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. In that year the Thames and Trader names were discontinued.[3]
| Thames 300E | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford UK |
| Production | 1954–1961 |
| Assembly | United Kingdom Australia[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door van |
| Related | Ford Anglia 100E Ford Escort 100E Ford Squire |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,172 cc (71.5 cu in) [] |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Thames 307E |
History
editThe 300E was introduced in July 1954, based on the Ford Anglia / Prefect 100E saloon range. It shared its bodyshell and 1172 cc sidevalve four-cylinder engine with the Ford Escort and Ford Squire estate car versions of the line.The bodyshell was optimized for use as a panel van rather than an estate with its two short passenger doors and shorter overall length than the saloons. Initially produced only as a single model with 5 cwt (560 lb; 254 kg) carrying capacity, the range was later expanded with the introduction of Standard and Deluxe 7 cwt (784 lb; 356 kg) variants. All three offered the same 66-cubic-foot (1.9 m3) load volume. Production totalled 196,885 examples comprising 139,267 5 cwt, 10,056 Standard 7 cwt and 47,562 Deluxe 7 cwt units.[4]
300E production ended in April 1961 and the van's replacement, the Anglia 105E based Thames 307E, was introduced in June of the same year. [5]
References
edit- ^ Ballard, Bill (2002), Small Fords English and Australian: Recognition and Restoration, Ellery Publications, p. 153, ISBN 1 876720 07 7
- ^ "Ford model 100E, 101E, Anglia, Prefect, Popular, Escort, Squire, 300E Thames vehicles and spare parts". Small-ford-spares.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ Ford Anglia 307E Van, www.anglia-models.co.uk Retrieved 10 August 2021
- ^ "Ford Y Fordson 7Y E04C E494C E83W and 300E Thames commercial van spares and parts". Antique-ford.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Ford Anglia 307E Van". Anglia-models.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
External links
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Ford Thames and Morris Mini 1/4-ton vans at Hemmings Motor News