Registration No: RCD 684G

Chassis No: 238B0038264 MOT: Exempt FIAT'S first commercial vehicle arrived in 1903, only a few years after the company had been established in Turin.

FIAT's light vans continued to be based on passenger cars, the most successful of the immediately post-WW2 era being the 1100 ALR, derived from the 1100 saloon.

Successor to the FIAT 1100T, the 238 was introduced in 1967 and produced in various versions - van, truck, chassis cab, minibus and ambulance - with engines of either 1,197cc or 1,438cc.

The top speed was around 105km/h (65mph).

The 238's mechanical underpinnings were sourced from the Autobianchi Primula, which is notable as the FIAT Group's first passenger car to feature front-wheel drive and a transverse engine.

Produced in collaboration with Citroën, a Tipo 242 van arrived in 1974 boasting a larger petrol engine and a diesel option.

However, such was the 238's popularity that it was made available with 242's larger engine and kept in production...