1950 Austin K4 Loadstar 4-5 Ton MkII

1950 Austin K4 Loadstar MkII in My Way Home, Movie, 1978

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

00:11:02 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2015-11-03 22:06	Two trucks used - both with early 63 plates and looking pretty well identical: Starts with 9266 SF then plate unknown then 9356 SF then plate unknown again Have posted several window captures to show shape for comparison with /vehicle.php?id=860372 from MAF as it's in theory the same truck driven by the same character and the filming dates would not have been too far apart. But window and rear do not look the same as far as I can tell.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-11-03 23:20	Its a Loadstar, K4 I think, of a type that was out of production well before 1963, the model with the WF ( Mk III?) shaped bonnet had been in production since 1957. -- Last edit: 2015-11-04 08:59:31
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-11-04 08:57	Sorry, production of Mk III began in 1956 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Loadstar
Sunbar ◊ 2015-11-04 12:45	1950-1955 Austin K2 Loadstar Series II 2-Ton 134" wheelbase truck or K4 Loadstar Series II 4-5 Ton 157" wheelbase truck. Only wheelbase and number of studs on the wheels will determine K2 or K4 but I tend to agree with K4 it perhaps has the longer wheelbase.