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The humble Ford D series

Remember when going scotch (if from the south), or going down to the smoke (if from the north), was long distance?
When Middle East work was readily available?.
When driving a 111 or F89 meant you were truly the king of the road?
Recall those companies long gone, where every day was an adventure?

What ever happened to those drivers you spent hours with.. where did they go? and recollect on those characters in the industry sadly no longer with us.
This forum is for us all to indulge in a little nostalgia and remember with rose coloured glasses how much better it was in the olden days

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby sandway » Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:27 am

pete smith wrote:
sandway wrote:Promotor lorry. Think its a D series!!!!!!

Bloody hell, I hope the driver survived?

I understand the driver was Roger Oakley and he did survive. I would think the photo was taken in about 75/6. Roger was driving another D series when I joined the company in 78. He left in about 82.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby DEANB » Sat Aug 18, 2018 4:26 pm

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby moomooland » Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:46 pm

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby ERF-NGC-European » Sat Aug 18, 2018 7:10 pm

To finish the sleeper-cab theme (thanks to Dean's scanned article!):

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby moomooland » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:28 am

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby rastone » Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:08 pm

DEANB wrote:Click on pages twice to read.

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If you are able to get a brochure with the King's six x two on the cover I think you will notice that it isn't a
works County option but a conversion by somebody else.look very carefully.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby moomooland » Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:48 pm

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby newmercman » Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:53 pm

That is an impressive line up, a place for everything and everything in its place. My OCD hopes that they're all lined up in numerical order.

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Dipster » Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:10 pm

newmercman wrote:That is an impressive line up, a place for everything and everything in its place. My OCD hopes that they're all lined up in numerical order.

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I have a soft spot for Ford.

Many years ago a past girlfriend's dad worked at Ford, Dagenham, (Briggs Motor Bodies in fact I think), and developed lung cancer. He lost a lung and was unfit for a return to the factory. Ford kindly re-trained him as an HGV driver and put him on their fleet. Were they obliged to? I do not know but I do know he was very grateful and served FoMoCo faithfully for years afterwards.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Bewick » Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:25 pm

moomooland wrote:
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Ford works fleet Dagenham

That is one impressive shot of the Ford Factory Fleet and I cannot say anything wrong about the Trader and the D1000 I ran at the start of my career in road transport, although I can say that it would have been impossible to have built the business up using only Ford Products ! Horses for courses and while I, personally, treated the Fords with the utmost respect and acknowledged their weaknesses many employed Drivers could not which resulted in the bad reputation the D1000's gained ! Just the thoughts of an old time operator ! Cheers Bewick.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Stanfield » Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:19 pm

This one was bought new by an ex workmate of mine Eddie Hartley (who was also Tipits late father) it was his 1st motor when he ventured into the world of owner driver during the 60s.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Paul John » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:21 am

That is a great shot, and Ford must of had faith in their own product. The three Transits seem to be petrol looking at the grills!
My father bought a 1965 C reg D series off the local brewery and hired it back to them for a number of years. Great 3 man cab, cheap and easy to maintain, especially with the tilting cab. I always found them comfortable and reliable and drove quite a few from 17 to 24 years of age.
I used to deliver Girling brake products from Cwmbran into Dagenam and the tractor plant in South Ockendon. Looking back those plants were huge with a lot more going on there than the average person could comprehend.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby ERF-NGC-European » Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:18 pm

Unusual Ford D-series with sleeper. I think I put pics of it on this thread before but I'm not sure these aren't 'new'. Robert

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby gingerfold » Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:58 pm

moomooland wrote:
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Ford works fleet Dagenham


There's one in the top left hand corner that's missed being in the line-up...it would probably made an odd number, I reckon there are 100 tractor units in the two lines. There was obviously some purpose for this photo. Any ideas anyone?

To answer the question about the employee transferred onto the works transport fleet. I believe that all Ford's own fleet drivers were internal transfers from within the factory. To get a driving job was considered as a promotion and it could take years to wait for a vacancy. Apparently Ford's works fleet drivers were on very high wages.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby DEANB » Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:19 pm

Ford D roadtest 1965.

