Austin K2

Austin K2 / K2 / Y
Truck ambulance box truck flatbed truck (automobile)
General properties
crew	2 men
length	5.49 m
width	2.21 m
height	2.79 m
Dimensions	7.75 tons
Armor and armament
Armor	no
Main armament	no
agility
drive	6-cylinder gasoline engine 3462 cm³ (Austin) 60 hp (44 kW) at 3000 min -1
suspension	Leaf springs
Top speed	80 km / h
Power / weight	7.75 hp / ton

The Austin K2 / Y was a heavy British military ambulance produced by Austin Motor Cie. built in World War II . The construction was popular with the British, American and also with troops from the Commonwealth of Nations. In the rear superstructure of Mann Egerton , ten injured people could be seated or four stretchers could be transported. A total of 13,000 Austin-K2 / Y ambulances were built, of which a little more than 50 still exist today.

As the Austin K2 , the model was produced as a civilian truck and panel van from 1939 to 1945 . As with the K2 / Y, a six-cylinder 3462 cm³ gasoline engine was used, which allowed a top speed of 80 km / h to be achieved. The successor Austin Loadstar was produced from 1949.

Austin K2 as a flatbed truck

Trivia

The ambulance can be seen in the film Freezing in Alexandria - Firestorm over Africa with Sir John Mills . Queen Elizabeth II drove this type during her military service in World War II.

Web links

Commons : Austin K2  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Austin K2 in the film Eiskalt in "Alexandria - Firestorm over Africa" ​​on the Internet Movie Cars Database