Fordson Other models
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Fordson – other models: the collective page of British commercial vehicles outside the named ranges, from the 5 CWT class to the Thames 5 Ton and the WOT 2 military series, 34 kW, 1,170 to 3,622 cc
This page gathers the Fordson commercial vehicles the register could not assign to a named range. Fordson was the brand name under which Ford sold tractors in Britain from 1917, and from the 1930s also light and medium trucks, before the commercial vehicle division moved to the separate Thames brand in 1957. The British type logic stated payload in hundredweight (CWT, around 50.8 kg per unit): the 5 CWT and 10 CWT classes denote light vans, and WOT stands for "War Office Type", the designation for British military trucks of the war and immediate post-war years, represented here by the WOT 2. The Thames 5 Ton already marks the transition to the new brand name.
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The register lists 9 versions here with a recorded power of 34 kW, displacements from 1,170 to 3,622 cc across four to eight cylinders, kerb weights from 740 to 3,100 kg and gross vehicle weights from 1,365 to 3,500 kg; widths range from 1,450 to 2,200 mm.
Fordson commercial vehicles represent the early stage of British truck building between the world wars and in the post-war period, as Ford in Dagenham turned from a tractor maker into a builder of light and medium trucks; military versions such as the WOT 2 also show the brand's role in supplying the British armed forces.
With these historic vehicles, what counts is the condition of rust on the frame, cab and load bed, the condition of brakes and steering by the mechanical standards of the era, and the originality of the engine and body; spare parts are now mostly available only through vintage vehicle specialists and as reproductions.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Fordson (weitere Modelle)
Models compared
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| 10 CWT1950 | 5 CWT1950 | 5CWT1950-1953 | B1932 | BB1934 | ETF61951 | THAMES 5 TON1952 | WOT 21946 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cylinders | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Displacement | – | 1,172 cm³ | 1,172 cm³ | – | 3,285 cm³ | – | 3,622 cm³ | 3,621 cm³ |
| Wheelbase | 2,300 mm | 2,300 mm | 2,300 mm | 3,350 mm | 4,000 mm | 3,250 mm | 3,990 mm | 2,700 mm |
| Width | 1,600 mm | 1,450 mm | 1,500 mm | 1,880 mm | 1,980 mm | 2,000 mm | 2,200 mm | 1,920 mm |
| Unladen weight | 1,000 kg | 740 kg | 760 kg | 1,950 kg | 2,100 kg | 2,610 kg | 3,100 kg | 2,150 kg |
| Gross vehicle weight | 1,650 kg | 1,415 kg | 1,365 kg | 2,450 kg | 3,500 kg | 3,500 kg | 3,500 kg | 3,357 kg |
Models
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10 CWT
The Fordson 10 CWT is a vehicle built by Fordson. Production: 1950. The engine has 4 cylinders. The vehicle is 1,600...
5 CWT
The Fordson 5 CWT is a vehicle built by Fordson. Production: 1950. The engine has 4 cylinders, with a displacement...
5CWT
The 5CWT comes from Fordson. Production: 1950-1953. The engine has 4 cylinders, with a displacement of 1,172 cm³....
B
The Fordson B is a vehicle built by Fordson. Production: 1932. The engine has 4 cylinders. The vehicle is 1,880 mm...
BB
The BB comes from Fordson. Production: 1934. The engine has 4 cylinders, with a displacement of 3,285 cm³. The...
ETF6
The Fordson ETF6 is a vehicle built by Fordson. Production: 1951. The engine has 8 cylinders. The vehicle is 2,000...
THAMES 5 TON
The THAMES 5 TON comes from Fordson. Production: 1952. The engine has 8 cylinders, with a displacement of 3,622 cm³....
WOT 2
The Fordson WOT 2 is a vehicle built by Fordson. Production: 1946. The engine has 8 cylinders, with a displacement...
106WT
The 106WT comes from Fordson. Production: 1948. The engine delivers 34 kW, with a displacement of 1,170 cm³. The...
