The car used by Egypt's police to control crowds before and during the revolution has the brand IVECO written in silver on it's front grill.

It's a modified version of a diesel powered van produced by the company called the Iveco Daily.

The wesbite has a nice description of this peaceful van that you can read here. To me it read like this:

Strong, responsive, bold and ready to go in any situation. This is the ideal companion for the tyrant professional and comes full of innovations that are unique in the world of crowd control. The range offers killer van, rampage into crowds mode and tear-gas options, providing the perfect answer to all authoritarian needs.

And, because it is an Iveco, ECODAILY has the toughness and durability that comes from decades of experience in the heavy-policing industry.

* Photos shamelessly stolen from AP, Reuters and stuff. If you want me to take them off, just say in the comment section. If you have CC licensed photos of these lovely vehicles during the revolution, tell me so I can use them instead.

The Egyptian version of the [Zastava 128 GLS|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_128] is back and [available for sale|http://yugomisr.com/]. The [Car of the year|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_of_the_Year] 1969 is back in production in 2005. Well, actually it is almost 2006 by now.

Speaking of 2006 and the 21st century and so on. [Read about hybrid vehicles|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicles].

But you know, the 128 deserves our respect. She was so useful to so many people. And probably still useful to many today. For almost 30 years (or more?), this car was the hallmark of the Egyptian streets.

I once saw a 128 in the Netherlands while I was in transit going back home from Canada. I was 16 years old at the time and I was home sick after 40 days in North America. But seeing the 128 suddenly made me feel closer to home.