Viscount aerolite

Aerolite has the punched metal chassis, Not a patch on the chassis under the Grand Tourer which is solid.

Regards

Trev

Our Viscount is a 78 vintage, not sure of the model could be a Tourer, here is a photo
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This is one tough little van, has had some work done on the chassis and suspension now has eye to eye left springs with shocks and a 2 inch solid round axle and 15 inch rims. And when fully loaded comes in at 1.7 tonne. So if you find one of these and have the time to do a bit of work on it I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

If it is an Aerolite it will be labelled Aerolite. If it is a Grand Tourer it will be labelled as such. This identification relies on the original decals being in place.

PeterD

As described before the aerolite has a punched steel frame.

Just behind the gas bottles on the drawer bar ! the Aerolite has a long fairly wide hole punched out of the side of the steel frame, you can't miss it if you look at the Drawer bar.

Hi kman,
I have a Viscount Grand Tourer of that vintage.

Here are a few clues to identify them from an Aerolite.

1. Grand Tourer chassis is either RHS or angle iron, depending on where the framing is. Main frame is RHS and the crossmembers either angle or RHS
The drawbar is RHS about 100x40 section.
Shock absorbers are usually fitted in a horizontal position behind the rear spring shackles and attached to the lower bush on the shackle.

These are recognized as one of the best ever vans from Viscount.

The Aerolite has a stamped lightweight chassis and subframe and usually a different suspension system of european design.

There is a marked difference in the weight of these vans, the Aerolite being around 650-700kg and the Grand Tourer around 850-900kg for the same size van.

The Grand Tourer, while a strongly built unit, is NOT an offroad van but will cope with most gravel roads with careful driving.

The Aerolite is definitely only an on road unit with a poor reputation for staying together.

Hope this helps

Disco.

Thanks to everyone who responded.The info. led to a successful purchase.
katcha kman