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The Bedford MW was a 15 cwt (760 kg) 4x2 truck, powered by a Bedford 72 bhp (54 kW) six-cylinder inline 210 cu in (3.5 L) petrol engine through a four speed transmission. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Despite lacking four wheel drive and so being unsuited for off-road use, the MW's powerful engine, short wheel base, low centre of gravity and relatively light ...
The CS8 was a two-wheel drive two axle (4x2) light truck designed to carry 15 long cwt (1,700 lb; 760 kg) loads. [ 4 ] [ 2 ] The CS8 was powered by a 212.7 cu in (3,485 cm 3 ) 6-cylinder inline sidevalve petrol engine [ a ] that delivered 60 bhp (45 kW) at 2,800 rpm and driven through a four-speed transmission; its suspension was by live axles ...
Ford F8 CMP truck with Type 11 cab. Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) trucks were mutually coherent ranges of military trucks, made in large numbers, in several classes and numerous versions, by Canada's branches of the U.S. 'Big Three' auto-makers during World War II, compliant to British Army specifications, [nb 1] primarily intended for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies ...
The Fordson WOT2 had a nominal 15-cwt (3/4 ton) payload The Fordson WOT (from War Office 'type' or 'truck') was a military truck produced by Ford of Britain in the Second World War . From 1939 to 1945, around 130,000 units were produced at the Ford Dagenham plant with almost half being the WOT2.
The vehicle was based on a Morris Commercial C9 4x2 15 long cwt (760 kg) truck chassis. On this chassis, a riveted hull was mounted with an open-topped two-man turret. The armament consisted of either Boys anti-tank rifle and Bren light machine gun or Vickers machine g
Loyd carriers were available in three "numbers", which were available in two "marks"; all manufactured during wartime, and varied in the type/sourcing of the Ford V8 sidevalve engine they were powered by: [3] No. 1 - British Ford V8 engine (21 stud) and gearbox; No. 2 - US Ford V8 engine (24 stud) and gearbox; No. 3 - Ford Canada V8 engine (24 ...
In 1935, Bedford began the development of a 15 cwt truck for the British War Office. This entered service as the MW in 1939, and 65,995 examples had been built by the end of the war in 1945. The MW appeared in a wide range of roles, as a water tanker, general duties truck, personnel carrier, petrol tanker, wireless truck and anti-aircraft gun ...
There were two major changes to the mechanical side of the vehicle, and two independent ones to the body. The engine/chassis design was used on other Morris types, such as the C8 Morris 15 cwt truck. A long-wheelbase version was used to produce the C9B self-propelled Bofors Light Anti-Aircraft Tractor.