4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1982
NAMED MODELFrance

TPK 4.20 and 4.25 SAM ambulance.

The VLRA ambulances: an insulated double-skinned body with four stretchers, a ladder, a washbasin and an internal water tank, on the 3,600 mm TPK 4.20 or the 3,900 mm TPK 4.25.

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BASE VEHICLEACMAT VLRA (1967– )BUILT BYACMAT, Saint-NazaireIN SERVICE1982OPERATED INFrance, BotswanaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

In 1982 the 4.20 SAM weighed 4,500 kg with 2,300 kg of payload and a 1,600 km range; the longer 4.25 SAM weighed 5,500 kg, carried 1,500 kg over 1,000 km and could have air conditioning or heating and a European steel cab. Wikipedia gives the 425 SAM body as 3.307 × 2.20 × 1.675 m. The VLRA 2 range carries the role on as the 440 SAN.

Specification

MANUFACTUREDListed in 1982
ENGINEPerkins 6.354.4 six-cylinder diesel, 5.8 litres, 120 hp SAEPerkins 6.354
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINFrance
OPERATED INFrance, Botswana
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEVLRA
FAMILYVLRA
WHEELS4

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

  • Vert PIR OTAN (NATO green)
  • Sand

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

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Sources

  1. 1Acmat VLRA TPK 420 SAM ↗Véhicules hors série (Nicolas Bergon), from ACMAT literature · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Acmat VLRA TPK 425 SAM ↗Véhicules hors série (Nicolas Bergon), from ACMAT literature · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3ACMAT VLRA ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  4. 4Véhicules et matériels : l'ACMAT VLRA II ↗Milinfo · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched