Fordson 5cwt (Anglia) Vans
Ford offered a 5cwt Van version of the Ford Model Y from 1932 to 1937 with the 933cc sidevalve engine. In 1936 Ford commercials adopted the name 'Fordson'. The Model Y was developed into the English-designed Ford 7Y 8hp in 1937 and a 5cwt Fordson Van was based on this model. In 1945 the 7Y Van was relaunched with slight changes as the E04C until 1948. The revised Ford Anglia was turned into the E494C Van from 1948 to 1954. The next Ford 5cwt was based on the 100E saloon and was marketed as 'Ford Thames'.
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Fordson E494C 1950 van - badge on bonnet
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Fordson Model Y 1937 Van. British Ford adopted the name 'Fordson' for its commercials from the mid-1930s; it was already used on Tractors produced in Eire and Britain.
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Ford Model Y 1933 Commercial, The Y-type introduced the famous Ford sidevalve four, in 933cc 8hp form
Ford CX10 1935 Van front
Ford CX10 1935 Van. The CX10 was introduced in 1935 with 1,172cc sv 10hp engine. A number of coachbuilders provided utility bodies on the model including Abbotts of Farnham and Dagenham Motors Ltd.
Fordson Model Y 1937 Van front
Fordson Model Y 1937 Van. Later Ford Y Commercials were badged 'Fordson', had a longer radiator, and only six louvres on the bonnet sides
Fordson Model Y 1937 Van rear
Fordson Model Y 1937 Van, built by Briggs Body on the Ford Y-type chassis
Ford Model Y 1933 Commercial front
Ford Model Y 1933 Commercial, powered by 933cc sidevalve engine. Early Ford Y had nine bonnet louvres, later cars just six.
Ford Model Y 1933 Commercial rear
Ford Model Y 1933 Commercial, powered by 939cc sidevalve engine. The Van body was made by Briggs who were located next door to Dagenham
Ford Model Y 1932 Popular front
Ford Model Y 1932 Popular. The 'Popular' was the cheapest car sold on the British market during the 1930s at £100. It was a stripped out, no frills, version of the two door ('Tudor') Ford Model Y.
Fordson E04C 1947 5cwt side
Fordson E04C 1947 5cwt. In 1937 Ford produced a Van version of the Ford Anglia E04A as the Fordson 7Y 5cwt. This was slightly revised as the E04C 5cwt van in 1946 and produced until 1948.
Fordson E04C 1947 5cwt Van front
Fordson E04C 1947 5cwt. This is the E04C version of the prewar E04A Ford Anglia
Fordson E04C 1948 5cwt Van front
Fordson E04C 1948 5cwt Van. The E04C was a re-launch of the pre-war Ford 7Y '8' van, and it continued as the E494C from 1948
Fordson E04C 1948 5cwt Van rear
Fordson E04C 1948 5cwt Van. The E04C was a re-launch of the pre-war Ford 7Y '8' van, and it continued as the E494C from 1948
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Fordson E494C 1950 van. In 1948 the Anglia-based Fordson E04C 5cwt van evolved into E494C with slight restyling, notably the 'kidney' grilles.
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Fordson E04C 1948 5cwt Van. Commercial Vehicle version of the first Ford Anglia
Fordson E494C 1950 van front
Fordson E494C 1950 van. In 1948 the Anglia-based Fordson E04C 5cwt van evolved into E494C with slight restyling, but the same chassis and 933cc 7hp sidevalve engine
Fordson E494C 1953 Van front
Ford E494C 5cwt Van
Ford E04A Anglia 1939 front
Ford E04A Anglia 1939, produced 1938 and 1939 with 69,400 sold. Powered by the 933cc 8hp sidevalve engine. Deluxe versions had a wheel-shaped bootlid cover, whereas standard models just had a recess for fixing the spare wheel.
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