4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1958–90
NAMED MODELSpecial · PoliceUnited Kingdom

Pig, Royal Ulster Constabulary.

The Pig with the RUC from late 1958 — the first police force to run it, and years before the Army needed it in the same streets.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEPig (FV1600, 1950s–90s)BUILT BYHumber Limited (Rootes Group), CoventryIN SERVICE1958–90PRODUCTIONPart of about 1,700LAYOUT4 wheels · 110″

The record

The Pig was bought as a cheap armoured truck for a general-purpose role and became a specific symbol of one place.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1958–90s
ENGINERolls-Royce B60 petrol six, 120 hpRolls-Royce B60
PRODUCTION RUNPart of about 1,700
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPig
FAMILYPig
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
BODY STYLEarmoured
CATEGORYSpecial · Police

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

  • Deep Bronze Green

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

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Sources

  1. 1Humber Pig ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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