1957 Thames 10cwt [400E]

1957 Thames 10cwt [400E] in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Movie, 2004

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
nzcarnerd ◊ 2011-04-10 11:00	Thames 800 or Ford Thames 800? Date - late 1950s.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2011-04-11 09:00	1957 to 1965 Ford Thames 400E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thames_400E
nzcarnerd ◊ 2011-04-11 11:12	You may be right with 400E but I remember the 1958 one we owned in the 1960s - it was a van - had an 800 badge on the front which I always assumed meant it had a capacity of 8cwt. -- Last edit: 2011-04-11 11:12:47
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2011-04-11 17:12	The correct badging would have read 10/12 or 15 depending on the capacity of the van in cwt. The 800 sounds like an aftermarket addition, there was no 8cwt version. There has recently been a series of articles about these vans in Roadscene. The only possibility is 800 kg, but there is absolutely no question that the Ford model number was 400E.
Sunbar ◊ 2011-04-11 18:23	Thames '800' was used on export versions of the 400E.... http://www.simplyclassicsau.com/clubs/C153-FORD-THAMES-800-400E-REGISTER.html The scene is in the UK I guess so '800' is not used.