 Large car chassis were also taken into use, the Humber Hawk and Snipe being in this category, while when they disappeared the Austin FX3 taxi chassis was used as a basis for these vans.Ford's entry into this field was the Pilot, a postwar design derivative of one of their popular prewar V 8 saloons.The chassis of this model was available for specialist bodywork, and a number of them appeared as high powered vans and pickups, many going for export.