Austin Loadstar II

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I know what you mean Richard...but the cab in the pic (see left hand one below) is an Airflow Streamlines Ltd cab, and not a Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd one. After Ford acquired Briggs of Dagenham in 1854 they were allowed to complete existing contracts, hence a run-down of supplies to Dodge, Leyland, Guy, and eventually a phasing-out of the Thames ET6/7 one as well. The alternative taken-up was by Airflow, and also fitted to, as here, Morris-Commercials as well as Austin trucks, Thames, Dodge, Commer..

The Fordson Thames was replaced as we know by the Thames Trader in 1957, and the cabs were built by Briggs at Southampton. When the normal-control version was introduced around 1962, the cabs were buiolt by Pressed Steel Co Ltd.