Ford including Fordson & Thames

1933 Fordson BB dropside NG3918, with present owner since 1995. (Dave Gothard)

1934 Fordson V8 cement mixer JSL331. Enfield Pageant 26/5/06. (Richard Haughey)

Corporal Jones' trusty 1935 Fordson BB van BUC852 seen at Hanbury. (Dave Gothard)

Dad's Army 'characters' with Fordson van BUC852 at Hanbury. (Graham Dyer)

Rear view of 1935 Fordson BUC852.
(Graham Dyer)

1936 Fordson 51 ambulance EMP701 served its time at Fairey Aviation's Great Western Aerodrome in Middlesex which later became Heathrow Airport.
(Ken Reid)

Irresistable 1941 Ford 01T V8 30cwt (Aust) dropside AAT704, replated to 3 tonnes and still working in Malta in 2006. (Peter Skerry)

Partially restored 1940 Fordson WOT2A 15cwt GS truck at auction. Malta, November 2008. (Peter Skerry)

1942 Ford WOT2H 15cwt 4x2 GS truck, Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

WW2 Fordson WOT6 3-ton GS lorry GDV717. [GDV issued by Devon in 1947]. Enfield Pageant 26/5/06. (Richard Haughey)

Fordson WOT6, Villefranche de Rouergue (12) France, November 1999. (Traveller Dave)

Extremely rare Fordson WOT6 (or WOT8?) of 1942 vintage at an auction in Malta in November 2008. (Peter Skerry)

Fordson tanker OMV58 at RAF Waddington, 2/7/06. (Ted Taylor)

Fordson 6x4 RAF tanker and friend at Lincoln on August 22nd 2009. (Dave Gothard)

Rear view of the RAF Fordson tanker at Lincoln.
(Dave Gothard)

Paul Bosworth's 1943 Fordson WOT3 948UXH seen at the AEC gathering on May 25th 2008. (Gyles Carpenter)

Paul Furber's wonderfully original 1944 Fordson Thames 7V FRU256 seen on the New Years Day run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Fordson Thames 7V GVE176 from the Charlie Silverman collection. (Richard Haughey)

1944 Fordson Thames 7V GXN979, a former Westminster Council fire support vehicle, on the Brighton Run 7/5/06. (Gyles Carpenter)

1944 Fordson Thames 7V GXN979. (Gyles Carpenter)

1940 Hosereel Tender JC6860 on a Fordson chassis. (Ken Reid)

Immaculate 1945 Fordson 7V KPA501 flatbed taken at the Littlewick Green Show on August 27th 2007. (Alan Wickens)

Fordson Thames 7V KZ1412 over from Ireland seen on the Ayrshire run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1948 Fordson 7V MJO90 tipper at the Southern Counties Show, Edenbridge, June 21st 2009.
(Gyles Carpenter)

1946 Fordson Thames 7V NFC811 seen at the 1980 CCMS. [Ted Taylor]

1943 Fordson dropside NSV642 at Brooklands on February 27th 2000. (Phil Rawlings)

Paul le Strange Fordson Thames 7V tractor unit OMT479 seen on the London to Brighton. (Gyles Carpenter)

1947 Fordson Thames 7V OMT479 at Beaulieu for the HCVS Golden Jubilee event in July 2008 is probably the only 7V tractor in preservation fitted with a Carrimore coupling. (Dave Gothard)

Graham Pollard's Fordson 7V seen at Sandown in November 2006. (Andy Wright)

Fordson Thames 7V, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands 2007. (Toni Ramirez Ramos)

Ex Shell Fordson Thames 7V EV8497, one of a number of refuellers used at Christchurch airport. Seen at Ferrymead Heritage Park on 12th May 2007. (Howard Pettigrew)

Fordson Thames E494C 5cwt van DEB941 on Canvey Island. (Richard Haughey)

Fordson Thames E494C 5cwt van DKS177 on the Cottenham road run. (Richard Haughey)

1951 Fordson 5cwt LUC674 at the Bluebell Railway Vintage Transport Weekend, August 2009.
(Clive Barker)

G.Bannister of Eastbourne Fordson Thames E83W pick-up CHC227, parked around the corner from Bannister's yard. Note the Humber Super Snipe, Ford Zephyr and Ford Classic across the road. July 1968. (Peter Newman)

1946 Fordson E83W EJW556 seen at the 31st Rushden Cavalcade on May 2nd 2009.
(Paul Pearman)

1953 Fordson/Pattisson EX7702 on the Cottenham road run in April 2003. (Richard Haughey) #1

1953 Fordson/Pattisson EX7702 on the Cottenham road run in April 2003. (Richard Haughey) #2

1953 Fordson/Pattisson EX7702 in the Cheffins sale in July 2008. (Paul Pearman)

1953 Fordson/Pattisson EX7702 at Woburn on August 16th 2009. (Dave Gothard) #1

1953 Fordson/Pattisson EX7702 at Woburn on August 16th 2009. (Dave Gothard) #2

1953 Fordson/Pattisson EX7702 at Woburn on August 16th 2009. (Dave Gothard) #3

1952 Fordson Thames E83W FCL638 seen returning to Cottenham Village Green on April 19th 2009.
(Paul Pearman)

1947 Fordson E83W recovery FMJ87 on the HCVS Ridgeway Run at Henley Station on June 17th 2007. (Peter Quinn)

1949 Fordson E83W ice cream mobile MBU512 plying its trade outside the York Castle museum in July 2009. (Richard Haughey) #1

