VIP Escorts - The Italian Way

Kinja'd!!! by "cesariojpn" (cesariojpn)
Published 03/08/2017 at 18:45

Tags: VIP Escort
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While in other countries, you need a convoy the length of the Hawaiian Island Archipelago to get that VIP safely from Point A to Point B, to escort a VIP in Italy seems to be sticking them into a high powered sedan/saloon, throw a blue light on, and let the sirens wail. Sometimes, with the most minimal of marked police escorts.


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Kinja'd!!! "Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
03/08/2017 at 19:55, STARS: 0

Mexican officials do this in a convoy of Suburbans and army prepped trucks. Absolute waste of money if you ask me.

Kinja'd!!! "Svend" (svend)
03/08/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 0

The London Metropolitan Police Special Escort Group do this with two, sometimes four motorbikes. One stays with the car and the remainder go on ahead to stop traffic. Minimal disruption to the heart of London with the idea to keep the escorted car moving at all times.

(it used to be more often two bikes and one car, but now an unmarked but well lit Range Rover travels with them).

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Kinja'd!!! "AuthiCooper1300" (rexrod)
03/09/2017 at 04:20, STARS: 0

Did I just see (around the 5:50 mark) two – maybe even three – Thema 8.32?

Wow.

Kinja'd!!! "themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
03/27/2017 at 02:33, STARS: 0

IS THAT A CHEVY VENTURE AT 6:10?

Kinja'd!!! "AuthiCooper1300" (rexrod)
03/27/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0

If it is a legitimate question, I wouldn’t know.

Chevrolet Ventures and Opel/Vauxhall Sintras are closely related but that grille doesn’t seem to be from a European GM product. Numberplate does look a bit special though. Maybe it is a US or Canadian diplomatic vehicle.

If you are just trying to be funny... do you think it is very usual to see Lancias with Ferrari V8 engines being used for protection/escort duties?