Ford A-Series

A series of Bus body

The Ford A- series was in Langley ( Slough ) Berkshire ( GB) and Cork ( Ireland) made ​​between 1972 and 1982. The new A- series of Ford closed the gap between the Ford Transit vans and medium-duty trucks, the Ford N-and D- series. The total weight ranged from 3.5 to 6.5 tonnes ( in Germany from 3.75 to 5.6 t) and could therefore also be moved by drivers who car, but no HGV license possessed normal. Another reason why the A- series chassis was quite popular with manufacturers of RV - ups. In a conventional chassis with rigid axles front and rear sat Ford barely changed cabs transit. Their pressings came from the Saarlouis plant and were welded in Southampton, which you reduced the production cost. The motors proven models came with the English Essex V4 and V6 petrol engine already in use. In addition, the York diesel engine was offered from transit with 2.4 liters of displacement and a more powerful version with 3.5 liters. Basically a 4 -speed manual transmission was installed. As extras a ZF 5 -speed manual transmission, sunroof, seat belts, suede cushion and a sun visor for the passenger were available. The main market was the UK, but the A - series was also on the European continent spread. Was replaced the A- series by the Ford Cargo and available with the facelift in 1983 with higher payload Ford Transit III.