1949 Fordson E83W ice cream mobile MBU512 plying its trade outside the York Castle museum in July 2009. (Richard Haughey) #2

Fordson E83W pick-up MWB138. (Dave Gothard)

Pattison tractor conversion of 1950 Fordson OPB549 at Great Dorset 2009. (Dave Gothard)

1946 Ford E83W PFU598 on the Burnley Road in Luddendenfoot in August 2003. (Andrew Riley)

1946 Fordson E83W PFU598 first registered to Woodhall UDC in Lincs. Found by present owners in Cleveland in the 1990s and restored in the livery of a local company. EXK79 is a 1938 Lagonda LG45 Rapide, a 3.8 litre Gardner 4LK replacing the original 12-cyl petrol engine. (Dave Gothard)

1953 Fordson Thames E83W 10cwt PKP404 restored as a South Eastern Gas Board van. (Dave Gothard)

1949 Fordson E83W 10cwt Van PUJ122 at the Hop Farm Motoring Pageant, 30/6/07 to 1/7/07. (Peter Skerry)

1954 Fordson E83W SCV214 seen on the 2009 Tyne Tees run. (Dave Gothard)

Fordson E83W TLH499 seen at Euston Rural PasTimes on June 7th 2009. (Paul Pearman)

1953 Fordson E83W TPD302 light removals van seen at The Friars Rally at Aylesford in Kent, June 21st 2009. (Clive Barker)

1951 Ford E83W 10-cwt van WMY412 participating in the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London on November 10th 2007. (Harry Clark)

1954 Fordson E83W van WSJ198 photographed in the British Waterways yard on the Grand Union Canal at Hatton near Warwick on August 24th 2008. (Richard Haughey)

1957 Fordson E83W YUB504. Trans Pennine run, August 2007. (Peter Quinn)

1954 Fordson Thames E83W pick up. Enfield Pageant 26/5/06. (Richard Haughey)

1955 Fordson E83W 10cwt van 391EVX new to the Eastern Electricity Board, Brentwood Essex. Seen at Crystal Palace Park for the 2008 HCVS run to Brighton. (Chris Stanley)

Fordson Thames E83W 748AVW on the Cottenham road run. (Richard Haughey)

1951 Fordson Thames E83W 10cwt 884FUF done out in the old British Railways carmine & cream livery, seen at the 2008 Ardingly show. (Harry Clark)

Rear view of 1951 Thames 884FUF (originally OAR2) restored to a close approximation of its original BR condition. (Clive Barker)

Fordson Thames pick up 28299H, Yesteryear Truck Show, Timbertown Heritage Park, Wauchope (pronounced "war-hope") 29th & 30th April 2006. (Andrew Blacklock)

Roll up! Roll up! It's Olly's Musical Hextravaganzah!! Charming 1954 Fordson Thames E83W JZ9785 at Onslow Park. (Dave Gothard)

1952 Fordson Thames E83W 10 estate car CBA358. Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1950 Fordson Thames E83W 10cwt pick up, Malta 2006. (Peter Skerry)

1950 Fordson E83W DU4281 formerly of the Parks & Recreation section of Rangiora Borough Council.(Howard Pettigrew)

Fordson E83W ute FORDSN at a South Island rural show. (Howard Pettigrew)

1949 Fordson Thames E83W JDD942. Gaydon 10/6/07. (Peter Quinn)

1940 Fordson E88W 25-cwt van EBJ661 at Gaydon on June 8th 2008. (Phil Rawlings)

1940 Fordson E88W EBJ661 seen on October 12th 2008 at the old BP truck stop near Rugby for the Jim Marshall Memorial Gathering. (Dave Gothard)

BLSP cabbed Fordson timber tractor NAB304D with a diesel engine fitted at some point. Retired for many years after being replaced by an older AEC Matador! (Steve Holmes)

1951/2 ex-Army Fordson Thames E4 4x4, V8 petrol engine, cab by BLSP British Light Steel Pressings as used by Commer. (Gyles Carpenter)

Fordson E4 4x4 at Mitcheldean in Gloucestershire, July 2009. (John Harrington)

Ex-British Army 3-ton 4x4 Fordson E4 LLA gun tractor converted to a timber crane. Fitted with a British Light Steel Pressing cab from new. (Pete Jones)

1958 Ford ET6 EFO545 with signals-type van body seen at Garstang in June 2007. (John Turnbull)

1952 Fordson Thames ET6 EJL429, Lineside Working Weekend, Swineshead Bridge, October 4th 2009. (George Ward)

Fordson Thames ET6 GSH953, a fine example, seen in Cumbria on July 6th 2008. (Richard Edge)

