Want to see old CF2's in a video on London streets, watch the video accompanying the recording artist 🎨? .....song "We Are What We Are" c. 1987, I think the group was called " The Other Ones", enjoy.😊
Nice too see some off these vehicles still about not many about now most have gone too the breakers yard my dad had three off these cf2 vans and I learned too drive and passed my test in one in the early 90s so great memories keep up the good work
A customer brought a mint bedford cf camper into my brothers garage. To have the rocker cover gasket changed. He had tried about three times himself before giving up. He said to my brothers partner you won't be able to do it either as was walking away. Rocker cover off weld a few tabs in it with the mig jobs a good one. Customer asks how did you do it John's reply when it needs a new gasket you will see for yourself. Classic when something won't fit you have to make it fit with a bit of thought. The customer was a real fussy bloke😁nice job al
What a cracking CF that is, always good when everything works straight away, I thinks thats a 2.0 engine the same as the Vauxhall Carlton had, the 2.3 was indeed a slant 4 petrol, as for whats next, I would go for the Austin, just because its complete, with the Morris being stripped you can never be sure its all there and replacing any missing bits wouldnt be easy.
Really interesting stuff. Surprised it was left a non runner with all of the engineers and mechanics they have at the tank museum, they can’t have been interested. This will be a great vehicle when it’s all done.
The Tank Museum went through a stage of selling off a lot of stuff, I think they are not interested in anything that isn't a tank (Got to appeal to the public). This probably wasn't considered worth the storage space (The museum is now thinking getting rid of a lot of its centurions or chieftains. It's argument is it should only keep the historically significant versions instead of the complete series.
I seem to recall that Landrover in its mk1 form 88" wheelbase and its "FC" ( Forward Controlled ) form used a Ferguson 4WD system with floor switch 😮😊❤
Great video. That green canvas envelope you came across was used for carrying the MoD vehicle documents for the authorised driver issued by the MT section.
What a great vid, my Dad had a CF from new for his plumbing business, sliding drivers door. Brought back some good memories of trips out. Just subbed too.
I found your channel by accident, ive just passed my city guilds in mechanic, really like your videos, love the old spring diesel you fixed, ive leared alot already, any jobs going hahaha, keep your videos coming kieren
Nice one. Enjoyed my first of your vids. Will be back. Might have pulled / checked the air filter before reconnecting on starting; vermin love nesting in there, but no dramas. Looks like the rear is typical MOD / Remploy cabinetry. Well made and might suit use in a workshop etc. Van will be historic shortly which will be nice. Plenty of character and great to see it getting a new life, regardless of what that is. Thanks for making!
Probably a mobile field laboratory used for analyzing soil etc. for traces of explosives possibly? The holes in the ceiling may have been for extraction from fume cupboards that were once fitted.
Yes I saw the bomb squad with them back in the day, there were Super ones as well for the SIS although no one noticed them as they were navy blue as I remember
Some military CF2s had an engine fitted with a steel channel frame. You took the grill off and, with a handle, wound the engine frame out forward, so you could work on the engine in front of the van! The system was also shown on BBCs 'Tomorrow's World'
Yes i remembrr that .the good old days a .so what we got today .engines no one csn repair It just goes to show our far bag that globalism started . I had a ford van just give up starting .a dieslel. Had three mechanics ome out to fic it .all turned up With .s lab top . Pluged it in all had the same answer . Havent got a clue. All Called them selfes Mechanics. One even sent a bill.
It's a pity they did not do that on all the cf,s. That is what put people off them. You had to drop the crossmember to get the engine out. That's why people preferred the transit front panel off trolly Jack and out with the motor peachy.😁
Dad had a 1987 Bedford CF2 van stone gray colour was brand new from Reid and Lee Exeter in Devon at the time and second claim to faim is iv got the same fuel transfer pump aswell small world
First van i ever worked on as an apprentice was a cf van, i changed the points but used the wrong screw to hold points in, to long and managed to break the dizzy drive shaft that was also the oil pump drive. I got my arse kicked big time 🙄 but i learnt a lesson 😢
@@mrstanhope1516 I bought it from a company called Simply Surf Bus, who originally got it from TransporterHQ (they’re on RUclips). It’s a bit of a handful as it’s been tuned to 350bhp, so probably not what most people would want…. I love it however lol! Rubbish on fuel and totally understand why most are diesel 😂
Memories as a kid father bought unseen a petrol CF crew bus off the forestry, towed it back with a Hillman Hunter car & homemade fixed tow bar, had a con rod through the engine, pulled that out & implanted a Perkins 4108 diesel , under powered & cos it was petrol originally had fuel problems when converted to diesel this was due to in tank fuel filter.
