Dodge 50 Series

Not to be confused with Dodge D50.
Dodge 50 Series
1980 Dodge 50
Overview
ManufacturerChrysler Europe
Renault Trucks
Also calledRenault 50 series
Production1979–1993
Body and chassis
Class
RelatedDodge B series
Powertrain
Engine4.0 L Perkins Phaser I4 (diesel)
2.2 L J7T I4 (petrol)
3.9 L Perkins 4.236
Chronology
PredecessorDodge Spacevan[1]
Dodge Walk-Thru
SuccessorRenault B series[2]
Dodge 50 with refrigeration unit for "Benna"-Milk in Malta
Renault Dodge 50 "B56" (5600kg) with crew-cab and box body, formerly of British Gas, seen here working for Aid Convoy on a humanitarian project to the former Yugoslavia.
4x4 Reynolds Boughton RB44 of the British Army

The Dodge 50 Series, later known as the Renault 50 Series, were light commercial vehicles produced in the UK by Chrysler Europe and later Renault Véhicules Industriels between 1979 and 1993 as a replacement for the earlier Dodge Walk-Thru stepvan and smaller Dodge Spacevan cab-over van. The Dodge 50 series utilized the same cab as the American Dodge B series vans, however in a modified state catered for European regulations. The chassis however was British-designed and had no parts shared with the American van, being significantly bigger.[3]

The 50 series included a wide range of chassis and body configurations, including two distinctly different cab designs, and spanned the 3,500–7,500 kg (7,700–16,500 lb) revenue weight range. Various engines were offered, including the Perkins Phaser and 4.236.[4]

The RB44, a four-wheel-drive version based loosely on the Dodge van, was built by Reynolds Boughton (now known as Boughton Engineering) in the early 1990s.

  1. ^ "Dodge Spacevan / Telecom Van (Fargo F-series, Dodge K-series, Commer PA and PB vans)". Allpar. Fortunately, those who needed chassis cabs could get a new Dodge 50, well into the 1980s, -even if they wanted it to be electrically powered.
  2. ^ "RTI expands its Midliners..." Commercial Motor. 22 February 1990. Retrieved 13 July 2022. At the end of the year, RTI will start bringing in selected versions of the Renault B range, which features the Master cab. The B range will not, immediately replace the 50 Series; but instead will be sold in parallel, with the B Series gradually taking over in the retail market sector.
  3. ^ "Dodge 50 / Renault 50 trucks and vans of the UK". Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Index for 4.236 Perkins Engine Fuel system". Dodge50.co.uk.