Bedford SLZ 7-Ton BBC Outside Broadcast Unit

Bedford SLZ in Arabesque, Movie, 1966

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2007-03-15 05:02
Sunbar ◊ 2007-03-15 14:00	Bedford S-type by the style of the grill?
sixcyl ◊ 2007-10-28 20:47
Sunbar ◊ 2015-11-23 12:20	It looks too short for the SB bus chassis as seen from the Triumph Thunderbird bike listing, and is therefore probably built on the S-type 7-ton long wheelbase chassis-scuttle (SLZ). The grey colour of the truck, words 'Television' and 'Ealing 1171' could indicate the Ealing Studios as owned by BBC Television Film Studios (1955-1992). If so its unlikely to be an outside broadcast unit as used in the movie, more likely as normal transport.
Sunbar ◊ 2021-11-11 12:49	This appears to be another Bedford S-type in use as an EMI Colour TV Outside Broadcast demonstration unit in about 1958. -- Last edit: 2021-11-11 12:49:52