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Bedford
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Because the import of lorries was not worthwhile any more due to the world economic crisis, Bedford was founded as a commercial motor vehicle manufacturer in 1930. Bedford mainly manufactured delivery vans, light lorries and buses, which had a very large spreading in Great Britain and Ireland. Fire-fighting vehicles and ambulances were modified based on the different lorry models, too. The first Bedford’s were copies of successful American Chevrolet lorries. Besides that, Bedford produced a whole series of lorries for the British army. Captured exemplars of these reliable vehicles were used by the Wehrmacht, too.
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Year of construction:
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Payload in MT:
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Quantity:
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Military vehicles:
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Bedford MW series (4x2)
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1939-1945
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ca. 0.76 (15cwt)
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ca. 66,000
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Bedford OX series (4x2)
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1939-1945
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ca. 1,5 (30cwt)
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ca. 92,000
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Bedford OY series (4x2)
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1939-1945
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3.0
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72,385
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Bedford QL (4x4)
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1941-1945
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3.0
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52,250
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Lorries:
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Bedford WHG, WLG
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1931-1940
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2.0
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Bedford WS
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1931-1940
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ca. 1.5 (30cwt)
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Bedford VX, VY
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1932-1934
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0.4 - 0.6 (8-12cwt)
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Bedford ASXC, ASYC
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1933-1940
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ca. 0.4 (8cwt)
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Bedford WTS, WTL
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1934-1940
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3.0
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Bedford VXC, VYC
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1934-1935
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0.5/0.6 (10/12cwt)
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Bedford BXC, BYC
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1935-1940
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ca. 0.6 (12cwt)
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Bedford HC
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1938-1947
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ca. 0.25 (5cwt)
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Bedford K
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1939-1953
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ca. 1.5 (30cwt)
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Bedford MS, ML
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1939-1953
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2.0
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ca. 400
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Bedford OS, OL
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1939-1952
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3.0
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Bedford JC
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1940-1948
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ca. 0.5 (10cwt)
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Bedford OW Serie
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1941-1945
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5.0
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Omnibuses:
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Bedford WHB
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1931-1935
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Bedford WLB
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1931-1940
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Bedford WTB
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1935-1940
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Bedford OB
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1939-1951
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Bedford OWB
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1942-1945
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