Ford E83W

Fordson E83W

The Fordson E83W, which was later built as a Ford Thames E83W, was a light commercial vehicle, Ford of Britain. Between 1938 and 1957 he ran in the Dagenham plant in the UK by the band, initially with a payload of 500 kg. In Australia, it was sold as Ten-Ten. After the Second World War, Ford exported him almost worldwide, while only chassis were partly exported and the structure was carried out locally. In addition to the chassis, the model was built as a pickup and van. Geared was the E83W for regional transport of freight forwarders, industry, bakeries and the like. During and after the Second World War, many specialized variants such as mobile canteens, Eistransporter and even fire pumps were built on the E83W chassis.

The E83W was powered by a 1.2-liter Ford side valve engine, which made ​​10 hp, combined with a 3 -speed manual transmission and rear wheel drive. This made the Fordson E83W much slower than the sedans with the same engine. So he reached for example, only a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour. Apart from the engine, he only shared very few parts with the other small Fords of that era, including the contemporary Ford V8 models 62 and E71a pilot. The headlights were shared with the tractor Fordson E27N, for these were available as an option.

The E83W was a simple and slow transport, but that was stable and reliable, and well into the 1960s did his service and has therefore also still survives in large numbers in many parts of the world.

1957 relieved him of the Ford Thames 400E.