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ALCAN Transport Services of Birmingham New Road, Tipton, West Midlands, has introduced two new body kits for the light van range.
The Ultralight series 200 has been specially designed for those applications where an unladen weight not exceeding I524kg (30cwt) is required.
The normal rear frame in steel has been substituted for one of a welded alloy construction to save weight.
Fully ribbed external body panels 50mm (2in) are used to provide maximum rigidity while an alloy roller shutter is employed to enclose the rear.
Luton and box designs are offered, but with only a single option of a 0.6m (24in) wide translucent roof panel.
The second kit, also suitable for existing chassis in the Bedford CT and Ford Transit range, is the 800 dropside truck body kit which can be specified up to 7.6m (24ft 1 1 in) in length with a floor section which has a carrying capacity of 1000kg per metre of body length, with an evenly distri buted load.
Sideboard panels 500mn (lft 71/4in) deep and 2mr (0.8in) thick are used each sid with steel Pesca lever latc. locks.