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Ford of BritainFord Thames 400E

1957–1965 United Kingdom Van 9 production years
Production1957–1965
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassVan
Background

The Ford Thames 400E is a commercial vehicle that was made by Ford UK and introduced in 1957. Production of the range continued until September 1965, by which time a total of 187,000 had been built.

Publicity for the model included hiring the Cy Laurie band to make the promotional film short 'Band Wagon', in 1958, preserved in the 'Ford Film and Video Collection' at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu

Text adapted from “Ford Thames 400E” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

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Production chronology1957–1965

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia infobox ↗9 years