1979 Ford Transcontinental 4427 MkII
1979 Ford Transcontinental MkII in Big Wheels and Sailor, Short Movie, 1979
Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin: 
— Made for: 
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Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2024-08-11 16:03 |
![[Image: 02-32fordyellowb.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/24/02-32fordyellowb.jpg) ![[Image: 02-32fordyellowc.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/24/02-32fordyellowc.jpg) ![[Image: 02-32fordyellowd.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/24/02-32fordyellowd.jpg) ![[Image: 02-32fordyellowf.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/24/02-32fordyellowf.jpg) ![[Image: 02-32fordyellowg4427.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/24/02-32fordyellowg4427.jpg) BPU 822T ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 1 June 1983 Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration February 1979 Year of manufacture 1979 Cylinder capacity 14000 cc Fuel type DIESEL Export marker No Vehicle status Untaxed Vehicle colour ORANGE Wheelplan 2 AXLE + ARTIC Revenue weight 32520 kg Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 26 April 1983 One of the titular hero trucks, provided by Ford according to credits. Pretty well brand new for filming. |
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Delving into Transcontinental info wiki says "manufactured between 1975 and 1984 by Ford Europe in the Netherlands and Britain. A total of 8735 units were produced, 8231 in Amsterdam and another 504 at the Foden VAP in Sandbach, Cheshire" On another Transcontinental page, I rediscovered this from 2013 discussion, based on a useful but now vanished link. Amsterdam stopped late 81 as far as I can tell, but So this one is too early for UK assembly. About half of our Transcontinental sightings are UK examples, but none are late enough for Sandbach, so the search for a Foden-build continues ... |
