Ford and Land Rover

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Tim Hobbs

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• Nov 14, 2004

• #21

>Poor-man's ACE, innit. 'course, there's nothing stops you unbolting an ARB
>in order to go off-roading, but it's a lot of hassle. My one will just need
>the removal of one big bolt.
>
>hmmm. wonder how much I could sell 'em for?
>

Quite a lot I reckon. The materials probably won't be expensive so
you can probably get good margins, even selling through a select group
of distributors. Good luck getting liability insurance though ...
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JD

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• Nov 15, 2004

• #22

Tim Hobbs wrote:

>
>>Poor-man's ACE, innit. 'course, there's nothing stops you unbolting an
>>ARB
>>in order to go off-roading, but it's a lot of hassle. My one will just
>>need the removal of one big bolt.
>>
>>hmmm. wonder how much I could sell 'em for?
>>
>
> Quite a lot I reckon. The materials probably won't be expensive so
> you can probably get good margins, even selling through a select group
> of distributors. Good luck getting liability insurance though ...

Probably get liability insurance - but it will cost so much the margin won't
exist, let alone be good.
JD

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Nov 15, 2004

• #23

On or around Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:20:06 +0000, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>>Poor-man's ACE, innit. 'course, there's nothing stops you unbolting an ARB
>>in order to go off-roading, but it's a lot of hassle. My one will just need
>>the removal of one big bolt.
>>
>>hmmm. wonder how much I could sell 'em for?
>>
>
>Quite a lot I reckon. The materials probably won't be expensive so
>you can probably get good margins, even selling through a select group
>of distributors. Good luck getting liability insurance though ...

that's the problem, innit, these days. Not worth the risk otherwise. We do
have some form of product liability for the trikes, but it's a fair bet that
they'd want more for anything else.

 

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Aled

Guest

• Nov 20, 2004

• #24

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> > OK, so I parked the disco beside a transit the other day, and the
> > wheelbase
> > looks quite feasible for 110-chassis-under-transit-body.
> > Question is, will anyone buy it if I make one?
> > Anyone want a transit van/minibus with the off-road capability of a Land
> > rover?
>
> Yes please, I know most of us in the Mountain Rescue World would love a van
> like this BUT at a sensible price. The main reason for wanting something
> like this is for a mobile Communication, Command & Control vehicle that can
> take you where a 110 can

Hi Dave!

We've just decomissioned a Bedford 4-tonne which was incredible off-
road. Sheer clearance was just plain silly (you could sit under it).
Speed wasn't great though and it's ended up being the cost of parts that
made it unfeasible.

We've now gone for an Iveco truck of a similar size. I'll see if I can
get some spec/pics for you if you'd like.

Cheers,
Aled.
www.cbmrt.org.uk

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Nov 20, 2004

• #25

On or around Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:46:47 -0000, Aled <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Hi Dave!
>
>We've just decomissioned a Bedford 4-tonne which was incredible off-
>road. Sheer clearance was just plain silly (you could sit under it).
>Speed wasn't great though and it's ended up being the cost of parts that
>made it unfeasible.

mate of mine has an Austin K9, which is much the same as the MK only older,
fitted with an elderly bedford diesel engine. Mind, he managed to get it
comprehensively stuck in a soft field.
>