The Austin K5 was a British heavy military truck built by Austin for use during the Second World War. The K5 was used with open body and cab for carrying the Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun portee in the North African Campaign or with an enclosed cab for General Service (GS).

The Austin K5 is the British counterpart to the more famous German Opel Blitz. A total of 12.280 trucks were produced by the British from 1941 to 1945. It spot a box-like front cabin for a driver and a passenger.

The Austin and Bedford 6-pounder Gun Portees*, were built to provide a more lethal anti-tank gun available to the British and Commonwealth Forces fighting in the deserts of North Africa. A similar Portee was also based upon the Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) Chevrolet C60L Truck chassis.

Nov 10, 2012 · K5 had a length of 5.99 m, width of 2.21 m and height of 3.02 m. Its 6-cylinder gasoline engine with a displacement of 3995 cm3 developed 85 hp. Transmission has 4-speeds and worked in conjunction with two-speed transfer gearbox.

4 days ago · The Austin K5 was a British heavy military truck built by Austin for use during World War II. The K5 was available with an open body and cab, used to carry the Ordnance QF 6-pounder anti-tank gun during the North African campaign, or with a …

The Austin K5 was a transport truck used by Great Britain during World War II. They was made from 1941-1945 by the Austin Motor Company and were mainly used as supply units. The K5 was powered by a 6-cylinder engine that produced 85 hp.[1]

The Austin K5 was a British heavy military truck built by Austin for use during the Second World War. Quick Facts Type, Place of origin ... United Kingdom. The K5 was used with open body and cab for carrying the Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun portee in the North African Campaign or with an enclosed cab for General Service (GS).

Aug 4, 2015 · As 1400 Austin K5 4 x 4 were issued to the Assault Force Units for D-Day, I found the following entry in the war diary of DDME 1st Corps (WO171/274) heart-warming: " 7 June 3-ton 4x4 of all makes performed excellently with a very small percentage of failures.

Nicknamed "Screamer" because of a rather noisy transfer case. Length: 5.99 m (236 inches). Width: 2.21 m (87 inches). Height: 3.02 m (119 inches). Weight: 6.762 kg (14.876 lb.). Engine: Own 6-cylinder, 3.995 cm3 (244 cubic inches) displacement. Horsepower: 85. Transmission: 4-speed. Transfer case: 2-speed. Brakes: Hydraulic, servo assisted.

Austin K5, from WW2, 1944 4x4 Original with PTO Original half-wood cabin. Austin 6 cylinder petrol engine. (runs nicely) Chassis is rock hard. Starts, drives and brakes. But to drive on the road, the brakes need to be serviced, because it has stood still for a long time. Probably left behind in Belgium during the war.