4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1980–2006
BASE MODELRomania

26 Series long wheelbase (263, 264, 266)

The 24 Series stretched: the 263, 264 and 266 on a 2,600 mm wheelbase, the long-bodied van and station-wagon versions of the 243, 244 and 246.

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Sources & evidence
MODEL LINE24 SeriesBUILT BYARO (Uzina Mecanică Muscel), CâmpulungPRODUCED1980–2006PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 102″

The record

The long wheelbase carried the ambulance and personnel bodies — the 323 Sanitară, the 338 TC and the 429 TC — and gave the works a people carrier to sell against imported minibuses. A 3,500 mm chassis, the 35S, was built under the same family for ambulance bodywork.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1980s–2006
ENGINEAs the 24 Series: 2.5 and 3.0 ARO petrol fours and Andoria, Peugeot XD3, VM Motori and Toyota dieselsARO 3.0 petrol four · Peugeot XD3
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRomania
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINE24 Series
FAMILY24 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE102″
BODY STYLEVan
VARIANTS2

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.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Brick Red

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Sources

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

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