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Thames Trader – other models: the collective page for Ford commercial vehicles outside the named series, types 30 to 75, four- and six-cylinder, around 4.9 litres capacity, 2.9 to 6.9 tonnes kerb weight

This page gathers lorries of the Thames Trader series that the register does not assign to a named series – from the 30 and 40 types, through 55 and 55 F/C, to the 75 type. Thames was the brand name under which Ford of Britain sold its commercial vehicles until the mid-1960s; the Trader replaced the pre-war designs in 1957 and was itself replaced by the Ford D-Series in 1965. The type numbers such as 30, 40, 55 and 75 denote the respective payload or weight class in British units, and the F/C suffix stands for the forward-control cab version.

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The register lists 10 versions with an engine capacity of around 4.9 litres from four- and six-cylinder engines, and 2,900 to 6,860 kg kerb weight. Lengths range from 6,700 to 7,470 mm, widths from 2,200 to 2,400 mm.

The Thames Trader was, in the 1950s and 1960s, alongside Bedford and Commer, one of the best-selling medium commercial vehicles on the British market and was used as a flatbed, panel van and chassis for special bodies. Many examples were also exported to Australia, New Zealand and British colonies.

For a used example over 60 years old, frame and cab corrosion, the condition of the mechanical braking system and the manual gearbox, and any earlier repairs to the forward-control cab structure matter most. Spare parts can almost only be sourced through British classic-vehicle clubs, reproductions and donor vehicles.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Thames Trader (weitere Modelle)

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	0025 40 BENZINE1963	30 BENZINE1962	30N/C1964	40 BENZINE1961-1964	40-F/C1964	55 F/C1964	751963	N5084C1963
Cylinders	6	4	4	6	6	6	6	6
Wheelbase	3,500 mm	3,000 mm	4,220 mm	3,860 mm	3,510 mm	3,860 mm	4,060 mm	3,500 mm
Length	–	–	6,800 mm	–	–	7,460 mm	–	6,700 mm
Width	2,300 mm	2,200 mm	2,280 mm	2,400 mm	2,300 mm	2,280 mm	2,400 mm	2,200 mm
Unladen weight	4,572 kg	4,475 kg	2,900 kg	5,320 kg	4,960 kg	4,080 kg	6,860 kg	4,960 kg
Gross vehicle weight	6,858 kg	5,150 kg	6,190 kg	9,253 kg	–	7,755 kg	11,360 kg	6,858 kg

Thames Trader Other models

Thames Trader – other models: the collective page for Ford commercial vehicles outside the named series, types 30 to 75, four- and six-cylinder, around 4.9 litres capacity, 2.9 to 6.9 tonnes kerb weight

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0025 40 BENZINE

30 BENZINE

30N/C

40 BENZINE

40-F/C

55 F/C

75

N5084C

55

THAMES TRADER 75