VW T2 Panel Van BRS Truck Rental

Corgi VA14602
Scale(s): 1:43 Scale, O Scale
GM Part Number: CIVA14602
VW T2 Panel Van BRS Truck Rental
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BRS Truck Rental was established in 1975 and was part of the government-owned British RoadServices company created in 1949 as part of a very ambitious post war plan to nationalisethe UK’s transport system. The vast majority of BRS’s van rental fleet at this time were UK-builtdiesel-engined vehicles such as the Ford Transit and the company rarely bought foreignvehicles although contract hire fleet companies sometimes requested them. BRS did, however,buy six VW Type 2 vans in early 1975 including the example modelled here, believingthat the quieter rear-engined positioning of their petrol engines and more car-like drivingposition might appeal to customers who’d not previously driven a van.

Production of the T2, the second-generation Type 2 Volkswagen commercial, commencedat Hanover, Germany, in August 1967. It was both slightly larger and slightly more powerfulthan the original and was a wholly new design in both structure and styling. It remainedfaithful to VW’s traditional layout however, using a rear-mounted air-cooled engine in a unitaryconstruction body. Like the original Type 2 it was available from the factory in an array of guises,although specialist conversion companies also used it as a base for vehicles such as fire engines.The vehicle modelled was made in early 1975, the twenty fifth year of Type 2 production, andon August the 9th of that year Volkswagen celebrated the production of the four millionth Type 2.

Features:

  • Diecast Body
  • Finely Applied Livery Details


Prototype Specifications

Engine1776cc HO OHV
Fuel systemTwin Weber 34ITC Carburettors
ExhaustVintage Speed
Power75bhp
SuspensionHydraulic height adjustable system
GearboxBeetle RS conversion

Model Specifications

Item NumberVA14602
ManufacturerVolkswagen
ModelT2 Panel Van
Livery/ColourBRS Truck Rental

Measurements

Length100mm
Height40mm
Width37mm
Scale1:43


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