Karrier Other models
2 models in this series
Karrier – other models: municipal and commercial vehicles from the British maker in Luton, four- and six-cylinders, gross weight 5,464 to 7,000 kg
Karrier was a British commercial-vehicle maker in Luton that had belonged to the Rootes Group since the 1920s and, until the 1970s, built mainly municipal vehicles such as street sweepers and refuse trucks along with light and medium trucks. This page gathers the versions of the brand the register could not assign to a named range, including the Camecock E 341 and FAH 398 types.
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The register lists 2 versions here with four- to six-cylinder engines, a displacement of 1,944 cc, kerb weights from 2,814 to 4,240 kg, gross vehicle weights from 5,464 to 7,000 kg, and widths from 2,150 to 2,300 mm.
Karrier vehicles of this class worked with British councils and trade businesses, ranking alongside Bedford and Commer among the established light and medium commercial brands before the Rootes Group passed into Chrysler and later the Peugeot group during the 1970s. In many British towns, Karrier vehicles shaped the look of municipal street cleaning and refuse collection for decades.
For a used example of these now rare vehicles, check for rust on the chassis and cab, gearbox and clutch condition, the operation of the brake system, and parts supply, which today is possible only through collector circles and specialist restoration workshops. For these historic vehicles, particular attention should also go to the condition of load areas, the hydraulics of municipal bodies, and registration documents.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Karrier (weitere Modelle)
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