I’m looking for information on a specialist van conversion I’m sure I’ve seen about. It has a standard front end, but then the chassis must have been lowered and it 2 rear axle running very small wheels. It is also very wide.
Any information would be good, pictures, a name of the company who builds it, weight and dimensions.
Looking at ideas for a specialist car transporter that will avoid having to pull a trailer with a van, which means tachographs, O’licence and limiting who could drive it.
Fame conversions
Built a 3.5 ton car transporter last year on a LT 35 , problem is that modern cars are getting heavier. Very few will carry 2 ton were as a trailer will carry 2.75 tons which is pretty much any car or 4x4 you can think of. Plus modern cars are low to the ground so ground clearance is a problem.
Citroen and maybe some of the others used to sell a half chassis cab which was like a standard chassis cab cut off about a foot or so behind the cab.The body builders then bolted their body onto this.One of my mates has a car transporter version which has twin Avonride axles and a ramped body.Very low it is too.
Citroen now do them themselves in the factory.
The company that did the conversions whose name escapes me right now,were based in Leamington spa, used to collect peugeot chassiscabs from there to convert to ambulances,
never could see the advantage of the third axle as if it was over the 3.5tonne it woul still need tacho etc.
dbcooper:
never could see the advantage of the third axle
To get maximum benefit from the high-cube low-floor body using single rear wheels, and avoiding dragging its arse on the floor. Used to see a few of 'em in the display trade, think some of the specialist hanging garment carriers used them too.
miketdt:
Built a 3.5 ton car transporter last year on a LT 35 , problem is that modern cars are getting heavier. Very few will carry 2 ton were as a trailer will carry 2.75 tons which is pretty much any car or 4x4 you can think of. Plus modern cars are low to the ground so ground clearance is a problem.
Looking for a way of transporting various race and sport cars to and from storage and maybe to a track day. So weight not a major issue, but ride height is.
Looking at various options at the moment including Van and Trailer, 7.5 tonner, but have seen this low deck 3 axle van before and thought might be an option to keep the whole thing under 3.5t. As don’t really want to have to explain tacho use to another mechanic who doesn’t really care. And I don’t have to keep checking that the drivers have the right licence for the job to pull a trailer with a van.
You could always try Belle Coachworks in Lowestoft. They build car transporters, amongst others.
Thanks for the replies, the stuff is on the right lines, but the vans I’ve seen are enclosed and the rear wheels have a very wide track, which means a very low deck height between. Belle coachworks is a good call, but I wanted a picture to show the boss first.
Better?
the wide track and enclosed body make me think of the VW razorback. i can’t remember them doing one bigenough to fit a car in tho.
mucker85:
the wide track and enclosed body make me think of the VW razorback. i can’t remember them doing one bigenough to fit a car in tho.
ISTR it was the usual clique,Citroen,Peugeot,Renaul/Dodge and possibly one other that done these.I know where there`s a Citroen parked up but it need a fair bit of work.
Wildy:
Better?
Yea 
something like that but with solid sides, but I could show that boss that picture and he’d get idea.
Perhaps like this, but with an extra axle and IIRC somewhat wider?
the open ones are better…lower unladen weight.
buck rogers:
the open ones are better…lower unladen weight.
But not when you are carrying rare and expensive cars, that you don’t want to get damaged or that you want to keep out of view.
you could always get one like this
