1939 Bedford-Scammell OSS

1939 Bedford-Scammell OSS in Foyle's War, TV Series, 2002-2015 Ep. 3.03

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

0:04:23 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2008-08-05 16:10	Listed as Bedford Scammell on DVLA and over seven years too young to appear in the series... The vehicle details for MYV 295 are: Date of Liability 01 06 2009 Date of First Registration 03 09 1952 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Colour WHITE -- Last edit: 2008-08-05 16:16:20
chris40 ◊ 2008-08-05 16:45	The registration may be seven years too young, but I don't think the truck is. I suspect it of being ex-Royal Navy; post-war O-series Bedfords usually had a prominent chrome badge on top of the grille.
Sunbar ◊ 2008-08-05 17:06	A good observation, its best to list it as 1945 or later then.
Sunbar ◊ 2014-03-20 15:07	Bedford O-type introduced 1939, with limited production due to WWII, resumed production 1945-53. Bedford-Scammell artics for gross loads of up to 12 tons were listed as factory produced models from 1938.
Sunbar ◊ 2014-05-08 18:22	Another seen in episode 3.01 'The French Drop' 0:15:12 It appears the registration number was modified to read 'LJU 898' for the episode... The vehicle details for EJU 898 are: Date of Liability 01 08 2014 Date of First Registration 01 01 1948 Year of Manufacture 1948 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500cc Fuel Type PETROL Vehicle Colour BLUE