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ERF-NGC-European » Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:06 pm
That looks like a 1930s model and advert to me, Rikki. Might be worth looking at CM’s '30s archives rather than the '50s ones. Robert.UNQUOTE.
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5thWheel
I agree,it’s probably the 30’s,left handed shovels were very rare in the 50’s,but quite prevalent in the 30’s!! UNQUOTE.
The above two comments are certainly right:The Bedford lorry,owned by R.G.Carter, in the Transport By Bedford advertisement dates from
from the 1930s,and the actual advertisement almost certainly does too.
Here is an heavily edited excerpt from one of my posts on the Bedford Lorries,You Used To See Them Everywhere thread,QV below.
The Bedford lorry model dates from 1934-1939,and is probably a WTL Long Wheelbase 3-Ton 4x2 Lorry model,1934-1939.
NOTE:As I say in my Bedford post,in 1938 the entire W models were facelifted with the K,M,O front end styling,the somewhat square W cab
was retained.The new K,M,O, models were introduced in 1939 with a new streamlined cab
So this information narrows this Bedford advertisement down from 1934 to the 1937-1938 period,I should think.
Re: Bedford Lorries, you used to see them everywhere
Postby VALKYRIE » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:56 am
Bedford Lorries,Motorcoaches,Buses and Vans.TruckNetUK.
PART 1,PAGE 3.
This is my salute to Bedford motor vehicles,with,hopefully,some interesting comments -personel,
historical,factual,informative,etc .It does not document every model of Bedford motor vehicle.
My favourite Bedford vans,lorries,motorcoaches and buses are:-
Bedford HC/JC/PCV Van NUO 497,1947-1952:-
flickr.com/photos/fryske/4696969950/
A relative of mine learnt to drive and passed his driving test driving one of these,he said that it was a good vehicle to drive .
Bedford CA Van 857 JOA,1952-1969:-
flickr.com/photos/22009880@N06/3006161506
Very popular as Vans,Ice Cream Vans and Dormobile Camping Motor Homes .
The Bedford marque started production in 1931,and it’s lorry,bus and motorcoach range was the W-
Series for most of the 1930s decade:-
WS 30 Cwt,1932-1939.
WHG Short Wheelbase 2-Ton,1931-1939.
WLG Long Wheelbase 2-Ton,1931-1939.
WTH Short Wheelbase 3-ton,1934-1939.
WTL Long Wheelbase 3-Ton,1934-1939.
WHB Motorcoach/Bus 14-Seat Model,1931-1933.
WLB Motorcoach/Bus 20-Seat Model,1931-1935.
WTB Motorcoach/Bus 26-Seat Model,1935-1939.
NOTE:Some Bedford lorry models were also bodied as buses and motorcoaches.
The Bedford 27 HP Petrol Engine of 44 BHP was the standard engine,which was uprated to 57 BHP and
then to 64 BHP.This engine was replaced by the new Bedford 28 HP 72 BHP Petrol Engine in 1938,which went on to power the new K,M and O range from 1939.
The 30 Cwt and 2-ton models were re-styled with the 3-ton models 1934 styling in that year,and in
1938 the whole range was re-styled with the front end styling and radiator grille of the later
K,M and O models which replaced the W-Series in 1939.But the 1934 style cab was retained - this
cab was replaced on the K,M and O models with a smoother,curvier and streamlined cab.
Bedford WLT 3-Ton LWB 4x2 Lorry model,operated by R.G.Carter in a Transport By Bedford advertisement of 1934 to circa 1937-1938:-
Bedford WLG,Dropside-Bodied,2-Ton LWB 4x2 Lorry,EPX 622,West Sussex,February-May 1939.In 1938 W models were restyled with the later K,M,O,models front end,but W cab was retained.Preserved. CCMV:-
Bedford O Series OSAT 3-4 Ton or OSBT 5 Ton,Tipper-Bodied,4x2 Lorry,FAR 930,Hertfordshire,June-August 1939.Preserved.In 1939 K,M,O series models replaced W models,retaining 1938 front end styling but with a new 1939 streamlined cab:-
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