4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1982
NAMED MODELFrance

TPK 4.20 VBL.

An armoured VLRA of 1982: a 5.8 mm nickel-chrome-molybdenum steel hull with a removable roof for ten equipped men, a possible 12.7 mm turret and smoke dischargers, 5,880 kg empty.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEACMAT VLRA (1967– )BUILT BYACMAT, Saint-NazaireIN SERVICE1982OPERATED INFrancePRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Not to be confused with Panhard's VBL scout car. The ACMAT hull sat on the 3,600 mm chassis with two 180-litre tanks and a 120-litre water tank, and a Scout Car version dropped the roof for folding side panels. ACMAT's later armoured vehicle on the VLRA chassis is the Bastion of 2008.

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
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEVLRA
FAMILYVLRA
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEpatrol

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 VBL ↗Véhicules hors série (Nicolas Bergon), from ACMAT literature · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2ACMAT VLRA ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Arquus Saint-Nazaire ↗Arquus · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

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