 These were some of the vehicles chosen to tow trailer fire pumps at the start of the war, no doubt because of their performance potential in an emergency situation.Another rather special type of van had come into use by some of the newspaper distributors, who required a vehicle of about , but with the performance of a sports car!The 15 cwt Ford was used for this type of operation in prewar days, as was the Chrysler Dodge of similar capacity.