Bedford

November 1909.

1913.

1937. Bedford WS11.

1949. Bedford Duple OB.

1949. Bedford Duple 29-seater. Exhibit at the Oxford Bus Museum.

1951. Bedford Duple SB. 33-seats.

Exhibit at the Oxford Bus Museum.

Exhibit at the Oxford Bus Museum.

1959 Van

1968. Bedford CA.

1961. Bedford J1.

1956. Green Goddess.

1966. Model J5.

1939. Model ML.

1970. Model TK.

1981. Model TK.

were manufacturers of commercial vehicles from 1931 to 1992.

Cars

• 1959 Advert on this page for the new look Bedford Van.

• Beagle 1964-73.

Lorries

• 1902 The Vauxhall Iron Works produced marine engines and also petrol-engined cars.

• 1931 Chevrolet trucks designed in the USA were produced by Vauxhall under. the Bedford name.

• 1939 A range from 12cwt to 5ton were available.

• WW2 Production for the war department totalled 250,000 trucks with the 15cwt being the most numerous.

• 1947 Civilian production was resumed.

• 1950 The first of the Big Bedfords was produced - the 7-ton S-type.

• 1960 The TK range was launched.

• 1968 The KM range up to 24 ton gvw were produced.

• 1972 Up to 32 ton gvw produced.

• 1976 The TJ bonnetted range introduced.

• 1983 Control passed to General Motors' Worldwide Truck and Bus Group.

• 1986 Decision made to stop heavy vehicle production.

• 1987 Sold to AWD Ltd who acquired the Dunstable plant but they went to the receivers in 1992.

Buses

See Bedford: Buses

Sources of Information

• British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
• Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris