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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 09:41 AM
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what is this minivan?

found this online, a European minivan ?






 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 02:45 PM
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The Fiat Multipla was built from 1956 until the early 60s. It is a forerunner
of the minivan. The early models had only 19 hp to carry 7 passengers, but
they later got 27 hp engines!





 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 03:04 PM
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the one I pictured looks like a VW almost.

19 hp ? man, I think my lawnmower puts out a lot more than that! ha ha
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 05:07 PM
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more exotic vehicle) made in Ukraine... body is made on steel sceleton of plastic, the same plastic 18-wheelers hoods are made of.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 05:17 PM
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Pablo, looks like they took an old Ford Comet and grafted it !
 
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:44 PM
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As long as we're talking oddball foreign minivans...

 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 02:16 AM
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really different vehicles, and its panels were made of plastic.

It was made in Severodonetsk, as experimental vehichle to test plastic body. As I know not many vans were made, I saw it on road. From distans it seems u follow old Impala, but when u get closer U see it is van.

IMO, plastic and aluminium boies will be on road againe, in future.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 06:45 AM
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Built Ford tough? Tough looking, beauty is in the eye of the owner.

God I wish Ford would bring back a rear wheel drive real van that could carry a 4'x8' sheet.
Mercedes is just killing the replacement market here in the US for commercial utility vans.
Businesses don't even bat an auditor's eye at $60,000+ some run over $100k

SUVs don't toot my horn.







 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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Ford DOES make a rear wheel drive van that will carry a 4 x 8, the F-150. You did not say "minivan".
 
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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Actually, Ford has expanded it's Transit line into much larger vans. The American Pickers have one now. Looks very similar to the MB Sprinter they had before. I see Nissan has a small minvan, as well as Chevy.
 
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