id of this Fordson??

dodgenut · #1 05-09-05, 12:20

Apologies if off-topic

I was sent this pic recently, and am unsure of what I'm looking at here. Some panelwork, eg doors, look similar to those found on civvy Fordson 10cwt vans (as at E83W site ) yet the grille looks like the WOT. Can anyone tell me what this vehicle is, and what it'd be used for??

thanks
Rick

cliff · #2 05-09-05, 13:03

"Car, 4X2, Heavy Utility (FordWOA2)"

all steel body produced from May 1941 to July 1944.

Info from page 145 of the Observers Fighting Vehicles Directory of WW2 by Bart Vanderveen

cheers
Cliff

PS> this was not an off topic question for this forum

dodgenut · #3 05-09-05, 13:06

Thanks for the info Cliff, must go see if I can find some more pics of this model

cheers, Rick

David_Hayward (RIP) · #4 05-09-05, 13:23

The markings are from the batch

M 5514214 to 5514535 Contract S 5266 Car 4 str 4x2

The W0A2 Utility Car was a modified Model 62 22 hp. I wonder if the bodies were built by Martin Walter of Folkestone, as Utilecon style, as fiited to E83W WD vans. The official 1942 Ford publication suggest that they were 'Estate Cars' though.

I believe that these are E83W Utilecons:

Bill Murray · #5 05-09-05, 14:59

Cliff:
Included in the packet coming to you is a Roy resin WOA2.
Please build that one and show us how it looks.
Rick: Thanks for that site link. Not only are E83Ws one of my personal favorites, there were some other good links on the site that I had not seen before. I saw a few of those when living in Lima, Peru in the seventies and others in surrounding countries.
Sadly, although I took lots of pics of vehicles in that time, I failed to capture any E83Ws.
Cheers
Bill

dodgenut · #6 05-09-05, 19:48

Bill - glad you liked the site, am always on the lookout for new material to go on there about E83Ws, I'm especially looking for details on the ARP Ambulance version and other wartime usage. Have got photos of the canteens but very little on the Ambulance.

cheers, RJ

cliff · #7 05-09-05, 22:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill Murray
Cliff:
Included in the packet coming to you is a Roy resin WOA2.
Please build that one and show us how it looks.
Cheers
Bill

Bill I will do that one and the Dodge D8 as soon as I clear the Aussie Matilda conversion and the Aussie attack carrier from my desk for the Magazine.

cheers
Cliff

PS> Rick I only have a couple of pics of the WOA2 just PM an email addy to me if you would like copies.

Mike Kelly · #8 06-09-05, 19:12

A club member here has one for sale

see www.vmvc.net

Mike