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby tonyj105 » Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:27 am

ERF-NGC-European wrote:Unusual Ford D-series with sleeper. I think I put pics of it on this thread before but I'm not sure these aren't 'new'. Robert

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if i remember rightly its a locomotors conversion , definitely a ford approved conversion as its in the Ford approved body builders book i've got at home, when i was driving them i always looked at that photo with envy.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby michel » Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:59 pm

A D tractor with a Nicolas semi-trailer in Auxerre (Burgundy).Perhaps owned by a Ford agricultural dealer.

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby ERF-NGC-European » Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:16 pm

^^^^^^I've just re-sized it for you, Michel, so that now you can see the cab! :wink: Robert
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby rastone » Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:20 pm

moomooland wrote:
pete smith wrote:Hi Paul,
Wolverhampton Low Level Station, they turned it into a parcel concentration depot, I can remember the D series and the Commer Walk-Thru vans running out of there, by 1981/2 it was shut for good, now half of it has been demolished and a Premier Inn and pub built there and the main station building is an Indian buffet venue, all 200 yds away from were I'm sitting typing this! Cheer's Pete


Only 200 yards away Pete, amazing. :D

Here'a a few more 'D' Series from the archives.

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That H.T.S.is a twin engined trial motor.Ford put out three of these.One to B.R.S and another to E.C.C.When the vehicle was running unladen or very lightly laden you could shut one engine down. It wasn't meant to be a vehicle to be a for marketing.I've got some details but can't find them but it is a copy of an artical in a magazine.I saw the B.R.S. one outside the Coach and Horses in Lower Tean on the old A50.I think Bedford made one I think Rotinoff made some.Youl find stuff on Google with more detail.

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby robthedog » Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:20 pm

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Re: The humble Ford D series

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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby robthedog » Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:17 pm

Interesting
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Fergie47 » Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:51 pm

robthedog wrote:Interesting


"Interesting"....read ..butt ugly.. :roll:
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Suedehead » Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:57 pm

robthedog wrote:Interesting

Is it towing an Allegro vanden plas ?
Cant work out what that car is :|
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby blue estate » Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:04 pm

Suedehead wrote:
robthedog wrote:Interesting

Is it towing an Allegro vanden plas ?
Cant work out what that car is :|

I would say more like a Toyota or some other jap car


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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Dipster » Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:47 pm

blue estate wrote:
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robthedog wrote:Interesting

Is it towing an Allegro vanden plas ?
Cant work out what that car is :|

I would say more like a Toyota or some other jap car


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I think it might just be an Australian Ford. They were imported in the 70´s I seem to recall. But I have not yet looked on Dr Google for pics.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby sas777 » Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:38 pm

Dipster wrote:
blue estate wrote:
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robthedog wrote:Interesting

Is it towing an Allegro vanden plas ?
Cant work out what that car is :|

I would say more like a Toyota or some other jap car


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I think it might just be an Australian Ford. They were imported in the 70´s I seem to recall. But I have not yet looked on Dr Google for pics.



Agreed it does seem to have an Aussie built Ford look about it, bit like a Telstar or early Laser comes to mind. But I'll give it a go with a car I know was around in the UK in small numbers to match the (I think) age of the photo - reckon on a 1983 Hyundai Stellar. The indicator repeaters are like a Canadian spec one I saw on Wikipedia.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Frankydobo » Sat Feb 15, 2020 6:03 pm

The Ford has got a Bedfordshire registration. YNM starting September 1972.
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby Suedehead » Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:40 pm

There is no way that cab started its life on that chassis
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Re: The humble Ford D series

Postby gingerfold » Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:43 am

Suedehead wrote:There is no way that cab started its life on that chassis


Agreed, it's a ""bitsa", AEC front axle for starters. And, they're not very clear, could be Albion rear axle hubs.
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