1955 Austin 5-Ton Luton [FE]

1955 Austin 5-Ton [FE] in The Krays, Movie, 1990

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
vilero ◊ 2008-12-09 20:09
chris40 ◊ 2008-12-09 20:11	Seems to be a small Luton van based on an Austin K8?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2008-12-09 21:50	The radiator grille is certainly like the K8, and the registration number is early to mid 50s style so why not?
G-MANN ◊ 2009-07-04 00:31	The vehicle details for 573 CPU are: Date of Liability 01 03 1989 Date of First Registration 16 09 1955 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) Not Available CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GREEN
Sunbar ◊ 2015-02-05 15:05	Austin K8 production ended September 1954, a year before this van was registered. Not impossible as an Austin K8 built on a year-old chassis. However the wheelbase perhaps looks longer than 7ft 9ins and possibly twin wheels at the back? Its starting to look like an 1955 Austin 3-Ton [FE] to me.
Dmitry_P ◊ 2019-08-26 19:30	Van / MPV ?
Sunbar ◊ 2021-10-26 19:51	Vehicle Details Vehicle make AUSTIN Date of first registration September 1955 Year of manufacture 1955 Cylinder capacity Not available Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle colour GREEN Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY Revenue weight 8079 kg Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 18 January 2011 Too heavy for a K8 chassis, the revenue weight (8079kg = 8 Tons) points to it being an Austin FE 5-Ton (3-ton unladen weight).