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The Austin K2/Y is a British heavy military ambulance that was used by all Commonwealth services during the Second World War. Built by Austin , it was based on the 1938 Austin K30 30-cwt light truck which, as the K2 chassis, was built during the war for many uses.
Austin K2/Y: 2-ton ambulance 4x2: 1940s The Austin K2 was a British truck built by the Austin during World War II, approximately half of the 13,102 built were bodied as Austin K2/Y ambulances; it was the most widely used ambulance during the war with some being provided to the US military as well as the militaries of France, Norway and Russia. [9]
In February 1914 Austin-manufactured bodies in tourer, limousine, landaulette and coupé styles could be provided with engines of 15, 20, 30 and 60 hp. [1] Ambulances and commercial vehicles were also provided. [5] Austin became a public listed company in 1914 when the capital was increased to £650,000.
The vehicles were also used to transfer patients (often over great distance) requiring specialist treatment. Several types of vehicle were used - the Ford R.O.I.T, the Ford Clara a (converted panel van), the Austin K2/Y and Chevrolet Ambulances, based on American Chevrolet vans. A small number of ambulances built by Bedford were also operated. [3]
Austin K2/Y ambulance with red cross on side and roof top, with small cross on front windscreen disc. WD census number A1736444 on bonnet side, RASC red over green with 64 and Corps white top bar. Bridge classification 4.
This 1 made the Loadstar a significant model for Austin, as it was their final truck design before merging with Morris Motors to form the British Motor Corporation (BMC). The Loadstar was a revised version of the Austin K2 and was offered in the UK , Australia , New Zealand and Scandinavia , partly again as the Austin K2 for the 2-tonne and as ...
Austin K2/Y ambulance. [5] (13,102) Austin K3; Austin K4; Austin K4 dropside; Austin K5; Austin K6 GS; Austin K6 gantry; Bedford MW. [6] Bedford OXA armoured; Bedford ...
The Austin marque started with the Austin Motor Company, and survived a merger with the Nuffield Organization to form the British Motor Corporation, incorporation into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, nationalisation as British Leyland (BL) forming part of its volume car division Austin Morris later Austin Rover, and later privatisation as part of the Rover Group and was finally phased ...