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Austin K4

1943 Austin K4 3.4 Litre petrol N.F.S.
Austin’s highly successful ‘K’ series of commercial vehicle chassis was manufactured from the 1930s into the 1950s, the 3½-litre (later 4.0-litre) K4 finding many heavy-duty applications including that of fire engine. A 3½-litre Series 1, ‘GXN 215’ is one of a batch of 50 commissioned by the Home Office (registrations ran from ‘GXN 201’ to ‘GXN 250’) of which only seven or eight are known to survive. The body was built by Edwards Bros of Bolton and the 60’ turntable ladder is by Merryweather & Sons.

New to the National Fire Service (first licenced to the Secretary of State, Home Office), and then by the West Sussex Fire Brigade (at Chichester) from March 1948 to Feb 1972. It passed to two private owners in Kent, neither of whom licenced it (works fire brigades?) It was in Huddersfield, dry stored but untouched, from the mid-nineties until purchased by The NFS and AFS Vehicles Group in 2010. In October 2011, the crew cab from GXN202 was acquired from FireWorld in Weedon Bec, restored and fitted.
nfs-afs.org.uk/our-vehicles/austin-k4-turntable-ladder/

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Woodhouse (show map)

Taken on: June 2, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/4.5, 1/400 sec, 18mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.0 Windows
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