CHASSIS NUMBER. 8AALFC002

REGISTRATION NUMBER. C413 SNP

ENGINE TYPE. 3528cc V8 PETROL

GEARBOX TYPE. 5 SPEED MANUAL

VEHICLE SPEC.
THIS WAS ONE OF 11 PROTOTYPES BUILT TO REPLACE THE AGEING 101” FORWARD CONTROL IN 1986. THE LOAD CAPACITY IS 1.75 TONNE, THE WHEEL BASE IS 110”, THE AXLES ARE SIMILAR TO CIVVY 110 BUT WIDER, A LIMITED SLIP DIFF WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDARD. THE CHASSIS IS ONE OFF, THE CAB IS FIBREGLASS CONSTRUCTION AND TILTS FOR ENGINE ACCESS. THE REAR BODY WAS TO BE G, S. OR HARDTOP. ONLY THE V8 ENGINE WAS OFFERED ON TRIALS VEHICLES, HENCE THE M.O.D’S RELUCTENCE TO ACCEPT IT. STABILITY WAS ALSO A PROBLEM ON EARLY TRIALS. THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ON COLD WEATHER TESTING TO SCANDINAVIA. HAD THIS BEEN 3 YEARS LATER THE 200tdi WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND AND THE WHOLE PROJECT MAY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE M.O.D. ENDED UP WITH A REYNOLDS BOUGHTON TRUCK, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN TOO POPULAR WITH ITS USERS.