Leyland Freighter

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	Leyland Freighter
Freighter
Manufacturer:	Leyland Trucks
Sales designation:	Freighter ; Leyland DAF 50 / DAF 50
Production period:	1982-1994
Previous model:	Leyland Boxer ; Leyland Clydesdale
Successor:	DAF 65/75
	Technical specifications
Engines:	Leyland 400 series 160 hp ; Cummins Engine B-series diesel engine 180 hp ; 210 hp
Power:	118-155 kW
Perm. Total weight:	11-17 t

The forward control truck Leyland Freighter , translated as freighter, appeared in 1982 parallel to the Leyland Cruiser . Even the freighter came from the modernization program of British Leyland in the commercial vehicle sector, based on the T45 Project . The Freighter replaced the Leyland Boxer and Leyland Clydesdale model series , which in principle were still based on a design from the 1960s. After the merger of Leyland Motors and DAF (Automobile) to Leyland DAF , the Leyland Freighter was marketed in 1990 as the Leyland DAF 50 in the Commonwealth of Nations and as the DAF 50 in continental Europe . The successor DAF 65/75 followed in 1994 .

Leyland Freighter 1982–1990

Leyland Freighter in Jamaica

The Freighter was available with the same driver's cab in a normal version or as a double cab with sleeping options as the Leyland Cruiser. Both had basically the same driver's cab as the other products of the T45 project Leyland Roadtrain and Leyland Constructor , but slightly smaller and not available with a high roof. Like the Cruiser, the Freighter was only available with rear-axle drive ( drive formula 4 × 2), with a box body or as a chassis for bodies. Its role in the model range was in the rapidly growing sector up to a total weight of 17 tons. So that he rounded the offer is below the road train and above the Leyland Super G from. The Freighter had taken over the chassis from the Boxer and Clydesdale , in a modified form with rear axles from Maudslay or from Albion , the latter with hub reduction gears. The drive was taken over by the Leyland 400 diesel engine with or without a turbocharger with a maximum of 160 hp, the power of which was transmitted via a 6-speed manual gearbox from Turner . The braking system was carried over from the previous models, but the heaviest model had the braking system of the Roadtrain at the front.

The market leader in Great Britain, Ford Cargo , had only started a year earlier , with which the Freighter would take turns in the ranking of the registration statistics from now on. Seddon Atkinson later introduced a revised 16-tonne GVW series called the 2-11, which had a completely redesigned " Perkins Engines " phase diesel engine that was powerful and economical. Leyland's 400 engine, on the other hand, looked outdated, as the basic design of this engine series came from the 1960s. Leyland was therefore under pressure to act. After the Leyland Roadrunner was already available with the Cummins Engine B-series diesel engine, it was also available in the Freighter from 1987 with higher performance. As with the Roadrunner, Leyland saved by producing castings and other parts required for engine construction for Cummins Engine, with a lower purchase price per unit for the Freighter. Initially, a maximum output of 180 hp was possible. Since the Turner gearbox was not suitable for the higher output, the 6-speed manual gearbox ZF 600 was installed.

Leyland DAF 50 and DAF 50 1990-1994

Leyland DAF 50

Through the merger to Leyland DAF , the Freighter became the Leyland DAF 50 in the UK and export markets outside of continental Europe in 1990 , where it was renamed the DAF 50 . This was accompanied by a slightly changed front, modernized interior, better quality and driving comfort. The Cummins engine was now also available with 210 hp thanks to charge air cooling . In 1994 production was stopped and the model was replaced by the DAF 65/75 .

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