Bedford Lkw: Bücher - Geschichte und Technik

Trucks in Camera- Bedford

'You see them everywhere' was the slogan adopted by Bedford when advertising its commercial vehicles in the 1930s and it held true for many decades. The company set out to produce reliable vehicles at an economic price.
Catering to the small trader with its 30cwt and 2 ton trucks, and 6cwt and 10/12cwt vans, the company was one of the leading manufacturers within its first seven years.

During the war Bedford produced more than 250,000 lorries for the armed forces, such as the 15cwt 'pneumonia wagons' and the more solid 3-tonners. With a return to peacetime conditions, Bedford was able to produce new vehicles which it had been unable to launch during the war but regained market supremacy by 1947, when the company produced its 500,000th truck - the first British manufacturer to reach this figure.

Bedford entered the market for heavier vehicles in 1950 and its one millionth truck was produced in 1958. Two years later the first of the TK range was announced and the concept of cab ahead of engine was introduced. This basic chassis layout has been followed ever since.
The changes of design, use and loads carried in the course of 50 years of steady progress are illustrated in this book, which proves the truth of the slogan, 'You see them everywhere'.

Bedford Commercials of the 1930s (Nostalgia Road)

Something of a 'one-off' in that this book is a faithful reproduction of a publication the company intended to launch in 1939. The outbreak of war meant that 'You See Them Everywhere' never went to press and production was switched from commercial to military vehicles at Vauxhall Motors and its Bedford subsidiary, an omission that was put right 65 years later.

Bedford TM: TM-Series, 4-4 and 6-6 - The Last Bedfords for the British Army (British Cold War Military Trucks)

Die LKW der "TM" Familie sind allradgetriebene Logistikfahrzeuge, die von Bedford Vehicles in der letzten Dekade des Kalten Krieges gefertigt wurden.
Die Familie besteht aus den TM 4-4 der 8-Tonnen Nutzlastklasse und den TM 6-6 der 14-Tonnen Nutzlastklasse. Dazu gehören auch 4x4- und 6x6-getriebene Modelle mit und ohne Selbstbergewinde sowie mit und ohne CALM-Kran, ein 4x4 Muldenkipper und einige Spezialvarianten.
Seit ihrer Indienststellung Anfang der 1980er Jahre bildeten die TM-LKW das Rückgrat der Logistikkräfte der ersten, zweiten und dritten Versorgungsebene der British Army. Im Rahmen ihrer Dienstzeit kamen die TM-LKW mit britischen Truppenteilen überall auf der Welt zum Einsatz.

Vorliegende Publikation zeigt die Technik, den Einsatz, vor allem aber die Varianten der TM LKW-Familie in zahlreichen bisher unveröffentlichten Manöverfotos auf.