Thread: Bedford trucks

This was my Mitsi replacement for my TK Bedford with a two speed diff, way back in the mid 1980s. The extra speed gave us a few more deliveries out of the yard everyday!

Met a guy in England a couple of years ago, he has a full time business buying, restoring and selling Bedfords. He said good ones are getting difficult to find now and he even retrieving from Europe. Great what population and money adds to opportunities

Yep the Mitsi was a dually hence two photos

About 10 years ago a mate of mine got a J2, we painted it yellow, fitted white and black vinyl floor, stripper pole and provision for two kegs with handles etc. Was heaps of fun, so he sold it for ridiculous money and built another. Ended up on police 10/7 AND Motorway Patrol (I wasn't involved those times) on separate occasions.

They also make great campers if you don't mind being mistaken for gypsies.

Yes perfect

300 cubic inch petrol engine.

An ex-employer of mine had a RL as a fire tanker for its forestry operations. It had some kind of cable actuated diff locks on it front and rear. With a full tank of water it went anywhere. I recall watching it plow through a hillside of 5-6 year old pines like they were weeds once.

Originally Posted by Tommy

About 10 years ago a mate of mine got a J2, we painted it yellow, fitted white and black vinyl floor, stripper pole and provision for two kegs with handles etc. Was heaps of fun, so he sold it for ridiculous money and built another. Ended up on police 10/7 AND Motorway Patrol (I wasn't involved those times) on separate occasions.

They also make great campers if you don't mind being mistaken for gypsies.

I think I might know the guy and Bedford as well

Let me guess northdude, you've smelt his truck too?

Originally Posted by Pointer

Let me guess northdude, you've smelt his truck too?

No I smelt the stripper pole

Gotta be careful doing that, next you'll be licking em and you tongue will stick! Bloody embarrassing when she lands on ya head!

Didn't lick it but I hurt myself badly trying to do what they do on it

Originally Posted by northdude

Didn't lick it but I hurt myself badly trying to do what they do on it

Which one? The first one had a stainless pole, the second was an acrylic jobbie with bubbles and colour changing lights and shit

the stainless one my nuts didnt like it thought i might break the acrylic one

I remember that the Drainage Board bought new Bedford's in the 80's as they were the only commercial vehicles you could buy that still ran on petrol. They wanted petrol engines to run on biogas from the sewerage plant. Awful things do drive compared to the Japanese diesels of the era.

I learnt to drive in a J1 which my dad bought brand new at the time on the farm in northland. Started when I was around 5yr old. The old man would put it in first gear and jump out and I would stand on the seat and steer it around the hay paddock while he picked up the bales. When I was big enough to push the clutch in and change gear myself, he taught me how to do hand brake slides but threatened me with my life if I ever did one with him on the back loading hay . Sat my license in the old girl. Them were the days!