Asimo Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Stoke Aldermoor factory, is that were they build engines?... Fascinating story, I really thought that back in 1975, the full engine assembly was being done locally at the IranNational plant here in Tehran. Yes, the Stoke factory was engines and axles and other heavy bits, no vehicle assembly. I don't know if the engines being tested were shipped to Iran or to Ryton or wherever. PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Last Tuesday (March 10th, 2015) there was a ceremony at IranKhdoro Tabriz, located northwest of Iran. Almost 48 years after the Paykan production started at IranNational (IranKhodro) on the outskirts ofTehran, the last Paykan pickup was rolled off the assembly line.The Paykan pickup (known inside Iran as Paykan Vanet) was produced four years after the Paykan sedan production started back in 1967. This humble pickup during the last 4 decades did so much for Iran. It was the primary source of income for so many families, merchants and sellers. Today there are thousands and thousands of them are still running around Iran; without them the country's commerce will come to a stand still. It is an ugly creature with dreadful ride quality and cramped interior but for all its faults, I can't bring myself to hate it. I actually quite like it, perhaps because it was Made In Iran only. Yes I know, there were those Dodge Husky versions in South Africa but as far as the impact and production volumes goes, the Husky can't hold a candle to the mighty Paykan Vanet! I also admire it because inadvertently carried the Rootes Arrow's legacy all the way to the year 2015; for almost half a century!Although the Paykan Pickup went through a lot of modifications and the later models were offered with ABS brakes and fuel injected version of the Hillman Avenger 1600cc engine and a lot more changes, but I believe they were the ultimate proof that the Arrow platform was one robust piece of engineering and tough as nails! Pun intended. Paykan pickup was a nation builder, it carried goods from snowy mountain ranges of Alborz to scorching hot deserts of Iran, and now it might help out a neighbor too. There are reports that production will continue for export models to Iraq! We shall see if that actually happens though.Now if you think this is the last chapter for Paykan in Iran you are in for a surprise my dear readers. Take a look at the replacement Pickup above. It is called Arisun, it is the pickup version of the facelifted Peugeot 405 body with the Paykan pickup underpinning and drive-train underneath. So in reality the soul of Paykan pickup still lives on and most likely for many many more years to come!... Making Rootes Brothers very proud indeed! Sigmund Fraud, Jim Bergerac, Simon M and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Now if you think this is the last chapter for Paykan in Iran you are in for a surprise my dear readers. Take a look at the replacement Pickup above. It is called Arisun, it is the pickup version of the facelifted Peugeot 405 body with the Paykan pickup underpinning and drive-train underneath. So in reality the soul of Paykan pickup still lives on and most likely for many many more years to come!... Making Rootes Brothers very proud indeed! Peugeot body, Rootes underpinnings - every cloud has a silver lining. PaykanHunter and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hello Guys. Got some free time? Want catch up on your Paykan/Arrow readings? Well then check out this interview with me on PETROLICIOUS http://www.petrolicious.com/broken-arrow-former-designer-works-to-remember-iran-s-first-national-car crapcarcollector, sdkrc, RichardK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hello everyone. Long time no post here. I wanted to let you know about this exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum. Here is a unique chance to go see a real PAYKAN in the flesh! V&A asked me to help them with the Paykan story. I highly recommend you go check it out. Now until Sunday April 19th. For more info: Victoria and Albert Museum: Cars: Accelerating the Modern World Mrs6C, Split_Pin, Semi-C and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Hello Shahin. PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 hours ago, ProgRocker said: Hello Shahin. Hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hello to everyone. Hopefully within the next few months I will be able to share my film with everyone outside of Iran. The film has been released inside Iran back in March this year. Meanwhile just to keep you all moist with anticipation, please enjoy our 1-minute Teaser below: IRAN'S ARROW: The Rise and Fall of Paykan (1m Teaser) https://vimeo.com/241236959/7b74e87be0 timolloyd, sdkrc, Amishtat and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, PaykanHunter said: Hello to everyone. Hopefully within the next few months I will be able to share my film with everyone outside of Iran. The film has been released inside Iran back in March this year. Meanwhile just to keep you all moist with anticipation, please enjoy our 1-minute Teaser below: IRAN'S ARROW: The Rise and Fall of Paykan (1m Teaser) https://vimeo.com/241236959/7b74e87be0 That looks like exactly my kind of thing! Good luck with this. I don't want to derail this thread, but have long wanted to visit Iran, I've travelled the world a bit but never Iran. How much trouble will a very English Englishman like me get into over there? PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 minute ago, motorpunk said: That looks like exactly my kind of thing! Good luck with this. I don't want to derail this thread, but have long wanted to visit Iran, I've travelled the world a bit but never Iran. How much trouble will a very English Englishman like me get into over there? Thank you for your enthusiasm about my film. For you my very "English Englishman" I can put a good for you out there.... Simple answer is that Iranians are very friendly people they go to great length to make sure that guests are treated right and are comfortable. Iran doesn't get a huge amount of tourist so seeing a foreigner is still a novelty here. Treating your guests right is part of our culture, if you read any travel blogger or such I can assure you will read great things about Iranians. Don't pay attention to the politics, Iran is a beautiful country with diverse landscape and friendly people. BUT at the moment, and even before COVID, getting a tourist visa for a British citizen was next to impossible. I think you could have come in as part of a tourist program, which was not cheap. American citizens used to come to Iran under a tourist program, but you couldn't deviate from your tour much. Yoss and motorpunk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, motorpunk said: .... How much trouble will a very English Englishman like me get into over there? If you're a dual Iranian-British national, things could be very bad for you.... PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 25 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: If you're a dual Iranian-British national, things could be very bad for you.... I am a dual-national; My Dad’s family is from Leicester and my Mum’s from Hull. It hasn’t held me back. Cavcraft, chaseracer and PaykanHunter 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, motorpunk said: I am a dual-national; My Dad’s family is from Leicester and my Mum’s from Hull. It hasn’t held me back. This must mean you spent time on the road to Hull and back. Yoss, timolloyd, Cavcraft and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: This must mean you spent time on the road to Hull and back. BILLY @Cavcraft!! Give @Tadhg Tiogarhis profile back IMMEDIATELY! PaykanHunter, timolloyd and Cavcraft 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: If you're a dual Iranian-British national, things could be very bad for you.... I'm an Iranian-American and things are pretty ok so far. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, PaykanHunter said: I'm an Iranian-American and things are pretty ok so far. ? I'm not sure Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe would agree with that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaykanHunter Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: I'm not sure Nazanin Zaghari-Radcliffe would agree with that..... Oh well... I can't disagree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaykanHunter Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 10:22 PM, chaseracer said: Refresh my memory this was the Talbot .....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Solara. Sedan version of the hatchback Alpine (Simca 1310). The vehicle around which the AS founding ethos revolves... ? PaykanHunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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