ERF
United Kingdom · Founded 1933
ERF was a British specialist truck manufacturer founded by Edwin Richard Foden. It became known for heavy road vehicles built around proprietary cabs and bought-in powertrains, and later passed through Western Star and MAN ownership.
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Truck Models
KV
1954–1962
The KV was ERF's post-war heavy forward-control range, combining the marque's bought-in diesel powertrain philosophy with its characteristic timber-framed cab construction.
A Series
Introduced 1970
ERF introduced the A Series around 1970 as a lighter, stronger heavy-truck chassis, chiefly used for tractor units while LV-based rigids continued alongside.
B Series
Introduced 1974
Introduced in 1974, the B Series brought ERF's steel-and-glass-reinforced-plastic SP tilt cab to heavy tractors and rigids.
C Series
Introduced 1981
Introduced in late 1981, the C Series developed the B Series with the revised SP3 cab and chassis detail improvements.
CP Series
Introduced 1984
The CP Series was ERF's compact-cab heavy truck range, using a Motor Panels cab distinct from the larger C Series SP3 design.
E Series
Introduced 1986
The 1986 E Series used ERF's more aerodynamic SP4 cab and model names such as E10 and E14 tied to engine displacement.
EC Series
1993–2000
The 1993 EC Series was a substantially developed ERF tractor and rigid range and the last major cab family designed before ERF passed through Western Star and MAN ownership.
ECT
Production period unknown
ECT was ERF's final heavy tractor family, based on MAN architecture while retaining an optional Cummins powertrain identity.
ECX
Production period unknown
ECX was a final MAN-era ERF heavy-truck family that combined MAN-derived cab and chassis architecture with ERF branding and powertrain choices.
LV
Production period unknown
The LV was ERF's long-lived heavy rigid and tractor family of the 1960s and early 1970s, preceding the A and B Series while continuing alongside the lighter A Series.