4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1972–2006
NAMED MODELRomania

243

The three-door van: eight seats on the 2,350 mm wheelbase, with a single side door.

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Sources & evidence
243 — The 240 series ARO was built from 1957 to 2003. I think this particular piece is from the seventies, but it is not dated. Made in Romania but also assembled in JOHN LLOYD · CC BY 2.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLE24 Series (1972–2006)BUILT BYARO (Uzina Mecanică Muscel), CâmpulungIN SERVICE1972–2006PRODUCTIONNot published separatelyLAYOUT4 wheels · 92″

The record

The van body made the 243 the personnel carrier of the short-wheelbase range, and the basis of several service conversions.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1972–2006
ENGINE2.5 ARO petrol four; Andoria and Peugeot dieselsARO L25 · ARO 3.0 petrol four · Peugeot XD3
PRODUCTION RUNNot published separately
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRomania
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINE24 Series
FAMILY24 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE92″
BODY STYLEvan

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Brick Red

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1ARO 24 Series ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched