Santana Forward Control
Santana 1300 Forward Control
Santana never produced the IIa or IIb design of forward control, deciding instead to build it's own -very similar- version of forward control type vehicle, the Santana 1300. This design, manufactured from 1967-1978, was based on a modified 109" chassis, with extra steelwork at the front to support the cab, and across the top of the chassis, to provide support for a flat load bed at the rear. It used Rover type axles, as on Land Rovers IIa Forward Control, and was available with either the 2.25 petrol or diesel engines.
Santana '1300' Forward Control.
Santana '1300' Minibus.
Santana '1300' Forward Control.
Santana 1300 Forward Control
The Santana 1300 was replaced in 1978, by the Santana Modelo 2000. This vehicle was based on the Land Rover 101 FC chassis and used similar mechanicals to the Land Rover 101 FC's. The vehicles were fitted with Santana 6 cylinder petrol or diesel engines. Payload was 2000kg (2 tonnes). It's not clear when the 2000 model production ended.
Prototype Santana '2000' Forward Control.
As can be seen from the prototype above, the original target market was probably going to be military, as with the 101 (the prototype is a soft top). However, the 'Modelo 2000' gained favour with civillian markets, and as such saw many more adaptations than the 101 did. Note the position of the windscreen wipers, lights, and the nose features compared to the production version.
Santana '2000' Forward Control.
Santana '2000' Forward Control.
Santana '2000' Forward Control.
Santana 2000.
Inside the Santana 2000.
Santana 2000.
Santana 2000.
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