if you can't find one ready-made, I bet you could hire someone to put the other one together for you.

As to how to find said person, I'd suggest trying: Craigslist, an ad in the paper, Metafilter Jobs, and/or go to a hobby store and ask if you can put a flyer up or if the owner of the store knows someone who loves building stuff like this. Also possibly a hardware store.
posted by pupstocks at 10:21 AM on June 25, 2011

I'll second the Unimog suggestion. Though a six wheeled pinzgauer would work too. These guys are an hour outside San Francisco and have all sorts of bizarre trucks available.
posted by foodgeek at 10:50 AM on June 25, 2011

The design of the Universe series Transformer Roadbuster is based on the M1117 Guardian ASV. With a much larger cannon. And he turns into a robot!
posted by jamaro at 10:56 AM on June 25, 2011

Also an idea: get him a used part of an ASV. A panel/steering wheel/remnant that would look good mounted on the wall as art.
posted by Vaike at 11:48 AM on June 25, 2011 [1 favorite]

There's a Unimog a few miles form my house, and I would love to have it!
posted by wenestvedt at 10:51 AM on June 27, 2011