Bedford Lorries, you used to see them everywhere

Bedford Lorries,Motorcoaches,Buses and Vans.TruckNetUK.
PART 2,PAGE 3.

Bedford K 30-40 Cwt Dropside 4x2 Lorry GCA 430
flickr.com/photos/homer----s … 135530993/

Bedford M 2-3 Ton Dropside 4x2 Lorry MKK 217
flickr.com/photos/16797800@N07/7968977800/

Bedford O 3-5 Ton Flat-bodied 4x2 Lorry NVT 794
Shirley’s Transport.
flickr.com/photos/62603704@N05/7164097360/

Bedford 0 3-5 Ton 4x2 Lorry - an Australian version with another GM-Holden cab:-
transportcafe.co.uk/travel_m … ralian.jpg

Bedford OSS/Scammell 4x2 Articulated Mobile Staff Canteen JXC 2 London Transport 702B London
Greenline
flickr.com/photos/23875695@N06/6159537344/
This model was developed with Scammell Lorries Ltd.

Now as far as I am concerned,the Bedford O Type was the archetypal British 3-5 Ton Lorry in
the early post war years.They were mainly petrol-engined,but some were fitted with rattley
Perkins diesel engines.What these four models had in common was the silky smooth,beautiful
sounding and designed Bedford 28 HP Petrol Engine,which had a lot in common with the
General Motors Chevrolet Cast Iron Wonder Stovebolt Six Engine - six cylinder engines for the
great Vauxhall motorcar models,such as the Velox and Cresta,were based on this Chevrolet engine.
All of this isn’t suprising since Bedford was a division of General Motors Corporation.

Another distinctive feature of pre war and post war Bedfords were the beautiful musical whining
sounds of their gearboxes,which was caused by the use of straight-cut gears. This “gear music”
was not unique:Models of other marques,such as Austin,White and so on made the same musical
sounds :smiley: .

Another classic Bedford O Type model is the legendary OB Motorcoach - especially the OB/Duple
Vista Motorcoach version,thousands of which gave pristine service to their owners for years and
years in to the 1960s and 1970s.In fact,many preserved examples are now working on Heritage
Motorcoach and Bus work :slight_smile: .

Bedford OB/Duple Vista Motorcoach HOT 339
flickr.com/photos/16797800@N07/7381448836/

Bedford OB and OWB Motorcoach and Bus history and information:-
wakefieldfiles.co.uk/Bedford-ob.htm

In fact,many Bedford O Type,K and M lorries remained in service during the 1960s,and some
worked in the 1970s. And I recall a petrol Bedford M Type still working in the 1980s! :exclamation: :slight_smile:
Many of these great Bedford’s are now preserved :smiley: .

Dinky Models 410 Bedford End Tipper - I use to have one of these yellow and blue Dinky
Bedford O-Type 4x2 Tipper Lorries…and I intend to get another one :slight_smile: :-
nigelsworld.homeip.net/diecast/d … reID=26763

During World War Two production of Bedford’s civilian models ceased until around May 1945,
while Bedford concentrated production on military vehicles,tank engines,etc.However,Bedford
did produce at least two wartime civilian utility models:-

Bedford OWB Bus CPT 200
flickr.com/photos/28439790@N03/5770117309/

Bedford OW 5- Ton 4x2 Lorry FDD 428,with the standard military pattern front end and is identical
to the military OY
flickr.com/photos/homer----s … 426354062/

Bedford OY 3-Ton 4x2 Lorry COS 727
flickr.com/photos/old_motors/4571948528/

The OY was an official and proper British WD = War Department military vehicle,and so were
these:-
Bedford MW 15 Cwt 4x2 Lorry 849 XUR
flickr.com/photos/buzzer999/5696727299/

Bedford OXD 30 Cwt 4x2 Lorry GMO 768
flickr.com/photos/pyewipe-jct/5939270711/

Bedford OXC 6-Ton 4x2 Tractive Unit/Tasker Queen Mary Aeroplane Transporter LSU 548
ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p59520273 … #h25723d3e

And there were some other lesser known models,but possiably the most famous WW2 military
Bedford of them all is the legendary QL 3-Ton 4x4.This,and the equivalent 4x4 3- ton lorries
such as the Austin K5 “Screamer”,Albion FT11N and Fordson WOT6,were important Motor Transport
Vehicles of the British military.

Bedford QL 3-Ton 4x4 Lorry JSU 141
flickr.com/photos/old_motors/4233026191/

So impressed were the British War Department - Ministry of Defence with the Bedford QL,that they
operated large numbers of the QL’s post war successor,the RL 3-4.5-Ton 4x4 Lorry,QV

But it must be mentioned that many wartime Bedfords were demobbed and gave great service to their
civilian owners in all kinds of roles :slight_smile: :-
Bedford MW Tipper Lorry FSV 394
ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p10303782 … #h35644917

Bedford MW 4x2 Breakdown Lorry GKS 121
flickr.com/photos/48950471@N02/6057197022

Bedford OY 4x2 Flat-bodied Lorry 242 XUP
flickr.com/photos/21667585@N03/7158380980/

Bedford OY 4x2 Airfield Fire Crash Fire Engine AY 785
flickr.com/photos/48950471@N02/6057197022

Bedford QL 4x4 Breakdown Lorry XSU 474
flickr.com/photos/albertsbite/6902180603/

Bedford QL Luton Van-bodied 4x4 Fairground Lorry JAD 902
flickr.com/photos/beerdave1745/5897505113/

Bedford QL Luton Van-bodied 4x4 Fairground Lorry JGF 492 MY LOVE
Smith’s Amusements Doncaster
flickr.com/photos/67384646@N … 234733@N22

Dinky Models 623 Bedford QL Covered Fixedside
4x4 British Army Lorry…I use to have one of these,and I intend to get another example :slight_smile: :-
nigelsworld.homeip.net/diecast/d … reID=26763

PART THREE OF Bedford Lorries,Motorcoaches,Buses and Vans WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY :slight_smile: .

VALKYRIE.