Have You Heard of The Special Forces Ghost Car That Operated in Bosnia?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Ghost Car: In the early 1990s, a former Danish special forces soldier felt a calling to go to Bosnia and provide humanitarian aid during the Bosnian War.

With the help of the US Army, he was able to fulfill that mission, driving through dangerous conditions to deliver relief to citizens of the war-torn country with only his Bible and a tricked-out Camaro – the Ghost Car.

Helge Meyer approached the US Army commander in Bosnia with a bold plan. With the help of US Army engineers, he would modify a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro and drive it into the war zone in order to provide aid to the citizens there.

Amazingly, the US Army agreed to help with this bold plan leading to the creation of the Ghost Car.

The entire car was stripped. Armor was applied to the exterior and to the underside of the car. A mine-clearing blade was fixed on the front. Run-flat tires were mounted on the wheels.

The rear window was removed and replaced with a steel plate. The car was painted matte-black with a special paint that absorbs infra-red light. Body-heat detectors and night vision cameras were added. The 5.7-liter V8 engine was tuned to 220hp (up from 185 hp stock). A nitrous tank could boost the output to 440hp when Meyer really needed to get out of a jam. A ground-to-air radio kept him in contact with air support. Additionally, Meyer was provided with bullet-proof Kevlar armor and a helmet, which proved useful when the helmet took a bullet that could have killed him.

/snip https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/ghost-car.html

This showed up on my FB page and I found it interesting enough to pass on.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. I had a 79 Camaro!

Yellow. Cragar SS wheels. Pretty badass!

[SharonClark]

2. Thanks for sharing.

[JohnQFunk]

3. I'm a sick puppy - the first thing to come to mind was this song...

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