{"id":7357,"date":"2015-04-17T17:39:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T17:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7357"},"modified":"2015-04-17T17:39:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T17:39:57","slug":"in-pictures-cv-show-2015-highlights-from-vans-to-tv-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7357","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: CV Show 2015 highlights — from vans to TV stars!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CV

The CV Show 2015 was well attended.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s April — and that means its CV Show time. The CV\u00a0Show 2015\u00a0has been bigger and better than ever, and\u00a0does seem to suggest that the economy\u00a0really is recovering — this year’s bustling show seems a far cry from 2009, when the CV Show was cancelled<\/a> after virtually all the manufacturers pulled out<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Anyway, in the spirit of a picture being worth a thousand words, here is my pictorial round-up of the\u00a0van-related highlights of this year’s show.<\/p>\n

I reckon there’s something for everyone, including a few\u00a0celebrities who proved popular at the show…<\/p>\n

(Here are links to my previous years’ reviews: 2012<\/a>, 2013<\/a> & 2014<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

To kick things off,\u00a0Ford’s golden Transit\u00a0was on display to mark the Transit’s 50th birthday<\/a> —\u00a0on average, someone has bought a Transit-badged van once every 180 seconds for the last 50 years. That’s quite an achievement:<\/p>\n

\"Gold<\/p>\n

Not to be outdone by their Dagenham rivals,\u00a0Luton-based Vauxhall made the most of their\u00a0England football team sponsorship\u00a0by scoring several top names of yesteryear to front up their stand:<\/p>\n

\"Bryan<\/p>\n

Bryan Robson proved popular… as did Peter Shilton:<\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/p>\n

Staying with Vauxhall for a moment, the firm’s\u00a0Movano hi-cube removal van was in evidence. This is a Trucksmith Kneehi conversion that’s available from Vauxhall dealers as an approved conversion:<\/p>\n

\"Vauxhall<\/p>\n

Vauxhall also ensured that a BT Openreach-liveried Vivaro<\/a> was on display, proving to the industry that BT doesn’t only buy Transits, despite\u00a0BT’s recent order\u00a0for 1,000 new Transit and Transit Custom vans<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"Vauxhall<\/p>\n

Rather more exciting was the presence of Countdown star Rachel Riley on the Dacia stand, helping CV Show visitors\u00a0Do the maths<\/em> and recognise how cheap Dacia’s are to buy and run:<\/p>\n

\"Rachel<\/p>\n

Ms Riley was, of course, at the show to promote Dacia’s newly-launched (in the UK) Duster Commercial van model, which was only announced<\/a> a few days ago, but now gives operators a cheap alternative to the Mitsubishi Outlander 4Work:<\/p>\n

\"Dacia<\/p>\n

Let’s pause now for a look at two very different trucks, that between them, perhaps, tell a story about how the world has changed over the last fifty years.<\/p>\n

First up, this vintage British-built Foden, beautifully preserved, but representing a brand that just couldn’t survive in the 21st century:<\/p>\n

\"Classic<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I’m pretty certain we’re going to see more Chinese-built vehicles on our roads in the next decade.\u00a0Chinese car manufacturer\u00a0Great Wall is\u00a0steadily gaining acceptance for its value pick-up, the Steed<\/a>, and I suspect that Sinotruck, shown here, could be next.<\/p>\n

A new brand to the UK, but this Sinotruck mixer could be coming to a building site near you quite soon:<\/p>\n

\"Sinotruck<\/p>\n

Getting back to the vans, Rossetts Commercials had this terrific\u00a06×6 Sprinter eye candy on its stall. I wrote about these German Oberaigner conversions recently<\/a>\u00a0—\u00a0for anyone with the right requirements, they really are the dogs’ dangly bits…<\/p>\n

\"Mercedes-Benz<\/p>\n

After a quick pitstop in one of Cartwright’s rather swish welfare van conversions…<\/p>\n

\"Cartwright<\/p>\n

… Renault’s\u00a0Master-based food truck conversion was ready with some snacks — this is a conversion that can be ordered at a Renault dealer and provided by one of the firm’s\u00a0approved converters:<\/p>\n

\"Renault<\/p>\n

As it’s getting towards home time, a look at Cartwright’s latest supermarket home delivery conversion might be in order. Naturally, it’s based on a Sprinter:<\/p>\n

\"Cartwright<\/p>\n

The Iveco\u00a0Vision Concept van made an appearance — and raised some eyebrows, but in many ways it’s easy to see the links between current models and this\u00a0concept, in my view:<\/p>\n

\"Iveco<\/p>\n

Another interesting and unusual offering was the Strongs Plastics Products body fitted to an Isuzu D-Max pick-up. That tipping body is all plastic, you know:<\/p>\n

\"Isuzu<\/p>\n

Nearing the end now, a Volkswagen Crafter fitted with a selection of Penny Hydraulics cranes looked like a versatile, if specialist, model (obviously you wouldn’t normally have more than one per vehicle):<\/p>\n

\"VW<\/p>\n

The new Vauxhall Corsavan maintains the sporty look that’s become de rigeur for these small vans (click here for\u00a0the launch report<\/a> and here for my review of the\u00a0new Corsa<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\"Vauxhall<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the new version of the Fiat Doblo Work Up looked as odd as\u00a0the previous model, but remains a practical, useful model for niche markets such as (perhaps?) urban\u00a0landscape gardeners:<\/p>\n

\"Fiat<\/p>\n

This Fiat Ducato Sportivo, on the other hand, looked pretty smart:<\/p>\n

\"Fiat<\/p>\n

Finally, let’s head off road (gently) for the close, with the new Peugeot Expert ATV, which uses the PSA Grip Control system — basically a more sophisticated form of ESP\u00a0traction control — to provide a useful level of ability off-road and\u00a0on slippery surfaces:<\/p>\n

\"Peugeot<\/p>\n

Thanks for watching, that’s it for this year — roll on 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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