The AB 40 armoured vehicle ended up being developed the Italian Royal Army on belated 1930s, to change the old Lancia models. The vehicle completed up being revolutionary in those times, being a four-wheel drive with split suspensions and two driving functions. The armoured car finished up being fitted with two 8mm unit tools towards the turret and another within the back towards hull, but finished up being just integrated small numbers for evaluation purposes, as development of the greater amount of number of amount of higher level AB 41 had been underway. Many of the models was became tracked patrol vehicles even though the tires might changed with train tires and general stopping systems. Several cars were current Yugoslavia by the Italian forces and, later, by the Germans.