Hot Rods Thames Panel Truck Gassers

I did a search but didn't find much about Thames panel truck gassers. So lets see some.

 

Had a friend in Bayshore Long Island , Wayne ..he had a Thames Panel . He moved upstate NY ..I always thought that panel was so cool ...

 

A mate of mine bought a stock fordson 10/10 van (fairly similar to a Thames) off a farm a couple of months ago. As soon as I saw it I had thoughts about gasserizing it. Until I saw the completely rotted wooden structure, oh well probably better I didn't buy it.

 

I don't think I ever saw one that wasn't a gasser.

 

Did Anglia build panel trucks or was it just Thames?

 

I love Thames Panel truck gassers. Would love to build one... would love to win the lottery too (sigh)

2 of my favorite:

 

I think just Thames they were like the GMC of the Anglia world at one time. Actually they were still building the Thames Freighter into the '60s. I have a distinct affection for the '59 myself, it looks a little like a cross between a van and a tractor with a Louisville cab.

OK off on a tangent sorry, getting back to it I think that the panels were all Thames and not Anglias.

 

That's kinda what I thought Beaner.

 

My wife couldn't figure out why I started liking the retro shows from GB and Oz.

 

"Timz"

 

Later model "Timz"

 

That's about a '59 or '60 I would guess, a sedan delivery.

 

Anglias were a product of Ford (England) and the various panel truck models were called Thames (Timz), just like 4 door Anglias were called a Prefect.
Dean Kirsten was doing a newsletter called EnFo and has a website called Anglia Obsolete.

 

Brian Stairs Beatnik (followed his Anglia that floundered at Phoenix)
This car is in the top 4 or 5 quickest 5/lb per inch Supercharged Gasoline burners in history.

 

Here's one I took of Terry Piease (sp) at Brainerd a couple of years ago. the truck has been around for years and was brown.

 

Wasn't there a flathead powered Thames that participated in the Winternationals in Pomona around '61-63 called Willy's Pie Wagon? I have a vague recollection....... Anybody got a picture?

 

All of the photos so far a of the 1/4 ton version...Below is our little Thames which is the 1/2 ton. We were about to dive in on this project for Dad but snagged him another rod that we could get on the road quicker. But it is still on our bucket list to get this one "Gasserized" one day!

 

These short wheel based trucks always make for one WILD RIDE !!!
Jimbo