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Yugoslav light vans coming to Britain
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40THER importer is aiming to join the ranks on the British light mmercial market early next year, reports STEVE GRAY.
This time it is the Yugoslavian stave company, which will be inging in a car-derived light n and forward control light hides.
Imported through Zastava rs (GB) Ltd, the vehicles are sed on modified Fiat designs is apparent from the first hicle, a car-derived panel van which bears a strong resemblance to the Fiat 128, save for its three-door design with panelledin side windows.
Although Zastava is importing similar cars at the moment with 1100cc engines, the vans and, indeed later cars will have 1300cc units.
I was able to drive one of the vans during a recent test day near the importer's headquarters at Reading.
The little vehicle seemed to have a lively performance — even with the smaller engine — and was comfortable enough to drive.
Transmission from the transverse-mounted engine runs via a four-speed synchromesh gearbox to the front wheels. The vehicles have independent suspension all round, disc front brakes, and rack and pinion steering.
According to Zastava GB chief executive Mike Heerey, the van offers a load space of 0.95 cum (34 cuft), and will be competitively priced. If this means they will cost much the same as the cars (prices start at £2,500) they will indeed be cheap.
The other cv from Zastava is a forward control model, similar to the Fiat gvo model. There will be a van, pickup and minibus version.
Zastava, which is at pains to stress that Yugoslavia is not a Comecon (Soviet Bloc) country, says around 500 to 800 car-derived and 1,000 forward-control vehicles will be imported from the beginning of next year.
Its Reading headquarters have good stocks of spare parts available and the 36 dealerships already appointed will be joined by another 70 by then.
Zastava also manufactures heavy goods vehicles in Yugoslavia, but there are no plans to market these in Britain.