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AK007  - LCC Austin Welfarer Ambulance

 

 AK007 LCC Austin Welfarer Ambulance - click here for hi-res

                                                               1:43 Scale

 

 

  The Austin Welfarer was the commercial variant of the Austin 3-Way van on a 25cwt chassis. It was first promoted at the 1948 Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court. It had several modifications to the standard chassis. There was also a wide ranging choice of seating and stretcher arrangements. Heating and ventilation were also given special attention with two drop- down windows of tinted glass on either side and in addition it was also fitted with a Clayton air conditioning system. The complete price, less stretchers or patient seating, was £805. The LCC decided to evaluate the Welfarer for the London service who gave the ‘test’ vehicle fleet number ‘1500’ and licenced it with the registration JXE999. In the end London did not pursue its widespread use, although it was a popular ambulance in its day and it saw service with a number of counties including Birminghm, Cornwall, Cumberland, Hampshire, Kent Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

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