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1938 Bedford BYC. In 1932 Bedford produced its first light commercial van, it was marketed on the 12 cwt category and was based on the Vauxhall Cadet passenger car but had a more powerful Chevrolet-derived 6-cylinder engine and a heavier American rear axle (taken from the contemporary Chevrolet Independence) which was added in order to accommodate the larger cargo capacity that the van was ...
P. Packard; Packard Eight; Packard Six; Panhard et Levassor Dynamic; Panhard CS; Peerless Motor Company; Peugeot 201; Peugeot 301 (1932–1936) Peugeot 302; Peugeot 401
The Fiat 626 was an Italian medium truck that met specifications for the Italian army and air force for military operations prior to World War II. The Fiat 626 NLM operated in Italian North Africa (1940–1943), Italian East Africa (1940–1941), the Balkans (1940–1944), France (1940–1944), and the Soviet Union (1941-1943/44).
The Lancia Ro, Lancia Ro-Ro and Lancia 3Ro were 4x2 heavy trucks built by Italian manufacturer Lancia from the 1930s through the 1940s for military and civilian use. The 2-cylinder diesel Ro was produced from 1933 to 1939, the 3-cylinder diesel Ro-Ro from 1935 to 1939 and the improved 5-cylinder diesel 3Ro from 1938 to 1947.
Volume passenger car production ended in 1940 with the buildup of truck orders for the French army, though an unknown number were made during the German occupation, at least till 1942. Under the occupation, because of its proximity to the German border, the contents of the Matford Stasbourg factory were moved to Ford's Cologne plant, while a ...
The truck was powered by a 1911 cc four-cylinder petrol engine, with a 1767 cc four-cylinder Diesel engine made available in 1936. One major customer was the French military, who ordered large quantities of Type 23s after the declaration of World War II. At the time of the German invasion, more than 12,000 had been delivered in less than ten ...
It was in production in England, where it is sometimes remembered as the "Ford Eight", [2] reflecting its fiscal horsepower rating, from 1932 until September 1937, [1] The car was also produced in France (where it was known as the Ford 6 CV, despite actually falling within the 5CV French car tax band) [3] from 1932 to 1934, and in Germany as the Ford Köln from 1933 to 1936.
The vehicles produced were versions of the 170 V, but in 1946 only 214 vehicles were produced and they were all light trucks or ambulances. [3] Passenger car production resumed in July 1947, but volumes were still very low, with just 1,045 170 Vs produced that year. There was no return for the various open topped models from the 1930s.