This Bedford has some very good history, Regards Larry.
Watford Classics, Regards Larry.
marcus 22:
Hi lescouple of bedford photos i have.
regards
mark
I read somewhere that it was Gerald Knowles who is credited as the man who invented the KM double bumper.
He felt they had no driver protection in an accident so fitted the double bumpers shown in your photo himself.
Bedford then adopted the design as a standard fit.
Soldier z:
marcus 22:
Hi lescouple of bedford photos i have.
regards
mark
I read somewhere that it was Gerald Knowles who is credited as the man who invented the KM double bumper.
He felt they had no driver protection in an accident so fitted the double bumpers shown in your photo himself.
Bedford then adopted the design as a standard fit.
I don’t think that can be true i’m afraid -ive never seen a pic of an early KM with a single bumper.
andrew.s:
I don’t think that can be true i’m afraid -ive never seen a pic of an early KM with a single bumper.
Gerald fitted them to standard TK’s and Bedford latched onto his idea for the KM.
Pete.
windrush:
andrew.s:
I don’t think that can be true i’m afraid -ive never seen a pic of an early KM with a single bumper.Gerald fitted them to standard TK’s and Bedford latched onto his idea for the KM.
Pete.
ah I see.i slightly misunderstood soldier z’s post- I thought he meant Gerald Knowles started fitting them to km’s and Bedford copied him lol. 
Here in Belgium in one word money-makers…not only with breweries also in the deliveries
of timber where the idea of exchanging with trailers (so the workers had no stress during
the day with collecting and loading) was optimal. My family in law had this timber-company
with a long lasting history. Oh yeah…the code on the brochure I bought was Bedford ERT8.
By the way the company had several ‘odd’ makes likes BP for side-lifttrucks from Italy.
J-P
One from Atlas express
This 3 axles was in Uruguay last April.
some of my dads many tk’s over the years. bilofix / crc429 + 177bnv all had leylands , nuk385e really was off to st tropez, it made the trip many times and never failed to return under its own steam.
tony
tonyj105:
some of my dads many tk’s over the years. bilofix / crc429 + 177bnv all had leylands , nuk385e really was off to st tropez, it made the trip many times and never failed to return under its own steam.tony
Morning Tony,
Was NUK 385E bought second hand off Harris Caravan Transport from Wolverhampton?
pete smith:
tonyj105:
some of my dads many tk’s over the years. bilofix / crc429 + 177bnv all had leylands , nuk385e really was off to st tropez, it made the trip many times and never failed to return under its own steam.tony
Morning Tony,
Was NUK 385E bought second hand off Harris Caravan Transport from Wolverhampton?
you know, i do believe you’re correct, it did come from around there. crackin motor , dad loved it , body was so good it got transplanted onto a new d series in 1980.
tonyj105:
pete smith:
tonyj105:
some of my dads many tk’s over the years. bilofix / crc429 + 177bnv all had leylands , nuk385e really was off to st tropez, it made the trip many times and never failed to return under its own steam.tony
Morning Tony,
Was NUK 385E bought second hand off Harris Caravan Transport from Wolverhampton?you know, i do believe you’re correct, it did come from around there. crackin motor , dad loved it , body was so good it got transplanted onto a new d series in 1980.
Thanks for the reply Tony, your motor may be in this photo!
At a show in 2010.
colinwallace1:
At a show in 2010.10
I like that very much colin!!
Is it Detroit powered?-the twin stacks and air intakes would suggest as much.i’d gladly drive that every day lol
the commer looks the business too!!!
great pics