The BMC FG-Series of Austin and Morris derived light commercials was one of the longest serving and most versatile of the post-war era. Having featured Len Wilkes’ pristine Morris FG K30 in the February 2022 issue of Heritage Commercials, we thought we’d take a look at the other side of the thruppenny bit, so to speak.
Firstly, although shared designs within BMC, the two companies were always keen to maintain their own identities so here we have an Austin. Almost at the top of the FG series in terms of weight, and previously carrying Austin S200 designation, the collaborative FG nomenclature was in place before the BMC amalgamation of 1968.
This one hails from 1963 and is built upon the heavy duty FGK 80 chassis. This was designated as a nominal four-ton
