This unusual twin-steer Bedford appeared in the April 22, 1977 edition of Motor Transport - and was used to illustrate a story about a new demountable system. Strangely there was no reference to the Bedford itself, which presumably must have been a real rarity?
So did Bedford actually build these extended cabs, or was the conversion carried-out by another firm. Does anybody know how many were built, or indeed if any have survived?
Thanks for all your comments on this one.
The latest comes from Phil Reed - who had my job a 'few' years ago. According to him this is an aftermarket conversion - as indicated by the huge distance between the two axles. He reckons this would have given the truck a similar turning circle to the Queen Mary!
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Bedford offered a "chinese six" 6x2 from their factory. It was designated the "KG 6x2" and was a 14.5 tonner powered by the Bedford 466 engine. I don't remember them ever offering a sleeper version of the TK cab though - that one is bloody ugly!
Posted by Richard Stanier | December 18, 2007 1:34 PM
Posted on December 18, 2007 13:34
I think that there's at least one of the Chinese 6 Bedfords in preservation. Whitbread ran them on dray work, and I think that someone else did too - was it Courage?
Posted by Chris Gardner | December 19, 2007 10:47 AM
Posted on December 19, 2007 10:47
That is indeed an ugly beast, especially the side window which looks like it wasn't installed square with the cab lines. At least this version would have been more a more comfortable overnight proposition than the standard cab - many drivers recall hard nights perched up on the shelf behind the seats in the normal TK.
Posted by Craig S | December 20, 2007 8:58 AM
Posted on December 20, 2007 08:58