4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1990–2006
NAMED MODELMilitary · RomaniaRomania

Dragon.

The military ARO: flat-panel bodywork on the 24 Series chassis, in armoured and unarmoured versions.

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Sources & evidence
Dragon — ARO Dragon was built for the Romanian Army and finding one is very rare, especially the civilian version, built in very small numbers.ROCostiTheBunnyCZ · CC0 ↗
BASE VEHICLE24 Series (1972–2006)BUILT BYARO (Uzina Mecanică Muscel), CâmpulungIN SERVICE1990–2006PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 92″

The record

The Dragon simplified the 24 Series into pressed flat panels that could be made and repaired anywhere, and was offered with light armour. It is the only purpose-built military body ARO drew itself.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1990s–2006
ENGINE2.5 ARO petrol four; diesels to orderARO L25 · ARO 3.0 petrol four · Peugeot XD3
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRomania
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINE24 Series
FAMILY24 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE92″
BODY STYLEsoft
CATEGORYMilitary · Romania

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

  • Olive Drab

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

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1ARO 24 Series ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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