ðə hˈaɪli səksˈɛsfəl bˈiːvɚ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv mˈɪnɪbˌʌsᵻz wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, wɪð hˈʌndɹɪdz pɹədˈuːst sˈiːɾɪŋ fɹʌm twˈɛnti wˈʌn tə θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː pˈæsɪndʒɚz ˌɔn θɹˈiː dˈɪfɹənt tʃˈæsi, mɜːsˈeɪdiːz sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn slˈæʃ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn, dˈɑːdʒ fˈɪfti ænd ðɪ ˈaɪvkoʊ dˈeɪli.
The highly successful Beaver range of minibuses was developed during the 1980s, with hundreds produced seating from 21 to 33 passengers on three different chassis, Mercedes 609/709, Dodge 50 and the Iveco Daily.