Dacia 1302 is the first Dacia pick-up ever built. Named at first simply Dacia 1300 C. The pick-up weighs 880 kg and has a maximum load of 1370 kg. It uses the same 1289 cmc engine from Dacia 1300. Production started in 1975.
Bibliography:
Autoturismul Dacia 1300, BREBENEL MONDIRU FARCAS, 1978
Dacia 1304 is a two door pick-up made between 1981 and 2006. It is the first rear-wheel drive Dacia ever built, it used transmission elements and other parts from the Aro 10. Dacia 1304 was available in 3 versions: Pick-up, platform, and Drop Side (platform with foldable side panels). It has a 2.25 cubic meters practical platform area space.
The first models had the 54 HP 1.4 l or the 58 HP 1.6 l engines, ulterior the 72 HP 1.6 l engines, with the Oltcit carburetor, were used. Only in 2002 the 62 HP 1.9 l Renault diesel engine was added to the Dacia 1304`s engine options. The load capacity ranges from 850 kg and 1150 kg. With the 1297 cc engine reaches 124 km /h and has fuel consumption of 9.3 l /100 km at 80 km /hour.
Bibliography:
CORNELIU MONDIRU, Automobile Dacia, Editura Tehnica, 1998
Autoturisme Dacia, CORNELIU MONDIRU, Editura Tehnica, 1990
Automobilul in Romania, CHIRIAC VASILIU, 1994
Masini de Legenda magazine nr. 9
Sporty video about Dacia 1304.
Dacia 1309 is a 4 door double cab pick-up made between 1992 and 1998. It is directly derived from Dacia 1310 Break and was the cheaper alternative of Dacia 1307 Double Cab. In 1994, Dacia 1309 saved the factory from bankruptcy, when Automobile Dacia received an order for 4000 units of Dacia 1309 in China.
The pick-up had Oltcit side mirrors and used the 1397 cc or 1557 cc engine. About 49098 units were made. It is now a very rare car, many of the functioning vehicles have been scrapped. The taxes for this car are very high, because it enters in the utility transport category. The 1.6l was called Silva, it used the 106.00 type, 72 HP/ 5000 rpm engine. Maximum load of cargo was set at 350 kg.
Bibliography:
CORNELIU MONDIRU, Automobile Dacia, Editura Tehnica, 1998
Masini de Legenda magazine nr. 21
Autoturism magazine 12/1993
Autoturism magazine 8/1992
Romanian Dacia 1309 article.
Aro 10.0 este un model cu două locuri şi prelată în partea din spate.
Aro 242 is a pick-up derived from Aro 24 family.
Aro 242 este un model derivat din 240. Este un pick-up cu două uşi.
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