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Bedford Vehicles, usually shortened to just Bedford, was a brand of vehicle produced by Vauxhall Motors, which was ultimately owned by General Motors (GM).

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Vauxhall Motors is one of the oldest established vehicle manufacturers and distribution companies in Great Britain and has its headquarters in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.

The Bedford TJ normal control light truck was introduced in , available with either petrol or diesel engines. In , the third generation of the Vauxhall Corsa went on sale, after having its world premier launch at the British International Motor Show at ExCeL London. This variant was popularly known as the "Queen Mary". Vauxhall Motors was given one year to design and produce a suitable heavy tank. BT Group plc which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator.

BEDFORD Vehicles cars, buses, vans and trucks England UK – Myn Transport Blog

Established in and constructing commercial vehicles , Bedford Vehicles was a leading international truck brand, with substantial export sales of light, medium, and heavy trucks throughout the world.

The brand was retired in , subsequent GM Europe light commercials would be branded as either Vauxhall or Opel depending on market. History Until , General Motors GM assembled trucks in Brazil from parts manufactured at their Canadian works. This enabled them to import vehicles into Britain under Imperial Preference , which favoured products from the British Empire as far as import duties were concerned. However, the Chevrolet LQ and AC continued in production alongside the new product for a further year.

In August , a bus chassis was added to the range, and was designated WHB and WLB. The AS series of vans continued in production until 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.

In , the WTB bus version appeared, and the WS and VYC models were updated — the latter being redesignated BYC as it was fitted with the engine and synchromesh gearbox of the Big Six Vauxhall cars.

Mid saw a complete revamp of Bedfords; with only the HC van continuing in production. Many of the trucks sold by Bedford between June and September were requisitioned for military use on the outbreak of World War II; many were abandoned after the retreat from Dunkirk, rendered useless to the enemy by removing the engine oil drain plug and running the engine.

Because the German armed forces in were, contrary to their popular image, desperately short of motor transport, many of these captured Bedfords were repaired and pressed into service alongside Opel Blitz also part of GM trucks by the German armed forces — although the Bedfords mainly filled second line roles, including civil defence. Production of the new range ceased, apart from a few examples made for essential civilian duties, when Bedford went onto a war footing.

Production resumed in This entered service as the MW in , and 65, examples had been built by the end of World War II in The MW appeared in a bewildering range of roles, as a water tanker, general duties truck, personnel carrier, petrol tanker, wireless truck and anti-aircraft gun tractor — among others. The K-, M-, and O-series lorries were quickly redesigned for military use. This was largely a matter of styling, involving a sloping bonnet with a flat front with headlights incorporated and a crash bar to protect the radiator in a minor collision.

The military versions were designated OX and OY series, and again were put to a wide range of tasks, including mobile canteens, tankers, general purpose lorries, and a version with a Tasker semi-trailer used by the Royal Air Force to transport dismantled or damaged aircraft. A number of Bedford OXD 1.

A total of 72, OY and 24, OX lorries were built. The Armadillo was an OY fitted for airfield defence with Lewis guns and an ex-aircraft COW 37 mm gun. Bedford supplied numerous trucks and tanks to the Soviet Union during World War II. An experimental version used the track unit of a bren gun carrier , or Universal Carrier , as an answer to the German half-track vehicles, which had superior cross-country capability.

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