1981 Helander Cargoman S [Mk. II]

Setting a new milestone in RELIABILITY

The Helander Cargoman is a family of light commercial vehicles manufactured by the Helander Motor Company, later British Wembley and Helander Motor Group since 1966, primarily as a cargo van but also avaliable in other configurations such as large passenger vans and frame chassis (marketed as Helander Haulman).

Mark II's production time ran from April 1981 to November 1988 in the UK, Belgium and Denmark. A total of 1.795.000 vans were produced along 450.000 chassis trucks. A facelift was introduced in 1985 to freshen the van up a little, plastic bumpers with integrated foglights replaced the current steel bumpers.

The vehicle presented is a "S" (short) variant, in a cargo configuration with glass windows. It is powered by the Helander DIE05 Diesel engine (DIE: Diesel Inline Engine), an overhead camshaft diesel motor producing 67 horsepower @ 1900 RPM and burning 6.6 litres of fuel on average per 100 km. Other motors were of course also avaliable, such as 1.7 and 2.0 and 2.5 petrol motors. A bigger diesel was avaliable, coming at 2.7 litres. A turbocharged variant of the 2.1 was also avaliable.

This build includes a detailed engine bay, detailed interior, modelled underside and all openables. A logic system made by my dear friend Illesbalears112 is also included. It includes a headlight selector system and an ignition system. Realistic diesel behavior is also present, be prepared for a very sluggish ride! I also included many neat details such as a modelled UK licence plate and a VIN plate in the engine bay. Wipers also work of course, press "X" to engage them.

All of this at 1606 bricks, I believe it's a good amount for what I managed to cram in there. A lower brick version was made, but it's exclusive for Korlandia RP.

Tags: VAN ENGLAND UK FORD TRANSIT HELANDER CARGO TRUCK PICKUP TRAFIC SPRINTER T4