Odd truck

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Sorry major nerd moment here, but just been followed out of Morecambr by an odd truck and was wondering if anyone knew what it was.

Was a 4 wheeler curtainsider, in silver and on trade plates. The front bumper was a DAF LF item, as was the headlights and surrounds. The grille on the other hand was almost Renault Like, and had a taped up badge hole in thr middle. No badge on the rear but 100% LED lights.

My only thought was it could be one of those Avia trucks if they are now using DAF chassis, but other than that, I’m stumped.

Thanks,
David.

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Volvo FE??

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waynedl:
Volvo FE??

With DAF bumper, headlights and fogs?

That’s why it puzzled me, the bonnet and Grille looked Renault like, but as Renault are part of Volvo, I can’t see them using DAF parts.

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dew:

waynedl:
Volvo FE??

With DAF bumper, headlights and fogs?

That’s why it puzzled me, the bonnet and Grille looked Renault like, but as Renault are part of Volvo, I can’t see them using DAF parts.

Yeah, my mate had 1 as a skip wagon and it was identical cab to the DAF LF 7.5t I used to drive for DHL.

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dew:

waynedl:
Volvo FE??

With DAF bumper, headlights and fogs?

That’s why it puzzled me, the bonnet and Grille looked Renault like, but as Renault are part of Volvo, I can’t see them using DAF parts.

It’s actually the other way around, Daf use the Renault Midlum cab on their LF range, so it may have been a Renault Midlum that you saw :bulb:

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Could have a winner there, quick Google search and it appears the new ones look a lot more DAF like than the older ones. Must be an odd set up with the Volvo connection to Renault

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Developing the cab for the CF or 65/75/85 range as it was called then, put Daf into bankruptcy, they obviously were a little bit older and wiser when it came to putting a cab on the LF range :laughing:

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Called composite cabs, where all the maufacturers are sharing the basic structure, but putting their own cosmetics on it.

Guy at Volvo told me that about 2 years ago.

Ken.

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Quinny:
Called composite cabs, where all the maufacturers are sharing the basic structure, but putting their own cosmetics on it.

Guy at Volvo told me that about 2 years ago.

Ken.

Composite cabs? I thought that was what ERF used, oh no sorry my mistake, that was crap cabs :laughing:

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newmercman:

Quinny:
Called composite cabs, where all the maufacturers are sharing the basic structure, but putting their own cosmetics on it.

Guy at Volvo told me that about 2 years ago.

Ken.

Composite cabs? I thought that was what ERF used, oh no sorry my mistake, that was crap cabs :lol:

Get your tin 'at on :smiley: (How very dare you!)