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The Ford Thames 300E is a car derived van that was produced by Ford UK from 1954 to 1961. [2] The Thames (or Thames Trader ) name was given to all available sizes of commercial vehicle produced by Ford in Britain from the 1950s through to 1965.
1948 Ford E83W van. The Fordson E83W was the brand's light commercial van offering, being offered on the 10 cwt (1,100 lb; 510 kg) segment. It was built at Ford's Dagenham plant where the brand's tractors were also being produced.
The Thames 307E is a small panel van launched by Ford UK in June 1961 [1] and based on the recently introduced Ford Anglia 105E.It replaced the Thames 300E and, like its predecessor [2] it was marketed as the Thames 5 cwt or the Thames 7 cwt van.
This was done by using the 7600 transmission and rear end and mating it to the Ford six-cylinder industrial engine with a special cast iron subframe for added strength. Ford **10 series. 2810, 2910, 3610, 3910, 4110, 4610, 5110, 5610, 6610, 6710, 7410, 7610, 7710, 7910, and 8210 (Mark I, II and III) 7810, 6810, and 6410(Mark II and III) Ford TW ...
Predecessor of the British and German-built Transit, the first production Ford to wear the "Transit" badge was a van built in Ford's Cologne plant in Germany. It was introduced in 1953 as FK 1000 (carrying 1,000 kg) with the 1.2-litre Ford sidevalve engine from the contemporary Taunus. In 1955 the engine capacity was enlarged to 1.5 litres.
The Ford E-Series (also known as the Ford Econoline, Ford Econovan or Ford Club Wagon) is a range of full-size vans manufactured and marketed by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced for 1961 as the replacement of the Ford F-Series panel van, four generations of the model line have been produced.
What the market required was a van of 10/15/20 cwt capacity, but built within a confined space, with the larger 'portion of the bodywork given over to the carrying area. This precluded the bonnetted layout unless it was of minimal protrusion. Ford's answer to the problem came in 1957, when the 400E 10/12 and 15 cwt models were announced.
Its main competitor was the Bedford HC and JC models produced by General Motors' UK commercial subsidiary. The E83W was powered by the 1,172 cc (71.5 cu in) Ford 10 hp side-valve engine, producing 30 bhp (22 kW), with a 3-speed gearbox, and was heavily geared down in the rear axle. This made the Fordson much slower than the saloons, with an ...