Fantastic. Used to drive a couple of CFs a long time ago. A 2.3 Vauxhall Slanty with a four speed box and a later diesel with a similar dogleg 5 speed box. No idea where the diesel engine originated or it’s capacity, but I estimated it to have about 50 horses it was so slow - but it’d go forever.
I seem to recall the diesel being a Perkins, a bit rusty with the specifics now. Some years since being concerned with old CF's or CF2's ( & CF2 4WD's )😊
Anything army or mod is very well maintained a mate of mine did military sevice after the war in the reme. They used to get him to do oil changes on stuff he used to pour the new oil away. He said they did not need oil changes it was still fresh. He was mad as he crashed an artic trailer into the commanding officer's hut taking the corner off it. Went down well with the CO not😁
The slant 4 Vauxhall of 1984, also had electronic ignition, incidentally my car tuning contractor of the day had a short wheelbase model CF with the Holden motor, SWB may have had smaller capacity Holden inline 6's, like 186, 173 or the 161 cubic inch ( 2850cc, 2600 or 2250 ).
Good vid that’s the two litre opel engine also fitted to mk1 Cavalier the slanting engine was a two point three never had a carb it had a watering can pokie but bloody thirsty
2 litre opel engine, same lump as the carlton 2000, carb is a zenith 34ihv, timing chain... 350 front brakes are drums and the shoes are obsolete, but there are alternatives. I have a CF2p here too
I had a diesel one of these as a work truck years ago - simplest vehicles ever to work on - I loved it. Dog slow, dog rough, but it would take silly loads & never cough. I wish I had it still.
Always had a soft spot for CF2's as my local ice cream man had a few and got 20 yrs out of them. I do remember the sound of the 2.0 Opel CIH engine lot
The Midlands Electricity Company had some of these Ferguson C.F's for their more rural area's, they did find they did bottom a bit across land so i think Ferguson fitted bigger wheels to the later model, but eventually the M.E.B went back to Land Rovers
My dad had 1 80s/90s meb Walsall looked like a bread van but went anywhere lol always said the breaks were terrible then it hit a mini bus from behind didn't stop in time lol
I know its probably not your thing but I love to see something on the Martin Bonser that was viewed a few times in the video. I'm liking your videos alot. Keep up the good work
At just 7900 miles and maintained by the Army, I knew it would start !. I used to drive one of these now and then, not for the Army but something similar. They were very slow vehicles for their day even with a five speed box. The box could be a bit weak and break if you loaded the vehicle up too much. The steering and clutch wasn’t too bad once on the move, but any slow speeds they were awful compared to commercial vehicles today. The brakes were barely adequate for the load. The design of them was a hangover from the BMC vehicles 1960’s. But well maintained they gave good service.
@@bryantbuijk9733 tbh, probably only 70hp, but the very same engine was used in a Vauxhall Firenza and tuneable Up 250bhp and used for racing by Vauxhall Teams.
the green wallet is the "works ticket" holder , used to have a form in it you put where to and from and signed the back to be able to drive the vehicle
Unsure if those green canvas pouches are still used, but they were common until really (surprisingly) recently, I mean ~2018. They look like the last remnant of Dad's Army 'Godfrey bags'. They might still be in use somewhere?
The small hose hanging over the left side of the engine from the carb goes to the hot air flap on the intake of the air filter. Always preferred the 2.3 engine myself and yes it is a slant 4. It's 30 odd years since I last had a CF....sigh!!!
Great job on the restart - the rest pray Green - wouldn’t be “Stobart Green” would it ?🤔 - would prefer the Morris next up, if only that it would be more of a challenge given it hasn’t run for almost double the year age ! Keep ‘em comin’ JCHK
I used to drive a 1.8 slant 4 CF with floor mounted 3 speed gearbox with Sliding front doors & barn doors at the back. Great around town but rubbish on the motorway at higher speeds - it needed the extra gears. M reg if I remember correctly so that would make it a 1973 model when I was an apprentice at GM.
