Lince (armored car)

The Autoblindo Lince, meaning Lynx, was an Italian scout car used by the Italian Social Republic between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. It was a copy of the British Daimler Dingo and was used mainly for reconnaissance, armed with a single Breda 38 8 mm machine gun. Of the 250 vehicles built, 122 were made by Lancia and 128 by Ansaldo. German forces that took it into use designated it the Panzerspaehwagen Lince 202(i) and employed it in the Balkans and Italy for reconnaissance and escort. Surviving examples were used by the Polizia di Stato after the war ended.