cool!

Heh, the new model for your transit mod?

From the closeness of the bodywork to the wheels, doesn't seem to have much articulation, if any, I hope the tyres aren't pumped up hard!

Excellent pictures. I have printed off copies to send to my local LibDem Councillor. That should spoil her day

Alan

What *is* that? The bodywork I mean, not whatever is underpinning it. It looks identical to a late Tranny apart from the nose treatment!

I'd hate to be a patient in the back of that thing on those dunes!

It's a Gazele, and it's not a Transit:

On or around Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:40:04 GMT, Allen enlightened us thusly:

quite so. Actually, if I could find somewhere to buy 'em I'd be tempted, they do a 4x4 version and they do one with a 150bhp daimlerchrysler petrol engine among other variants.

GAZ have apparently bought LDV, too.

I know a Gazele dealer.... in the Czech Republic, but he's a good chap. I'll get you a load of info when I'm there in a couple of months. The Gazele crew cab is massive inside, and the 4x4 works bloody well. All LHD though.

It *is* a flagrant copy of a Tranny from the A post backwards, though, innit?

In the flesh it looks more like a Sprinter than anything.

On or around Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:17:42 +0000, Pete M enlightened us thusly:

that's the lights, I reckon. The body is certainly smiley-face transit, even the window cutouts are the same. Dunno about mechanically.

Heh, presumably its about exerting a low pressure on the ground rather than actual off-road ability.

They'll need it to deal with stuff like this:

"Austin Shackles" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...

Didn't Iveco turn out something very similar in a deal with Ford makers me wonder if this is an offspring of the globalisation marriage,

On or around Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:24:25 GMT, "Derek" enlightened us thusly:

I think the Iveco Daily was derived from a Fiat.

BTW, I'm after a set of wheels from a daily. Twin-wheel type, need 7 altogether. the 16" 6-stud ones with 170mm hole pitch are the ones of interest; as fitted to the Daily 35.nnn range, among others. There are larger 6-stud ones but they have the wrong hole pitch. I think they're something around a 5½J16 size, although they may not be J - something must tell whether they're taper fit or flat nuts.

They're (hopefully - need to check if the insurance will play ball) to go on the LDV which is on 14" wheels - 16" tyres are more common now - increasingly few vans are still on 14" - also a larger diameter wheel will roll better on rough surfaces, which is something where the LDV is not that good.