I had a few of these back in the day they would out pull a Transit all week long. Put them against a headwind though and then you might as well walk home. The Opel 2.3 (Racing Engine) was a great engine and the same block as the petrol engine. Oddly enough as I remember the reason the 2.3 was a slant engine was due to a V8 block literally having its cast split in half to make a slanted 4 pot engine. This lump looks like the later Vauxhall 20ltr petrol though. The original 2 wheel drive trucks also had the Merc upside down gearbox, so IE reverse gear was where first should be. Great vid though Buddy..👍
Check for an air leak where the exhaust bolts to the inlet manifold as it corodes and will only idle with a bit of choke on.i had an idle and running problem with my Cf van and it caused me grief for a while.only found the problem once I had removed the engine when I did a V8 transplant because some one wanted my manifolds they were shot lol. If it won't idle once hot just spray some car cleaner where the join is and it will run fine.
Looks like the SOHC Opel Ascona/Manta 2 ltr engine which Bedford used latterly. They also used the Opel Diesel which wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, Perkins 108, while not fast, could lug all day no matter what weight you put on it. FF = Ferguson Formula. Nice van though👍👍
Love 1985 CF2 4x4, that engine would have been a 1979cc Opel. The 350p would have been the full sized Jumbo with duals on the rear axle. The weakest feature was the braking capability, always needing emery paper to free that grabbing brake problem. I owned one out in New Zealand until 1993 when the body rusted out. It was a modest 55,000k ( 33,000m ) of a 1984 CF350 with the slant 4 Vauxhall 2279cc & ZF4 speed manual box. The CF2 did feature in short bursts in the NZ scene, but usually in fleet buyers whom bought when GM in NZ were discouraging the practice. Those buyers were NZ telecom, Auckland Electric Power Board ( AEPB ), & NZ Police 🚔.. It was also common to have the Holden 202 ( 3310cc) inline 6 fitted to the CF2, when purchased for the buyer ( NZ ) St Johns Ambulance 🚑 😀. Sorry, no 4x4 in NZ, last breakers yard in NZ for these vehicles " Horopito Motors", see Hubnut ( UK ), love your video, Regards Vernon ( NZ ).👌😄👍
I drove one of these back in the day it wa "l" reg (Company vehicle) so around 1972 ish. Engine was a 2300 and I think the slant version was only used in cars t0 enable a lower bonnet line but not 100% sure of that. A little later I owned an "R" reg ('77.) Vauxhall 2300 VX estate and this had the slant engine.
The Bedford CF takes me back to when I was doing my apprenticeship I worked on one of them we put a rover V8 into one it was fantastic to drive that's a long time ago 😂😂
Ooh, where to begin......welll, as far as most Americans are concerned, drjving to the store in anything less than a small block Chevy or a 6 litre v10 deisel just doesn't cut the mustard, "like man, what a total dork man, driving a truck with a moped engine in it" for starters. I despair of my fellow countrymen.....
@@ScranMan-oi8qg to be fair America used to make hilariously big engines with no power 6 litre v8s delivering less than a 2.5l in europe. They built them big to cover massive distances without straining.
Did you know that the shelf with the two orange stripes that you've got that green box on flips right over and onto the top of the dash to give you better access to the top of the engine etc?
@@6DDIESELSDorset I can't remember if it has a clip to hold it, but on mine, you just put your hand under the shelf and pull it on it's hinges to rotate it to sit upside down on top of the dash
Used to drive a pre facelift one, you had to change the coil wires around to get it to start, good acceleration but I still have a stoop from the CF lean whilst driving it.
Great video. I grew up in Transits, we tried a few CF's but they were generally nowhere near as good as the Transits so we quickly got rid and went back to Fords. You got any Transits for a will it start?
Definitely the opel 2.0 litre, better on fuel than the 2.3..I had a cf2 mini bus with auto box and it was good mpg, at 60mph.. more comfort than the transit.mk1/2..
Looks like it could be a Bostrom hydraulic seat??? I had one on my 1977 2.3 CF1 ambulance. Don't ever buy an amulance. The mileometers only go up to 100,000; mine had 77,000 on it, but had obviously done around 200 to 300,000 and knackered!!!
