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At the outbreak of WW II, Bedford was contracted by the British War Office to produce a 3 ton 4×4 general service truck. A pilot model was ready in February 1940 and quantity production started in March 1941. [1] The Bedford QL was in production from 1941 to 1945 and was Bedford's first vehicle series built for the military. [2]
Bedford introduced the 3 ton WT series in November 1933. Again, a short wheelbase WHT (9 feet 3 inches (2,820 mm)), or long wheelbase WLG (13 feet 1 inch (3,990 mm)) version was offered. A change in design of the WLG produced the WTL, with its cab, internal combustion engine and radiator moved forward to allow a 14 feet (4.3 m) bodylength. In ...
Wheelbase: 3.962 m (13 ft 0 in) Length: 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in) Width: 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) ... The Bedford RL was based on the Bedford SCL, a civilian 7-ton truck. The ...
Bedford OXC towing a Queen Mary trailer Bedford OXD captured by Germans in Hungary, 1944. The OX was a short-wheelbase version of the OY, designed for a 30 cwt (1.5 ton) payload. It had a semi-forward cab that resembled the 15-cwt Bedford MW. [2]
The Bedford S was used extensively by haulers and general trades through the 1950s and 1960s. The chassis was used for fire engines and, in 1966, to carry the first liquid egg tanker . [ 4 ] The vehicle was the basis for the Bedford RL all-wheel-drive transport that served in large numbers with the British Army .
The Bedford TK was a truck manufactured by Bedford. Launched in 1960 to replace the Bedford S type, the TK was scheduled to be replaced by the Bedford TL in 1981, but manufacturing of the TK continued as a cheaper alternative. A military 4x4 version, the Bedford MK (later MJ), [1] was also produced.
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