1957 Austin 5-Ton 503 - BRS Transporter [FE]

1957 Austin 5-Ton [FE] in Look at Life: A Car is Born, Documentary, 1959

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-08-13 19:18	Austin FE. Plate is Oxford County Borough Council March to May 1957. Odd to see an Austin badged truck carrying MG cars. https://www.trucksplanet.com/photo/austin/fe/fe_18868.jpg Illustration of Austin grille. -- Last edit: 2017-08-13 19:29:15
dsl ◊ 2017-08-13 20:32	LHD MGs with whitewalls probably off to USA??
jcb ◊ 2017-08-13 23:34	Suppose BRS could have sent a Commer QX or a Thames Trader transporter !
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-08-13 23:41	I was thinking that a Morris FE would have been more suitable. There wasn't an MG version!
Sunbar ◊ 2017-10-02 14:39	BMC/Austin-Morris used the same 5-ton '503' as here, and 7-ton '701' designations for the tractor units, although the tractor-trailer unit would be considerably higher (but not specified) a result of the rather loose ratings used at the time. edit: 5-ton '503' designation -- Last edit: 2017-10-02 15:01:01