I've got a feeling that reg plate was in a series of plates issued to British Telecom/post office telephones around the time of Buzby and the privatisation of BT.
Why would you buy an ultra rare 4x4 Bedford with 7000 miles and leave it parked outside on grass. Not a scrap of preserving oil or even a spray of wd40 on it anywhere. Why do folks who are too lazy/skint or have no dry storage buy these things and just leave the door bottoms etc to rot out.
Really enjoyed watching that mileage . I will look forward to seeing the next vid . Do like the older stuff, however that Bedford astra van caught my eye, any chance of a will it start and a tour ? 😆
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Ah,the jolly old Bedford CF,once such a common sight on our roads! Nice to see one being resurrected,well done,sir!
Want to see old CF2's in a video on London streets, watch the video accompanying the recording artist 🎨? .....song "We Are What We Are" c. 1987, I think the group was called " The Other Ones", enjoy.😊
2.0 cih looks like, Opel Manta/Vauxhall Carlton carb engine. Strong engine.
Nice too see some off these vehicles still about not many about now most have gone too the breakers yard my dad had three off these cf2 vans and I learned too drive and passed my test in one in the early 90s so great memories keep up the good work
A customer brought a mint bedford cf camper into my brothers garage. To have the rocker cover gasket changed. He had tried about three times himself before giving up. He said to my brothers partner you won't be able to do it either as was walking away. Rocker cover off weld a few tabs in it with the mig jobs a good one. Customer asks how did you do it John's reply when it needs a new gasket you will see for yourself. Classic when something won't fit you have to make it fit with a bit of thought. The customer was a real fussy bloke😁nice job al
What a cracking CF that is, always good when everything works straight away, I thinks thats a 2.0 engine the same as the Vauxhall Carlton had, the 2.3 was indeed a slant 4 petrol, as for whats next, I would go for the Austin, just because its complete, with the Morris being stripped you can never be sure its all there and replacing any missing bits wouldnt be easy.
Really interesting stuff. Surprised it was left a non runner with all of the engineers and mechanics they have at the tank museum, they can’t have been interested. This will be a great vehicle when it’s all done.
The Tank Museum went through a stage of selling off a lot of stuff, I think they are not interested in anything that isn't a tank (Got to appeal to the public). This probably wasn't considered worth the storage space (The museum is now thinking getting rid of a lot of its centurions or chieftains. It's argument is it should only keep the historically significant versions instead of the complete series.
Would have been a handy vehicle for carrying stuff round.
@@ptonpcthe tank museum will be a camel and donky museum shared with a mosque the way it’s going 😂
I seem to recall that Landrover in its mk1 form 88" wheelbase and its "FC" ( Forward Controlled ) form used a Ferguson 4WD system with floor switch 😮😊❤
The other wheelbase was 109 inch, see my post above.
FFD - Ferguson Formula Development's.
Happy new year ❤
Great video. That green canvas envelope you came across was used for carrying the MoD vehicle documents for the authorised driver issued by the MT section.
Brilliant videos, it’s like watching a friend work.
What a great vid, my Dad had a CF from new for his plumbing business, sliding drivers door. Brought back some good memories of trips out. Just subbed too.
I found your channel by accident, ive just passed my city guilds in mechanic, really like your videos, love the old spring diesel you fixed, ive leared alot already, any jobs going hahaha, keep your videos coming kieren
Nice one. Enjoyed my first of your vids. Will be back. Might have pulled / checked the air filter before reconnecting on starting; vermin love nesting in there, but no dramas. Looks like the rear is typical MOD / Remploy cabinetry. Well made and might suit use in a workshop etc. Van will be historic shortly which will be nice. Plenty of character and great to see it getting a new life, regardless of what that is. Thanks for making!
Probably a mobile field laboratory used for analyzing soil etc. for traces of explosives possibly? The holes in the ceiling may have been for extraction from fume cupboards that were once fitted.
Yes I saw the bomb squad with them back in the day, there were Super ones as well for the SIS although no one noticed them as they were navy blue as I remember
Some military CF2s had an engine fitted with a steel channel frame. You took the grill off and, with a handle, wound the engine frame out forward, so you could work on the engine in front of the van!
The system was also shown on BBCs 'Tomorrow's World'
Lol!
