05-06-2020, 12:35 PM
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The factory famously used up old stock parts on vans, and the like, to keep the prices down.
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A frequently-made comment with which I disagree: the vans retained older features not because there was an unused supply of old stock parts, but because it suited the features required in the van. The scuttle petrol tank was retained because it was cheaper than designing a rear end which incorporated bot tank and spare wheel, but the tank itself was a completely different item, not RN old stock.
The motor industry has frequently retained a discontinued style for their commercial vehicles: think A35 when the Farina A40 was the current passenger car, the old-style A60 van rather than a Farina version, and the HA Viva van never got updated to HB or HC style.
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The factory famously used up old stock parts on vans, and the like, to keep the prices down.
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A frequently-made comment with which I disagree: the vans retained older features not because there was an unused supply of old stock parts, but because it suited the features required in the van. The scuttle petrol tank was retained because it was cheaper than designing a rear end which incorporated bot tank and spare wheel, but the tank itself was a completely different item, not RN old stock.
The motor industry has frequently retained a discontinued style for their commercial vehicles: think A35 when the Farina A40 was the current passenger car, the old-style A60 van rather than a Farina version, and the HA Viva van never got updated to HB or HC style.