A compact van
is a type of
van characterized by a flat front design, mechanicals based on a
compact car
Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, before ...
, an engine placed either at the rear or between and behind the front seats, and similar in size to the
VW Bus.
Popular in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
during the early 1960s, they were replaced by full-size vans at the end of the decade. These large vans used
body-on-frame
Body-on-frame is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate coachwork, body or coach is mounted on a strong and relatively rigid vehicle frame or chassis that carries the powertrain (the engine and drivetrain) and to wh ...
construction and featured
front engines under a short hood.
Microvans
In Japan, vans that comply with
Kei car
Kei car is the smallest category of Japanese expressway-legal motor vehicles. The term ''kei'' is a shortening of , (kanji: ), which translates to English as "light vehicle" ().
With restricted dimensions and engine specifications, owners ...
regulations are known as
microvans.
Examples
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Dodge A100
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Ford E-Series (first generation)
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Chevrolet Greenbrier
The Chevrolet Corvair 95 is a subseries of the Chevrolet Corvair line produced from 1961 until 1965. It is the general term applied to the van and pickup truck variants of the rear-engined Corvair, named for their shortened wheelbase. It was Che ...
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Chevrolet Van (first and second generations)
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Lloyd LT 500
Gallery
File:OldChevyVan.jpg, First generation of Chevrolet Van with flat windshield
The windshield (American English and Canadian English) or windscreen (Commonwealth English) of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from t ...
File:2015 Daihatsu Gran Max 1.3 D S401RV (20191219).jpg, Daihatsu Gran Max
File:Nissan NV200 Vanette-Van VX VM20.JPG, Nissan NV200
References
External links
Van Leasing
Car body styles
Vans
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