I do actually remember that, wasn’t the engine out in less than two minutes or something like that?
Yes i remembrr that .the good old days a .so what we got today .engines no one csn repair
It just goes to show our far bag that globalism started . I had a ford van just give up starting .a dieslel. Had three mechanics ome out to fic it .all turned up
With .s lab top . Pluged it in all had the same answer . Havent got a clue. All Called them selfes
Mechanics. One even sent a bill.
It's a pity they did not do that on all the cf,s. That is what put people off them. You had to drop the crossmember to get the engine out. That's why people preferred the transit front panel off trolly Jack and out with the motor peachy.😁
@@ruthbees7214 Bedford solved that on the CF1/CF2 by having a removable front end
That would make a very unique stealth camper conversion. No windows in the body. See if it can be lifted 25mm and mud tyres fitted
Good find you are very lucky to get all these barn finds,regards 🇬🇧🏴❤️
Dad had a 1987 Bedford CF2 van stone gray colour was brand new from Reid and Lee Exeter in Devon at the time and second claim to faim is iv got the same fuel transfer pump aswell small world
First van i ever worked on as an apprentice was a cf van, i changed the points but used the wrong screw to hold points in, to long and managed to break the dizzy drive shaft that was also the oil pump drive. I got my arse kicked big time 🙄 but i learnt a lesson 😢
I can't stop watching your videos that CF is as rare as rocking horse dung can't believe they couldn't be interested in it
The days when you could spec a commercial vehicle with a petrol engine. Can you do an update when it's all restored? Nice one.
That’s a weird statement as I’ve been a trade buyer of transits since 1992 and you’ve always been able to purchase a petrol transit
@@chiefrocka8604 Didn't realise you could still get a petrol transit, will have a look on autotrader later on.
I have a 2018 Transporter TSi which is petrol. Think they’ve discontinued them now.
@@iFixer_Repair Interesting... any good? Now I think of it you could get a petrol amorak in south africa and australia.
@@mrstanhope1516 I bought it from a company called Simply Surf Bus, who originally got it from TransporterHQ (they’re on RUclips). It’s a bit of a handful as it’s been tuned to 350bhp, so probably not what most people would want…. I love it however lol! Rubbish on fuel and totally understand why most are diesel 😂
Brilliant would love to see more of this CF
Memories as a kid father bought unseen a petrol CF crew bus off the forestry, towed it back with a Hillman Hunter car & homemade fixed tow bar, had a con rod through the engine, pulled that out & implanted a Perkins 4108 diesel , under powered & cos it was petrol originally had fuel problems when converted to diesel this was due to in tank fuel filter.
Brings back memories of driving up and down the motorway in the 80s in a twin axle one 👍
Fantastic. Used to drive a couple of CFs a long time ago. A 2.3 Vauxhall Slanty with a four speed box and a later diesel with a similar dogleg 5 speed box. No idea where the diesel engine originated or it’s capacity, but I estimated it to have about 50 horses it was so slow - but it’d go forever.
Opel 2.3 diesel 61bhp.
I seem to recall the diesel being a Perkins, a bit rusty with the specifics now. Some years since being concerned with old CF's or CF2's ( & CF2 4WD's )😊
Anything army or mod is very well maintained a mate of mine did military sevice after the war in the reme. They used to get him to do oil changes on stuff he used to pour the new oil away. He said they did not need oil changes it was still fresh. He was mad as he crashed an artic trailer into the commanding officer's hut taking the corner off it. Went down well with the CO not😁
The slant 4 Vauxhall of 1984, also had electronic ignition, incidentally my car tuning contractor of the day had a short wheelbase model CF with the Holden motor, SWB may have had smaller capacity Holden inline 6's, like 186, 173 or the 161 cubic inch ( 2850cc, 2600 or 2250 ).
Just been tank museum last month! Amazing place 🫡
We converted an old cf2 into a camper in the early 90's. Great times taking the old bus on weekends away fishing
Good vid that’s the two litre opel engine also fitted to mk1 Cavalier the slanting engine was a two point three never had a carb it had a watering can pokie but bloody thirsty
2 litre opel engine, same lump as the carlton 2000, carb is a zenith 34ihv, timing chain... 350 front brakes are drums and the shoes are obsolete, but there are alternatives. I have a CF2p here too
Learnt to drive in a CF in 1972/73, sliding front doors and a 3 speed gearbox, always preferred them to the transit
I had a diesel one of these as a work truck years ago - simplest vehicles ever to work on - I loved it. Dog slow, dog rough, but it would take silly loads & never cough. I wish I had it still.
