Bedford Lorries, you used to see them everywhere

VALKYRIE:

Lawrence Dunbar:
0My mate Arthur Lowdon at Seaton Burn ran a lot Bedfords, Even before the war his father Geo Lowdon was a Bedford man, They ran quite a lot of Ex WD Bedfords on the opencast coal jobs in the area, Its now called surface mining, Anyway Arthur ran some S types for a long time and Ive only heard good reports from him as to the durabiltey of these motors, This was one of his in the 50s driven by his younger brother Geo, who is now long retired of course, An A Type with heavey duty rear springs & an Eaton two speed axle, Regards Larry.

Thanks for the above photograph,Larry,of the early 1956 Northumberland-registered Bedford A-Type 4x2
Tipper Lorry,KNL 586 :slight_smile: . The very interesting sight of the partly dismantled Bedford O -Type Lorry (for
spares?) and the large petrol pump in the background adds great character to the photograph :slight_smile:

Bedford.Chevrolet and GMC Styling Similarities. The Bedford in the background according to Arthur Lowdon was the last WD Bedford they had, Regards Larry.

As you will know,Bedford was part of the American General Motors Corporation,as was - and is - Chevrolet,
and the styling of the Bedford A-Type Lorry is very similar to the styling of the 1947 to 1953 Chevrolet
Motor Trucks:-
Chevrolet Stake Motor Truck of 1948-1953:-
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Chevrolet Pickup Motor Truck of 1953:-
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Chevrolet 1-Ton Panel Van of 1948:-
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Chevrolet Fire Engine of 1953:-
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The Chevrolet Cab Over Engine Motor Trucks of 1947 to 1955 had a family resemblance to the normal control Chevrolet and Bedford lorries:-

Chevrolet COE Fire Engine,that looks as though it’s been converted in to a flat-bodied motor truck:-
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The GMC Motor Trucks of 1948-1955 also had very similar styling:-
GMC Hastert Pumper Fire Engine of 1953:-
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VALKYRIE.