Thames (also known as Ford Thames or Fordson Thames) was a

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produced by Ford of Britain.

History

The Thames name first appeared in 1939 as the Fordson Thames. Ford of Britain wanted to make a British brand identity and

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became widely used. When Ford retired the

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brand in 1957 it continued to use Thames. In 1965 Ford dropped the Thames name. The Fordson E83W pre-dated the name Thames. It was a bonneted lorry built between 1938 and 1957. The Fordson Thames 7V was a forward control line built between 1939 and 1949 in ratings from 2 to 5 tons and 8 tons as a tractor. During

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, civilian production was halted for military vehicles, in 1945 civilian production resumed. The 7V's forward control cab was cramped so the ET6 and ET7 introduced in 1949 were a bonneted design with ratings similar to the 7V. The ET6 had a V8 petrol engine while the ET7 had a

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diesel. In 1957 Thames introducing the heavy-duty Trader. It was available at up to 7 tons as a rigid truck and 13.4 tons as a tractor. At that time Ford had Thames rigid models from 1.5 to 7 tons. In 1962 The Trader II was introduced, available as a 7.5 tons rigid and 17 tons tractor. After the name change to Ford in 1965 Thames model trucks were marketed as Ford until replaced with new designs.

Models

* Fordson Thames E83W, a 10 cwt light lorry built between 1938 and 1957. *Fordson Thames ET introduced in 1949 * Fordson (1954 to 1956) then Ford (1957 to 1961) Thames 300E, a 5 or 7 cwt car derived van built between 1954 and 1961. *

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- a small panel van introduced in June 1961. *

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- a 10, 12, or 15 cwt range built between 1957 and September 1965. * Ford Thames Trader – a 2 to 7.5 tons rigid range and up to 17 tons as a tractor built between 1957 and 1965.

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