It's a 2.0 cam in head Opel engine fitted to manta and MK1 cavalier
Always had a soft spot for CF2's as my local ice cream man had a few and got 20 yrs out of them. I do remember the sound of the 2.0 Opel CIH engine lot
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The Midlands Electricity Company had some of these Ferguson C.F's for their more rural area's, they did find they did bottom a bit across land so i think Ferguson fitted bigger wheels to the later model, but eventually the M.E.B went back to Land Rovers
My dad had 1 80s/90s meb Walsall looked like a bread van but went anywhere lol always said the breaks were terrible then it hit a mini bus from behind didn't stop in time lol
I know its probably not your thing but I love to see something on the Martin Bonser that was viewed a few times in the video. I'm liking your videos alot. Keep up the good work
There’s quite a collection of them around the place ,my mate seem to keep collecting them 👍
That's cool I do really love 80s vans even more 4x4 ones
Great camper day unit....would love it
At just 7900 miles and maintained by the Army, I knew it would start !. I used to drive one of these now and then, not for the Army but something similar. They were very slow vehicles for their day even with a five speed box. The box could be a bit weak and break if you loaded the vehicle up too much. The steering and clutch wasn’t too bad once on the move, but any slow speeds they were awful compared to commercial vehicles today. The brakes were barely adequate for the load. The design of them was a hangover from the BMC vehicles 1960’s. But well maintained they gave good service.
Must have been something wrong with yours. They take off like a rocket with the 2.3 slant in
@@Landie_Manlike a rocket? Lol I bet an 80s dodge caravan is faster. On a serious note what kind of power did those make?
@@bryantbuijk9733 tbh, probably only
70hp, but the very same engine was used in a Vauxhall Firenza and tuneable
Up 250bhp and used for racing by Vauxhall Teams.
the green wallet is the "works ticket" holder , used to have a form in it you put where to and from and signed the back to be able to drive the vehicle
Unsure if those green canvas pouches are still used, but they were common until really (surprisingly) recently, I mean ~2018. They look like the last remnant of Dad's Army 'Godfrey bags'. They might still be in use somewhere?
Would love to see the van when its had the conversation done, my choice would be the Austin. 👍🏻
Wow that's a FF Ferguson Formula 4x4 never seen one for decades , they were odd times used by the bomb disposal
The small hose hanging over the left side of the engine from the carb goes to the hot air flap on the intake of the air filter. Always preferred the 2.3 engine myself and yes it is a slant 4. It's 30 odd years since I last had a CF....sigh!!!
Great job on the restart - the rest pray Green - wouldn’t be “Stobart Green” would it ?🤔 - would prefer the Morris next up, if only that it would be more of a challenge given it hasn’t run for almost double the year age !
Keep ‘em comin’
JCHK
I used to drive a 1.8 slant 4 CF with floor mounted 3 speed gearbox with Sliding front doors & barn doors at the back. Great around town but rubbish on the motorway at higher speeds - it needed the extra gears. M reg if I remember correctly so that would make it a 1973 model when I was an apprentice at GM.
I had a few of these back in the day they would out pull a Transit all week long. Put them against a headwind though and then you might as well walk home. The Opel 2.3 (Racing Engine) was a great engine and the same block as the petrol engine.
Oddly enough as I remember the reason the 2.3 was a slant engine was due to a V8 block literally having its cast split in half to make a slanted 4 pot engine.
This lump looks like the later Vauxhall 20ltr petrol though.
The original 2 wheel drive trucks also had the Merc upside down gearbox, so IE reverse gear was where first should be. Great vid though Buddy..👍
Check for an air leak where the exhaust bolts to the inlet manifold as it corodes and will only idle with a bit of choke on.i had an idle and running problem with my Cf van and it caused me grief for a while.only found the problem once I had removed the engine when I did a V8 transplant because some one wanted my manifolds they were shot lol. If it won't idle once hot just spray some car cleaner where the join is and it will run fine.
