Morris LD Ambulance Wadham

Morris LD Ambulance in Fawlty Towers, TV Series, 1975-1979 Ep. 1.06

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

00:00:03 Background vehicle

Author	Message
garco 2006-09-11 21:58	The van on the right.
Alexander 2006-09-11 22:02	It is a Morris LD, also sold as Austin LD.
garco 2006-09-11 22:08	Alexander wrote It is a Morris LD, also sold as Austin LD. Mmm, seems different from those already on imcdb...
Sunbar 2006-09-12 11:32	Ambulance is by Wadham as this example vehicle_12683-Morris-LD-Wadham.html
garco 2006-09-12 12:18	Here it is: http://www.fireambulance.f9.co.uk/pef906.jpg Quote PEF906. Hartlepool Ambulance Service, pictured in 1976 on the day it was sold out of service to a preservationist. The buyer managed to persuade the service to retain the original livery. This vehicle was a diesel powered version of Wadhams popular Austin/Morris LD5 based ambulance. It was originally painted in the Boroughs dark green livery.
garco 2006-09-12 13:34	What about this one? vehicle_39031-BMC-260LD-Wadham-Ambulance-1969.html -- Last edit: 2006-09-12 13:34:45
Sunbar 2006-09-12 13:43	garco wrote What about this one? ..... That version is listed as 'BMC' because the age (H registration) could be determined. Morris or Austin would pre-date the few BMC vehicles so Morris LD Wadham is probably better for this picture.
Alexander 2006-09-12 14:01	As long as we don't know the year it is just guesswork. The LD was introduced by Morris in 1952. That's why I used Morris. Here is another, almost identical, one I took earlier this year: