Yup, those mountings with a ball on them are for mounting a ring on, onto which a machine-gun could be fitted. (As I understand it, anyway.) Mine doesn't have those, but what it *does* have is the rot where the roof panel meets up with the top of the back wall, above the window. 😆 You'll perhaps have noticed that, where panels like that overlap, there was no painting or coating before it was fitted. So inside a lot of things -- including some rather structural bits -- there's the dreaded rot eating away at it. (The under-floor structure of the cab on mine has been so badly rusted that it's nearly nonexistant, and was patched *over* at some point in its commercial life. Again with no paint to protect the inside of the enclosed areas.)
Pretty much. Welded together, *then* painted; no cavity wax, no seam sealer. Pretty common at the time, I think. Construction techniques and materials have come a long way over the last 60 years...
Carl, only a few was ever fitted out with the meadows generator, if you phone deep cut army barracks give them the military registration and small fee hopefully they can get the military b card, history of the Bedford rl. Sammy.
Hi carl, your truck is lovely mate, mine is needs working on but it's also 1953 military registration was 54BJ91 made in February 1953 yours is even older at one point my head lights was just like your one. Nice to see another one same as mine, I've got the little film on RUclips have a look mate. Sam.
Is the bike ok?
Fully repaired
@@picksprojects6276 Good to hear.
great video, I used to drive one of these bedfords , they were the best.and easy to maintain
Thank you, me and the family have loads of fun driving and camping in her
It came over here too near disley
Yup, those mountings with a ball on them are for mounting a ring on, onto which a machine-gun could be fitted. (As I understand it, anyway.) Mine doesn't have those, but what it *does* have is the rot where the roof panel meets up with the top of the back wall, above the window. 😆 You'll perhaps have noticed that, where panels like that overlap, there was no painting or coating before it was fitted. So inside a lot of things -- including some rather structural bits -- there's the dreaded rot eating away at it. (The under-floor structure of the cab on mine has been so badly rusted that it's nearly nonexistant, and was patched *over* at some point in its commercial life. Again with no paint to protect the inside of the enclosed areas.)
It seems they only paint what they can see and they didn't use any sealant either lol
Pretty much. Welded together, *then* painted; no cavity wax, no seam sealer. Pretty common at the time, I think. Construction techniques and materials have come a long way over the last 60 years...
Carl, only a few was ever fitted out with the meadows generator, if you phone deep cut army barracks give them the military registration and small fee hopefully they can get the military b card, history of the Bedford rl. Sammy.
Hi carl, did your rl used to be a generator lorry with the black watch regiment. Sammy.
Sammy Coyle it did have a generator on it. A 27 kva meadow but don't weather it was In that regiment or not but would love to know it's history
Hi carl, your truck is lovely mate, mine is needs working on but it's also 1953 military registration was 54BJ91 made in February 1953 yours is even older at one point my head lights was just like your one. Nice to see another one same as mine, I've got the little film on RUclips have a look mate. Sam.
Sammy Coyle thanks for your message. Il check it out cheers