Special Vehicles in GTA III
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This is a list of special vehicles throughout the GTA III Era. Special Vehicles are a type of vehicle that has unique qualities in contrast to standard ones. Such of these are unique/permanent colors and proofing against bullets, explosions, fire, or collisions.
| Unique trait | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All-proof | AP | The vehicles receives no damage everywhere. (BP/FP/EP/DP) |
|
Bullet-proof |
BP |
The vehicle receives no damage from direct hits from bullets. |
| Fire-proof | FP | The vehicle receives no damage from any flames or fires except when the vehicle is already burning from other forms of damage. |
| Explosion-proof | EP | The vehicle receives no damage from any explosions inflicted upon the vehicle. |
| Damage-proof | DP | The vehicle receives no damage from collisions or any form of physical damage (i.e. melee weapons). |
| Tip-proof | TP | The vehicle is nearly impossible to tip it over. Even if you tip it over it won't go in flames. This property is only available in GTA Liberty City Stories |
| Permanent Color | PC | The vehicle's paintjob cannot be changed in a spray shop when it could otherwise. |
| Heavy | H | The vehicle's mass is greater than it should normally, meaning the vehicle will lose less momentum when colliding into dynamic objects. The downside to this is that collisions will damage the vehicle more than it would normally and it reflects the same amount of your hit. |
| Unique Paintjob | Name of color | The vehicle's paintjob is unique and cannot be obtained through spray shops or mod shops. However, the unique paintjob can be painted over and lost if the player enters a spray shop with the vehicle. |
| Unique Handling | UH | The vehicle's handling is altered to let the player be able to cut corners and turn more quickly than normal. |
| Pop-Proof | PP | The vehicle's tires cannot be popped by any means. |
| Water-Proof | WP | The vehicle will not sink in the water where it will just blast through, falling into Blue Hell. |
| Double Damage | DD | The vehicle will take two times more damage than ordinary vehicle. |
| Rare | R | The model of the vehicle appears only a few times during missions in the game. |
| Unobtainable | U | Cannot be obtained. You can only get it to modifications. |
- Destroying a proofed vehicle
Proofed vehicles are not indestructible. There are many of ways to wreck a BP/FP/EP/DP vehicle, including:
- Flipping the car up-side down. (Won't work on Tip-proof Vehicles).
- Getting hit by a tank (Rhino/Other Tanks Not APC)
- Sinking the car in the water (Won't work on Water-proof Vehicles).
- Using the Blow-up all cars cheat.
- Getting in the vehicle while the player is on fire.
- Using a car bomb to detonate the vehicle.
- Taking the car to the Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard autocrusher to crush the vehicle.
- Taking it to a girlfriends' house and have coffee with her/them then the car will lose its special property and simply become normal again.
| Vehicle | Unique traits | Availability | Image (for unique colors and vehicles) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracks OL | BP | Arms Shortage | ||
| Bobcat | BP, FP, EP | Evidence Dash | ||
| Cheetah | Red color, PC | Grand Theft Auto | 
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| Cheetah | BP, FP, EP | Turismo | ||
| Chopper (Police) | U, FP, DP | None, available via three or more star wanted level | ||
| Corpse | R | Dead Skunk In The Trunk | 
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| Dodo | U | A Drop In The Ocean S.A.M. or you can find one in the sky in certain areas such as Harwood | ||
| Escape | R, U | The Exchange | 
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| Esperanto | BP, DP (loses properties after storing in garage, but glass still won't break; put into garage once more the glass will break. Xbox version only. | Two-Faced Tanner | ||
| Fbi Car (FBI Kuruma) | Dull gray color | None, available via respraying | 
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| Ghost | Black color (PC and Xbox versions), R | Gone Fishing | 
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| Ghost Missing | R (PS2 version) | Gone Fishing | 
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| Helicopter | U, BP, FP, DP, EP | None, available via Francis International Airport, Kenji's Casino and roof of Police HQ | ||
| Infernus | Metallic orange color, PC | Grand Theft Auto Rigged to Blow | 
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| Kuruma | Teal | Give Me Liberty | 
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| Patriot | BP | Marked Man | ||
| Rumpo | Black color | Under Surveillance | 
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| Securicar | BP, FP | Van Heist | ||
| Securicar | Black trims | Escort Service Decoy | 
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| Sentinel | DP | Bait | ||
| Stinger | Magenta-red color, PC | Grand Theft Auto | 
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| Stretch | Gloss black color, AP, PC | Salvatore's Called A Meeting Chaperone | 
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| Trashmaster | BP, FP | Blow Fish |