Gregg Shadbolt's 1950 Fordson Thames ET6 LYR111 on its first outing since restoration, seen at Hollycombe on 22nd April 2007. (Gyles Carpenter)

Fordson Thames ET6 LYR400 seen at Gaydon. (Gyles Carpenter)

1954 Fordson Thames ET6 dropside MBC942 seen at the Lincolnshire Steam & Vintage Rally, August 18/19 2007. (Paul Pearman)

1949 Fordson Thames wrecker MKL624 seen on the London to Brighton run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1949 Fordson Thames ET6 MKL624 recovery on the HCVS Ridgeway Run at Henley Station on June 17th 2007. (Phil Rawlings)

1952 Fordson Thames ET6 dropside NBJ626 at Anglesey a few years ago. (Pete Jones)

1955 Thames recovery NGY655 seen at the Southport rally on April 19th 2009. (Dave Gothard) #1

1955 Thames recovery NGY655 seen at the Southport rally on April 19th 2009. (Dave Gothard) #2

1955 Fordson Thames ET6 4D box lorry NGY784, seen at Redhill Steam Fair on August 12th 2007. (Harry Clark)

1953 Fordson Thames ET6 dropside ORT463. Milbank 2004. (Richard Haughey)

1954 Fordson Thames ET6 OUE994 seen at the ERF 75th Anniversary gathering at Kelsall Steam & Vintage Rally near Chester on June 29th 2008. (Dave Gothard)

Ford Thames 506E Firefly PLF623 seen at the Essex Country Show in September 2008. (Harry Clark)

Well restored 1905 Fordson ET6 PXP601 can be seen in Michael Bowman's Vintage Vehicle Museum at Shildon Co Durham. (Bill Reid)

1956 Ford Thames ET6 PXP715, a fine example of the type, seen at Dingwall in 2005. (Ken Reid)

1955 Fordson Thames fire appliance RGX613. (Pete Jones)

1952 Thames ET6 flatbed RVK72 & 7cwt van at the washed-out Trowell steam rally near Nottingham on June 16th 2007. (David Halfpenny)

1952 Thames ET6 RVK72 & 1957 BMC PFU920 on the 2008 Derbyshire Limestone run. (Dave Gothard)

1956 Thames ET6 RYX164 ex-Civil Defence converted to a Mobile Control Unit by the West Midlands Health Authority. (Ken Reid)

Alwyn Thomas' 1956 Fordson Thames ET6 RYX230. (Gyles Carpenter)

1956 Fordson Thames ET6 RYX230 seen at Onslow Park. (Dave Gothard)

1958 Ford Thames E500 SXF220 seen at the Lincolnshire Steam & Vintage Rally, August 16/17 2008. (Paul Pearman)

Thames pair LYR400 (1951) & SXF240 (1958), SXF in use as a caravan. (Dave Gothard)

1958 Ford Thames ET6 SXF879 over from Ireland on the Ayrshire run, seen here in Portpatrick. (Gyles Carpenter)

Thames THO563 with bodywork and fire engineering by Pyrene, in use up until 1990 at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery complex. (Ken Reid)

1956 Fordson Thames ET6 UVO394 with flatbed body at the Nene Valley Railway. (Richard Haughey)

1957 Fordson Thames ET6 dropside UXM694 at Kemble Airfield on August 5th 2007. (NF)

1958 Ford Thames E500 recovery UXM711 seen at Welland in 2006. (Gyles Carpenter)

1948 Fordson van VLJ166. (Ken Reid)

1951 Fordson Thames ET6 recovery WMT592 seen on the HCVS Ridgeway Run at Henley Station on June 17th 2007. (Phil Rawlings)

1951 Fordson Thames ET6 recovery WMT592 from Tom Mansbridge seen on its way to Brighton on May 3rd 2009. (Gyles Carpenter)

Rear view of Thames breakdown tender WMT592 seen at Amberley. (Clive Barker)

1954 Fordson Thames ET6 WVS285 seen at the HCVS Bring Your Vehicle night on July 6th 2009. (Gyles Carpenter)

1954 Fordson Thames ET6 WVS285 seen at the Kent Scammell Gathering on October 11th 2009.
(Gyles Carpenter)

1960 Ford Thames E500 XBU278 seen at Astle Park on August 9th 2008. (Dave Gothard)

1960 Ford Thames E500 XBU278 caught on leaving Astle Park on August 10th 2008 hooked up to a rather nice period caravan. (Dave Gothard)

1957 Fordson Thames ET6 YSJ867 at Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie. (Gyles Carpenter)

1952 Fordson Thames ET6 Civil Defence Operations Van 586UXW seen at Hanbury Steam Fair, September 14-16th 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1953 Fordson Thames ET6 807UXU seen at Tabley. (Dave Gothard)

1956 Fordson Thames 500E SXF230 at the Basingstoke Festival of Transport on 13th May 2007. (Phil Rawlings)