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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.
The Austin Loadstar was a truck produced by the British Austin Motor Company from 1949. It was Austin's first new truck design after World War II and the last stand-alone one. 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).
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.
Austin K2 Series II Loadstar (1949-1955) 2 ton Austin K4 Series II Loadstar (1949-1956) 5 ton After formation of BMC in 1952 vehicles based on both Austin and Morris designs were largely available with either Austin or Morris badges, the exception being the largest truck (the 7 tonner) which was badged BMC.
NB: In British nomenclature, a vehicle with load-carrying capacity of less than one imperial ton (20 hundredweight) was designated as a truck. [4] AEC armoured command vehicle (415) Albion WD.CX24 tank transporter; Austin K2/Y ambulance. [5] (13,102) Austin K3; Austin K4; Austin K4 dropside; Austin K5; Austin K6 GS; Austin K6 gantry; Bedford MW ...
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The rear body was swapped for a simple pickup truck load bed covered by a canvas roof (commonly known as a 'tilt'), making the Utility a two or three seater in the cab. The bodywork was simplified for ease and economy of production, with some models having angular flat-panel wings or doors.