1948 Bedford M-Type
1948 Bedford M-Type in Orders Are Orders, Movie, 1954
Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: 
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◊ 2018-10-16 23:37 |
If JML plate, = Middlesex, Sept-Dec 1938. |
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◊ 2018-10-17 14:40 |
DML845 or (possibly OML845). |
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◊ 2018-10-17 16:51 |
O-type was June 1939 introduction therefore 1947-50 for OML845 I guess? |
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◊ 2018-10-17 17:01 |
OML was Jan 1947 to Jan 1949, "allocated in blocks", 845 likely to be 1948. |
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◊ 2018-10-18 08:46 |
Seems strange that Bedford’s made the O and M types side by side when there really wasn’t that much difference. They could have standardised on the O with its longer load area and dropped the M to save costs. That engine was pretty reliable, was the access afforded by the longer bonnet that important? -- Last edit: 2018-10-18 08:46:42 |
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◊ 2018-10-18 14:50 |
A good question, yes the M-type (and K-type) could potentially be based on the O-type cab and front end of the chassis. I guess there was the concern that the O-type, as you point out, was a slightly compromised design to minimise the combined cab-bonnet length. How many specific panels that could be commonised is I guess limited to the all those in front of and including the cab's bulkhead/firewall. But yes I see no reason that the whole truck range could be semi-forward control. Its worth noting that Dodge UK (Kew) 1939-1948 had even more of a normal control versus semi-forward control overlap in its truck range compared with Bedford. Maybe truck operators were considered to be more conservative when buying trucks and the need for semi-forward control had to be established on the heavier trucks where the increased load-length could be utilised more readily. |
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◊ 2018-10-18 18:09 |
Morris-Commercial did the same, but theirs was a decidedly snub nosed effort resulting in a long loading area suitable as a pantechnicon or possibly a long dropsider. The difference in this case was quite marked, so probably worth the effort. /vehicle_810887-Morris-Commercial-CVF-1945.html -- Last edit: 2018-10-18 18:10:48 |
