4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1978–83
NAMED MODELUnited Kingdom

P5000 6x4.

The six-wheeler with the Chrysler 318 V8 and TorqueFlite: the combination of most surviving fire tenders and the 3-tonne load carrier.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLE6x4 (1978–83)BUILT BYStonefield VehiclesIN SERVICE1978–83OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT6 wheels · 139″

The record

Ten of the fourteen vehicles in the Classic Commercial Motor Vehicles gallery are P5000s, among them fire appliances for airfields and a Carmichael-bodied crash tender. Allisons gives a 2,900 kg payload and 7.50×16 tyres for the 6x4.

Specification

MANUFACTURERStonefield Vehicles ↗
Cumnock
MANUFACTURED1978–83
ENGINE5.2 L Chrysler 318 V8 petrol (5,217 cc, 110 kW) with Chrysler TorqueFlite three-speed automaticChrysler LA V8
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEThree-axle
FAMILYThree-axle
WHEELS6
NOMINAL WHEELBASE139″

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Stonefield (specification: engines, dimensions, payloads) ↗allisons.org · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Stonefield (gallery of P3000 and P5000 vehicles) ↗Classic Commercial Motor Vehicles · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  3. 3Enterprising Scots maker is expanding (Steve Gray, 10 November 1979, pp. 92–93) ↗Commercial Motor · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  4. 4Chrysler LA engine ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched