Fame launches a giant 3.5-tonner
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• A British manufacturer claims to build the largest 3.5-tonne van on the market. Essex-based Fame Products has sold 10 of its Minimax box vans, de$igned specifically for transporting high-volume, low-weight loads such as plastic mouldings, display units and flowers.
The Minimax, based on frontwheel-drive Fiat Ducato rOnning gear, offers a load volume cif up to 33m3 —bigger than an average
7.5-tonne box body—and a floor height of just 300mm, made possible by geodetic spaceframe construction and the use of four small rubber-suspended rear wheels. Fame claims a payload of around 1,500kg.
The load-bearing, modular body is available in a number of sizes. Price depends on specification—doors, shutters or curtains can be fitted as required but should be £20-30,000.