1939 Bedford M-Type

1939 Bedford M-Type in Dale Days, Documentary, 1942-1949

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

00:23:57 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-02-17 16:09	Collecting milk for the Hawes dairy to make into Wensleydale cheese - as enjoyed by Wallace & Gromit several decades later. XG 7394 = 1939 Middlesbrough issue.
jcb ◊ 2014-02-17 16:44	Nice clear pictures but can't see rear wheels . Think its an M type which has a longer bonnet than the heavier O type . -- Last edit: 2014-02-17 16:44:38
dsl ◊ 2014-02-19 01:14	Comment from /vehicle_34215-Bedford-M-Type-1946.html aecsouthall wrote The green one is a Bedford M type, the red one is an O type. The visible clue is the number of slats on the bonnet side panel. The O type did not have three even sets of slats - it had 2 wide sets flanked by 2 small sets. So this one is M-Type.
jcb ◊ 2014-02-20 09:56	Yes definetly the bigger O type had shorter bonnet as it was semi forward control ( ie footwells alongside the engine ) to give a longer load bed in the overall length. -- Last edit: 2014-02-20 10:00:40