Thames 800 Freighter [400E]

Thames 800 Freighter [400E] in World Gone Wild, Movie, 1987

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
s13a ◊ 2020-01-28 19:57	@dsl, is there any info about Thames (or Ford ) vehicles in US?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-01-28 20:06	Ford U.K. certainly promoted the export of various Dagenham dustbins to the USA. Possibly very few pre ww2, since the V-8 was very similar to the US product, and presumably Ford’s didn’t think the small cars would sell well. Immediately post war the Anglia, Prefect, and then the Consul/Zephyr/Zodiac Mks 1 & 2 were marketed with some success. As far as trucks go, no knowledge. -- Last edit: 2020-01-28 20:07:45
night cub ◊ 2020-01-28 20:13	/vehicle_1153850-Thames-800-Freighter-400E.html
s13a ◊ 2020-01-28 20:17	Is 800 Freighter applicable for a windowed van (or at least partially windowed ) as well?
night cub ◊ 2020-01-28 20:21	found a couple brochures for sale on eBay, first one shows a LHD van, but doesn't mention the market. Second one says it's a US-market brochure: Link to "www.ebay.com" Link to "www.ebay.com"
dsl ◊ 2020-01-28 20:27	Nothing I can add to the info from links. Commer also tried selling PBs in US end 1950s/early 1960s, so maybe there was a small and/or short-lived window for UK stuff below larger US vans??
night cub ◊ 2020-01-28 20:32	I would say these were pre-Econoline, so there was probably enough interest in them to get Ford to create an American version.