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I haven't seen an Iveco truck since the early 80s. I guess they're still around but it looks like most of the medium commercial market moved away from them as the Japanese diesels gained steam in the States about that time.

+1 on finding parts. I mean, dang. Sure they're out there to be had but you might wind up paying transatlantic shipping.

727 tranny, well, there's one part you can count on. Carved out of stubborn cast iron in one lump, leaving only 100% bitter resolve behind. I put about 150,000 city miles on one of those over the course of about five years; the van had assorted problems but the tranny was never one of them.