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California Firm Makes VIPs' Cars Bulletproof and Bombproof.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 1997 by Akizuki, Dennis
Feb. 10--If James Bond ever wants to refit his gadget-laden Aston Martin with the latest in high-tech equipment, there's only one man for the job. The name's Ghorbani, Maziar Ghorbani.
Need a replacement for that oil-slick emitter used to elude Goldfinger's minions? How about window glass that can easily stop a half-dozen .44-caliber Magnum slugs, a hidden video camera, an exterior tear gas spray system, tires that run flat for as far as 50 miles or stealth armor panels that can withstand a grenade blast?
That's no problem for Ghorbani's Advanced Vehicle Armory, a 3-year-old Fremont firm in the business of protecting car owners and passengers from criminals or terrorists. The company fits vehicles with bulletproof and, in some cases, bombproof...
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