1941 Austin K2 Ambulance Rebodied from 2 ton 4x2 Heavy

1941 Austin K2 Ambulance in Operation Diplomat, Movie, 1953

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1941 Austin K2 Ambulance Rebodied from 2 ton 4x2 Heavy

00:02:27 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

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Sunbar ◊ 2016-06-20 17:47
dsl ◊ 2016-06-20 22:22	Oct 41 to Feb 42 plate "allocated in blocks". So a wartime build rather than postwar rebuild??
Sunbar ◊ 2016-06-21 13:01	The rear overhang has not been increased like most others so either built in wartime or converted immediately post-war from an ex-military ambulance chassis. No body similar to this seen to date I think; the curved roof at the front and detail over the rear doors look less likely to be built in wartime. Of course it could also be a converted van based on a wartime AFS, WVS etc vehicle, built by the movie studio.

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Sunbar

◊ 2016-06-20 17:47

dsl

◊ 2016-06-20 22:22

Oct 41 to Feb 42 plate "allocated in blocks". So a wartime build rather than postwar rebuild??

Sunbar

◊ 2016-06-21 13:01

The rear overhang has not been increased like most others so either built in wartime or converted immediately post-war from an ex-military ambulance chassis.

No body similar to this seen to date I think; the curved roof at the front and detail over the rear doors look less likely to be built in wartime.

Of course it could also be a converted van based on a wartime AFS, WVS etc vehicle, built by the movie studio.

1941 Austin K2 Ambulance Rebodied from 2 ton 4x2 Heavy

1941 Austin K2 Ambulance in Operation Diplomat, Movie, 1953

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