The AB 40 armoured vehicle ended up being devised the Italian Royal Army inside late 1930s, to restore the old Lancia models. The vehicle was revolutionary during the time, being a four-wheel drive with separate suspensions and two driving roles. The armoured vehicle had been fitted with two 8mm machine guns inside turret and another in back of hull, but had been just built-in small figures for assessment purposes, as growth of the greater amount of advanced AB 41 had been underway. A number of the models were changed into tracked patrol cars since the tires could be replaced with train tires and relative braking systems. Some of these automobiles were found in Yugoslavia by the Italian forces and, later, by the Germans.
