[1] It replaced the Thames Trader and appears to have been envisaged as a more modern competitor to the Bedford TK produced by General Motors' UK truck subsidiary.

[1] Higher gross weights became available with the subsequent introduction of versions featuring twin rear axles and articulated models were also quickly added to the range.

[1] As on the Bedford TK and on various US built heavy trucks of the time, the cabin was a flat fronted forward control unit positioned above the engine.

[1] April 1967 saw the range expanded upwards with the arrival of the Phase II D1000 series, designed for operation up to a weight of 28 tons gross, and at that time the largest trucks ever produced by Ford of Britain.

[1] The 1978 model year saw a front-end facelift of the cab, which gained the new corporate nose being adopted by Ford of Europe's passenger car range of the period with square headlamps and the black plastic louvred "Aeroflow" grille; the same changes were adopted for the facelifted Transit around the same time.