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Chevrolet chassis with Wayne body – light 1970s US commercial vehicle: V8 engine, 1,890kg payload at 3,310kg gross weight
Wayne was an American builder of bus and commercial bodywork; the body recorded here, built on a Chevrolet chassis, resulted in a light commercial vehicle for commercial use, as was then common among American chassis makers and independent body builders.
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The eight-cylinder engine is recorded without a displacement figure. With a gross vehicle weight of 3,310kg and an unladen weight of 1,420kg, a high payload of 1,890kg remains. The wheelbase of 3,180mm is comparatively short for a chassis in this weight class, while width is 2,020mm.
A short wheelbase combined with high payload points to a compact box or minibus-style body with steep side walls, designed for transport where parking space is limited. The eight-cylinder engine delivers enough torque at low revs to cope with the high ratio of payload to unladen weight even at full load, though it uses noticeably more fuel than a comparable European diesel chassis.
When buying such an old American commercial body, checks include corrosion at the join between chassis frame and body, the condition of the drum brakes, the function of the parking brake under full load, and damp damage inside the body's floor and side walls. Spare parts for the engine and running gear are available through the US classic-vehicle trade, but for the body itself only to a limited extent and usually only through specialist workshops.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Chevrolet Wayne Vanguaro
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