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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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Austin K2. Austin K2/Y - Second World War military ambulance; Austin K2 fire engine, also used by National Fire Service and post war as ATV; Austin K4 - truck; Austin K5 - General Service truck and artillery carrier; Austin K6; 1958–1967 Austin Gipsy; Austin Champ; c. 1968 Austin Ant; 1937 low-loader
The engine was first used in the Austin K30 light truck and Austin K2/Y military ambulance 1939. After the war, it continued to power the later Austin Loadstar 1-ton truck and the 4x4 variant K9. Post war, it went on to power a number of cars such as the Austin Sheerline and Princess luxury vehicles, Jensen Interceptor and Jensen 541.
Its primary aim is to locate and record all surviving vehicles worldwide. All four marques of Tilly – Austin, Hillman, Morris and Standard – are catered for, as well as the Austin 8 Tourer which is a close relative of the Austin Tilly. The Register has members all over Europe and in Australia. [citation needed]
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. WD census number A1736444 on bonnet side, RASC red over green with 64 and Corps white top bar.