Lorry with the BEF 1940

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by bob42100

The lorry has double type sandwiched wheels in the back and similar to those 1939 Bedford O class. It also looks like a long wheel base but I'm not sure which models were offered by Austin in the late 30's.

Hi Bob,

Austin started truck prduction of K series in 1939. The vehicle in question would be a K4, it is a civilian model that has been impressed ( census number on cab door shows this).

K4 was not a model used by the military, but was used by Auxilliary Fire Service, Civil Defence, etc and essential users. K4 was rated as a 5 ton payload.