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| Dodge 50 Series | |
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.jpg) 1980 Dodge 50 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Chrysler Europe Renault Trucks |
| Also called | Renault 50 series |
| Production | 1979–1993 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | |
| Related | Dodge B series |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Dodge Spacevan[1] Dodge Walk-Thru |
| Successor | Renault B series[2] |
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The Dodge 50 Series, later known as the Renault 50 Series, were light commercial vehicles produced in the UK by Chrysler Europe and later Renault Véhicules Industriels between 1979 and 1993 as a replacement for the earlier Dodge Walk-Thru stepvan and smaller Dodge Spacevan cab-over van. The Dodge 50 series utilized the same cab as the American Dodge B series vans, odified to cater for European regulations and needs. The chassis, however, was British-designed and had no parts shared with the significantly bigger American van.[3]
The 50 series included a wide range of chassis and body configurations, including two distinctly different cab designs, and spanned the 3,500–7,500 kg (7,700–16,500 lb) revenue weight range. Various engines were offered, including the Perkins Phaser and 4.236 diesels.[4]
The RB44, a four-wheel-drive version based loosely on the Dodge van, was built by Reynolds Boughton (now known as Boughton Engineering) in the early 1990s.
- ^ "Dodge Spacevan / Telecom Van (Fargo F-series, Dodge K-series, Commer PA and PB vans)". Allpar.
Fortunately, those who needed chassis cabs could get a new Dodge 50, well into the 1980s, -even if they wanted it to be electrically powered.
- ^ "RTI expands its Midliners..." Commercial Motor. 22 February 1990. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
At the end of the year, RTI will start bringing in selected versions of the Renault B range, which features the Master cab. The B range will not, immediately replace the 50 Series; but instead will be sold in parallel, with the B Series gradually taking over in the retail market sector.
- ^ Zatz, David (ed.). "Dodge 50 / Renault 50 trucks and vans of the UK". Allpar.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Index for 4.236 Perkins Engine Fuel system". Dodge50.co.uk.