johnh wrote:I never had much to do with commercial vehicles but am aware that there was a market for 'chassis/cabs'. This was usually the cab and chassis for a Transit type van where the buyer fitted his own specialist unit on the back. Not sure that there was ever a generic name covering what was fitted?
This is exactly what I was after. The problem is that there are so many marketing names to it, one can "customize it", "bodybuild it", etc. Eventually, I found it difficult to find out what this "it" is actually called in English.
johnh wrote:I never had much to do with commercial vehicles but am aware that there was a market for 'chassis/cabs'. This was usually the cab and chassis for a Transit type van where the buyer fitted his own specialist unit on the back. Not sure that there was ever a generic name covering what was fitted?
This is exactly what I was after. The problem is that there are so many marketing names to it, one can "customize it", "bodybuild it", etc. Eventually, I found it difficult to find out what this "it" is actually called in English.
Yes, 'customize it' was the term used by the Motor Dealer.
johnh wrote:I never had much to do with commercial vehicles but am aware that there was a market for 'chassis/cabs'. This was usually the cab and chassis for a Transit type van where the buyer fitted his own specialist unit on the back. Not sure that there was ever a generic name covering what was fitted?
This is exactly what I was after. The problem is that there are so many marketing names to it, one can "customize it", "bodybuild it", etc. Eventually, I found it difficult to find out what this "it" is actually called in English.
Yes, 'customize it' was the term used by the Motor Dealer.
You can tell I worked in an office, 'personalised' my arris
johnh wrote:I never had much to do with commercial vehicles but am aware that there was a market for 'chassis/cabs'. This was usually the cab and chassis for a Transit type van where the buyer fitted his own specialist unit on the back. Not sure that there was ever a generic name covering what was fitted?
Same with Landies I think, John.
I remember my stepdad having a catalogue back in the late 70s/early 80s because he had a short wheelbase model back then - the classic "Defender", but it was just called a Land Rover then, I think
I couldn't believe how many different variants there were and it blew the mind of this Lego-obsessed kid - it felt like a really logical concept to me then and it still does now :ugeek:
