4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1960
NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

Saladin abroad.

Still in service in 2024 with Honduras (48), Nigeria (20), Tunisia (20), Sri Lanka (15) and Mauritania (10).

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLESaladin (FV601, 1958–72)BUILT BYAlvis, CoventryIN SERVICE1960OPERATED INHonduras, Nigeria, TunisiaPRODUCTIONPart of the 1,177 totalLAYOUT6 wheels

The record

A 1954 design still on strength seventy years later says as much about the Saladin’s simplicity as about its buyers’ budgets.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1960s–
ENGINERolls-Royce B80 Mk 6A petrol eight, 170 hpRolls-Royce B80
PRODUCTION RUNPart of the 1,177 total
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INHonduras, Nigeria, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Mauritania
STATUSin service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEFV600
FAMILYFV600
WHEELS6
BODY STYLEturret

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Light Stone

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Alvis Saladin ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched