Armoured carrier Tatanagar rolls out of plant

A 1942 model armoured carrier vehicle called the 'Tatanagar' was unveiled in Tata Motors' Jamshedpur Plant in the presence of the Plant Leadership Team.
The 'Tatanagar', fitted with a Ford V8 engine along with armoured hulls sourced from the Railways and armoured plates, axles and tyres from Tata Steel, were the first vehicles to roll out of Tata Motors (earlier TELCO) yesterday, 72 years ago, a Tata Motors press release here said.
The vehicle, which had won the hearts and admiration of all with their anti-tank and transportation capability in the war zone having saved many lives with their impenetrable hulls by ordinary bullets, had the distinction of serving the Indian Army as a multi-role platform during World War II.

A similar 'Tatanagar' vehicle having the same prestigious lineage had been handed over by Cyrus P Mistry, Chairman - Tata Sons, to T V Narendran, MD - Tata Steel, in the presence of A B Lall, Head - Jamshedpur Plant, on March 3 this year.
Both these vehicles had been lying in neglect over the last 70 years and were located after painstaking research.