4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1959–70
NAMED MODELMilitary · GermanyGermanySwitzerland

MR 8, Bundesgrenzschutz.

About 750 MR 8 armoured cars for the West German federal border guard from 1959 — Mowag’s first large export order.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEMR 8 (1959–)BUILT BYMowag, KreuzlingenIN SERVICE1959–70OPERATED INGermanyPRODUCTIONAbout 750LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The MR 8 served the Bundesgrenzschutz into the 1980s and is the ancestor of Mowag’s wheeled armour.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1959–70s
ENGINENot published
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 750
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
OPERATED INGermany
STATUSout of service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEMR 8
FAMILYMR 8
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEarmoured
CATEGORYMilitary · Germany

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

  • NATO Olive

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

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Sources

  1. 1Mowag ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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