the first lorry i drove was a1975 ford d1614 with a 360 turbo and a 6 speed box i had that lorry for 5 years i had problems with headgaskets and it did have a works exchange engine but still had problems but that ford worked hard and coverd a lot of miles allways loaded it was a nice lorry to drive with good mirrors for that time at the same time my father drove an earlier model a d1000 that one had the same engine but had a turner 5 speed gearbox and a 2 speed axle and would climbe a side of a mountain and also a good turn of speed on the flat