They were plucky little things... Their rated load was a quarter of a ton (5 cwt - hundredweight) if I recall correctly or about 250Kg in new money...
Or, 5 sacks of flour (or even coal)...
van ordinaire wrote: ↑31 Mar 2018, 00:33 Right, 1st let's get our '50's car derived vans sorted out: The Thames "100E vans" were 300E's, standard & de luxe (prefect grille - I think, passenger seat &, probably, heater). There were two estate versions, Ford Escort was the standard version, Whereas the de luxe spec one was the Squire, immediately identifiable by the wood trim on the sides. Now, to my amazement the Minivan had the same - 5 cwt - payload as the standard 300E (&, for that matter, Minor, A35, Standard Pennant, Triumph Herald & VX Viva derived vans). What I can't explain, because I never understood, is why the de luxe 300E's has a 7 cwt payload.
Hell Razor5543 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2018, 18:05 Well, it is not a car, but how a sixty year old Norton motorcycle? Spotted this morning in Berkhamstead;