Bedford Lorries, you used to see them everywhere

Mended a few Saviem! :laughing: Spent 9 months with a Bedford dealer back in 1974 and thought that they were decently made for what they were, a medium range truck. Good brakes, never had a problem at test time, and the 330 engine wasn’t bad apart from leaking a little oil from the cork gasket’s and the ‘rope’ rear crank seal. The TK cab could be easily removed in less than an hour for major engine work, the KM’s took a little longer, the transmission handbrake was a little out of date by then though! As for driving them, well at 6’ 4" I was a little too tall and had to stoop to see below the roof line which wasn’t good, and you could do yourself a mischief on the handbrake lever when getting in and out of the cab ha ha!

Someone in Surrey will now tell you how good the TM range was, never dealt with them myself though. :unamused:

Pete.