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FORD
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Ford Motor Co Ltd, Eagle Way, Brentwood, Essex.
The smallest vehicles in the Ford line-up are the 6 and 8 cwt Escorts powered by petrol engines of 1100 and 1300cc (67 and 79 cu in), developing 39 and 46kW (53 and 61bhp) respectively. The 8cwt van, for example, is rated at 1.32 tons gvw with a wheelbase of 2.41m (7ft 11 in). The price of the 1100cc 6cvvt van is £992 exVAT and that of th-4p00cc 8cwt van is £1,163 ex-VAT.
The Transit range is too vast to cover in detail. The type. numbers denote the nominal payload in kg eg the Transit 90 has a payload of around 900kg (19851b) with the range encompassing the 75 to the 175 Transit. Two wheelbases are available: the short wheelbase 2.69m (8ft 10in) version including the 75 to 125 models and the long-wheelbase 3.0m (9ft 10in) version for the 130, 150 and 175 models.
Several engine options are available including petrol engines of 1.7 and 2.0 litre capacity (104 and 122 cu in) and a diesel version of 2.4 litres (146 Cu in). The load volume for the van versions extends from 5.4 to 7.6 cu m (189 to 268 cuft) for gvw of 2.054 to 3.275 tonnes (2.02 to 3.22 tens). The overall length of the swb models is 4.43m (14ft Gin) with 5.19m (1 7ft Oin) for the longer version. Taking the Transit 90 as a cost example the swb basic model costs £1,366 ex-VAT.
Only one model from the A-series weighs in under 31/2 tons gvw, the A 0406 plated at 3.5 tonnes (3.44 tons). The power unit is a Ford diesel of 2.4 litres
(146 cu in) capacity which develops 45kW (61 bhp) at 3600 rpm. Various wheelbases are available from 3.05 to 3.96m (10ft Oin to 13ft Oin).