After discovering that his dad learnt to drive in a K2/Y Ambulance, classic military vehicle enthusiast Paul Wright set his sights on owning one
‘My thoughts turned to how I could own a vehicle like the one we had seen at the rally’
SPECIFICATIONS
Make: Austin
Model: K2/Y
Nationality: UK
Year: 1943
Used by: British, Commonwealth, US, French and Russian forces
Production Run: 13,102
Engine: Austin
Type: Six-cylinder, overhead-valve
Fuel: Petrol
Displacement: 3,462cc
Power: 60bhp@3000rpm
Torque: N/A
Transmission: Four-speed, nonsynchromesh manual. Rear-wheel drive
Suspension: Front: Leaf springs. Rear: Leaf springs
Brakes: Hydraulic drum brakes all round
Tyres: 10.50 x 16 crossply tyres on split-rims
Crew/seats: Two to three
Payload: Ten seated, four on stretchers
Dimensions (overall)
Length: 18ft (5.49m)
Width: 7ft 5in (2.26m)
Wheelbase: 11ft 2in (3.4m)
