AUSTIN K SERIES

AUSTIN LORRIES AND VANS

Welcome to Terry Davies’ web site about the Austin K Series of light commercial vehicles. These were built at the Austin Motor Co. factory at Longbridge, nr Birmingham, UK. between the 1930’s and the 1950’s. The idea of building this web site came about because I wanted to show off my K4 truck, but the response has been terrific, and with photo’s taken both by myself and others, I have managed to expand the site nicely. Please keep sending me photo’s and information that I can add to the site. Mail to aliciadavies(at)supanet.com There’s more photo’s and information on pages to which I’ve added links below, so you can enjoy yourself browsing through them.

The photo below is from the Cromford Rally in 2006 and shows me going round the parade ring.

On our way home from the 2007 Devon Run we stopped for breakfast at Annie’s Café on the A303 in Devon. Makes a nice change to see a line up like this in a lay-by these days! There’s one Austin, one Bedford TK and two Ford Thames Traders.

This photo was taken in July 2005 at the Austin Centenary Event at Longbridge opposite the factory where it was built. My truck is still fitted with the original 3.5 ltr straight 6cyl. OHV petrol engine. From August of 1948 the 4.0ltr engine replaced the 3.5ltr version. My truck is a K4 series 1, 5ton dropside first registered in March 1948 and has only had three owners from new. The next photo was taken two weeks later at the Heartlink Rally in Wymeswold with the canvas back fitted and adorned with flowers from the Heartlink stall.

This photo was taken by John Warden at the GCR Easter Gala in 2004. The location was Quorn Station nr Loughborough, UK and shows a ‘Black 5’ Stanier Loco, an Austin 7 newspaper delivery van (complete with authentic wares) and my own Austin K4.

Click on these links to see my other pages

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Below are some sites of similar interest

Historic Commercial Vehicle Society

Heritage Commercials (monthly Magazine)

Radek Family (Austin Owners Abroad)

Lincolnshire Vintage Vehicle Society

Morris Commercial Club

Muckleburgh Military Collection (Norfolk UK)

Great Central Railway (restored mainline railway)

Classic and Vintage Commercials ( monthly magazine)

World War 2 Lend Lease Site (A Real Eye Opener!!!)

Pooks Motor Book Shop (Leics UK,workshop manuals etc. )

Loughborough College School Association (my old school)

Midland Events Club (Dave Hoyles site listing loads of events and info around the Midlands)

Old Classic Car,(lots of ads and info on this site)

Site last updated 8-02-2009