NAM's Cargo 4x
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A 1615 chassis cab is one of the first of the Ford Cargo range to be converted to four-wheel drive.
It is one of a batch of four which are now on their way to Pakistan having been fitted, since the picture was taken, with elliptical, high-tensile steel, 2,000 gallon nominal capacity water tanks and Hill-Dickow power take-off-driven centrifugal pumps by Buckingham Vehicles of Kenilworth.
NAM Special Vehicles of Newton Abbot converted the Cargos to all-wheel drive using Rockwell T226, two ratio (1:1 and 1.98:1) transfer cases with front prop shaft declutch.
In accordance with NAM's policy of using the chassis manufacturer's own parts where possible, these Cargos' drive/steer axles are NAM converted standard Ford rear axles with Hardy Spicer constant velocity joints.
The multi-leaf suspension has been raised by 267mm (10.5in) to give adequate ground clear ance below the transfer case and to keep the chassis height the same at front and rear.
Transfer case gear selection is air-operated with Martonair equipment and NAM has fitted interlocks which prevent low four-wheel drive from being engaged unless the park brake is applied. The flat glass mirrors fitted to these Cargos in place of the more familiar convex, styledhead components are part of Ford's export specification.