gingerfold:
Ray Smyth:
flishflunk:
Ray Smyth:
Unusual Ford Thames 6 wheeler of W.Scott & Sons of Aintree, Liverpool.
I cant make out the signwriting on the cab door, stating what type of
“Manufacturers” they were, soft drinks perhaps ?. Also, what weight would
it carry, seeing that it has 6 stud wheels ? Picture from Bootle Forum.
Ray Smyth.This pic taken in 1990.
0Ray
The Ford Thames 6 wheeler has a London number, RGP 789, and I think that it
may have been a lorry connected to some government department. It would be
interesting to learn whose lorry it was from new. Ray Smyth.I have done a bit of ferreting about, and this Ford Thames was new in 1952. It is shown on
modern records as being diesel with an engine capacity of 3800cc/ 3.8 litres. This may refer
to a 4D engine which became quite common in Ford Thames lorries, but perhaps, from new,
it may have had a side valve V8 petrol, or maybe the 4 cyl OHV engine which we referred to
as the “Cost Cutter”. The G.V.W of the Ford is 9145 kg. Ray Smyth.There was a batch of Ford Thames six-wheelers with van bodywork built for a government department, Civil Defence IIRC. I also vaguely remember that they were for use in the event of nuclear war, maybe for checking the populace for levels of radiation sickness.
Graham, Thank you for your comments of the Ford Thames 6 wheeler, perhaps a photo of an original will turn up. Regards, Ray.