Ferves
The Ferves was an Italian automobile manufactured from 1965 until 1970. Based on the Fiat, it was a multi-purpose car powered by a rear-mounted 499 cc two-cylinder in-line engine.
Fiat 500 Ferves Ranger
The Ferves Ranger was a small all off-road car, produced by the body builder Ferves of Turin from 1966 to 1971.
It was first presented at the Exhibition of Industry in Turin, 1966, as a vehicle for leisure and for work, named the "normal" and the "Cargo".
Characteristics
Coach discovery to four seats, with a specific frame sections of steel rectangular section, which are set riveted panels that form the compact body in steel plate. The windshield is adjustable forward as the classic Jeep and could be ordered with the optional allocation of a hood on canvas, supported by ribs which can be dismantled.
Built on a Fiat, suspensions and brakes off a "600D", earlier of the Autobianchi Primula, while the propeller and the steering gear are derived from "500F".
From the original flyer, the 4x4 version is designed. The Ferrari, the same as the Samas Yeti, for use in construction and agriculture.
The engine, rear located, is a cylinder in line air-cooled with an engine capacity of 499.5 cc, with camshaft side. The power, unchanged compared to propeller serial Fiat, is 18 hp tractor with a pair of 3.1 kgm at 3,000 rpm.
The rear traction is, in the case of "Ranger 4X2", and integral, inserted manually, in the model "Ranger 4X4", introduced in 1968, both models have the exchange, collectively, to four marches plug quickly, plus a first reduced and the locking rear differential manually.
The brakes are drums, with independent handbrake on the rear wheels, operated mechanically. Independent suspension with helical springs to arms triangular, for those earlier and oblique to the rear tires 165-12.
The four-wheel drive differs from "4x2" for a wheelbase increased to 1.55 m and a total length increased to 2.83 m.
The maximum speed is only 70-80 km / h.
The "Ranger" was also produced in a version from work, called "Cargo", with the opportunity to load up to 300 kg of scope useful.
References
David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
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