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(Courtesy of: The North American English & European Ford Registry and The International Ford History Project)

Thames E494C (USA) 1949 P2 by Michael, on Flickr
Thames E494C (USA) 1949 P1 by Michael, on Flickr

1949 Thames E493C Van for the North American market. Actually the van in this photo is a UK market Fordson E494C, modified with an airbrush to reflect North American trim specifications.

1949 Thames E493C & E83W (USA) by Michael, on Flickr

1949 Thames 1/4 ton (E493C) and 1/2 ton (E83W) Vans. The building in the background may or may not be part of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn , MI.

1950 Thames E83W Van (Canada) by Michael, on Flickr

1950 Thames E83W (Canada)

Thames E493C Van (Canada) 1950 by Michael, on Flickr

1950 Thames E493C (Canada)

A rare photo of an E83W at work in North America. Its from the Winter 2006 'check it out', the publication of the Vancouver Public Library. Pictured is an E83W Thames van owned by the library in front of the Collingwood Branch (Kingsway at Rupert St.) in 1952. Both the van and the Branch were almost new at the time.

Courtesy of Les Foster



1952 Thames E83W U.S. Tour. Courtesy of the Ford Sidevalve Owner's Club

-James

Link to International Ford History Project 1932-1961 Light English Ford Commercial Vehicle Printed Image Gallery:

http://www.lovefordsbb.com/view_topic.p ... orum_id=24

1950 Thames Pickup sales sheet.

1950 Thames Pickup (USA) S1 by Michael, on Flickr

1950 Thames Pickup (USA) S2 by Michael, on Flickr

Thames E83W Pickup by Michael, on Flickr

Les Foster's meticulously restored 1951 E83W Thames pickup featured in the June 2019 issue of Vintage Truck magazine.

Nice one Less, I never saw that before.