What a sweet sounding engine
Engine sounds sweet, Morris or Austin would both be great :)
Austin. Thanks great video s
thats the 2.0 petrol engine from the MK 1 cavilier chain driven single overhead cam
Looks like the SOHC Opel Ascona/Manta 2 ltr engine which Bedford used latterly.
They also used the Opel Diesel which wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, Perkins 108, while not fast, could lug all day no matter what weight you put on it.
FF = Ferguson Formula.
Nice van though👍👍
Love 1985 CF2 4x4, that engine would have been a 1979cc Opel.
The 350p would have been the full sized Jumbo with duals on the rear axle.
The weakest feature was the braking capability, always needing emery paper to free that grabbing brake problem.
I owned one out in New Zealand until 1993 when the body rusted out.
It was a modest 55,000k ( 33,000m ) of a 1984 CF350 with the slant 4 Vauxhall 2279cc & ZF4 speed manual box.
The CF2 did feature in short bursts in the NZ scene, but usually in fleet buyers whom bought when GM in NZ were discouraging the practice.
Those buyers were NZ telecom, Auckland Electric Power Board ( AEPB ), & NZ Police 🚔..
It was also common to have the Holden 202 ( 3310cc) inline 6 fitted to the CF2, when purchased for the buyer ( NZ ) St Johns Ambulance 🚑 😀.
Sorry, no 4x4 in NZ, last breakers yard in NZ for these vehicles " Horopito Motors", see Hubnut ( UK ), love your video, Regards Vernon ( NZ ).👌😄👍
I drove one of these back in the day it wa "l" reg (Company vehicle) so around 1972 ish. Engine was a 2300 and I think the slant version was only used in cars t0 enable a lower bonnet line but not 100% sure of that. A little later I owned an "R" reg ('77.) Vauxhall 2300 VX estate and this had the slant engine.
Another great video. Is the white mk2 disastra van coming up for sale?
Nearly one in the morning yehhh I’ll watch a 7k miler Bedford CF getting the 6D treatment
The man ! Well worth the watch
Great Video, please advise if this is for sale either now or in the future. I have the 1983 Bedford CF2 2.3L and we use it regular on local Removals
What a cracking van👍👍👍
The Bedford CF takes me back to when I was doing my apprenticeship I worked on one of them we put a rover V8 into one it was fantastic to drive that's a long time ago 😂😂
Morris 8 next. Good video mate!
That started better than the van I drive to work in!
The Astra van is super cool too commercials of a bygone age.
no timingh belt too worry about on this one shes got a chain as I remember they were pretty long life jobs
What a great find for the owner. Wouldn't see a truck that size with an engine that small here in the States.
Why?
Ooh, where to begin......welll, as far as most Americans are concerned, drjving to the store in anything less than a small block Chevy or a 6 litre v10 deisel just doesn't cut the mustard, "like man, what a total dork man, driving a truck with a moped engine in it" for starters. I despair of my fellow countrymen.....
@@ScranMan-oi8qg to be fair America used to make hilariously big engines with no power 6 litre v8s delivering less than a 2.5l in europe. They built them big to cover massive distances without straining.
The 4 cylinder Diesel Express/Savana vans and the Silverado 1500 4 cylinder gas motors would like to have a word. Don’t forget the Sprinters too.
Did you know that the shelf with the two orange stripes that you've got that green box on flips right over and onto the top of the dash to give you better access to the top of the engine etc?
Cheers fella that might make things easier 👍
@@6DDIESELSDorset I can't remember if it has a clip to hold it, but on mine, you just put your hand under the shelf and pull it on it's hinges to rotate it to sit upside down on top of the dash
Oooooooohhhhhhhhh still got it? Would love to own that!
should make a cracking camper van!
Ace video Al, as usual 😁
Nice, looking forward to the updates…
looks like a mobile atc wagon with the dome holes the window and the cupboard for barometers
Keep this up lad you’re onto a winner 😅
Used to drive a pre facelift one, you had to change the coil wires around to get it to start, good acceleration but I still have a stoop from the CF lean whilst driving it.
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Great video. I grew up in Transits, we tried a few CF's but they were generally nowhere near as good as the Transits so we quickly got rid and went back to Fords.
You got any Transits for a will it start?
The reason that probably started so well is the tank was probably filled with mod petrol they don't get the crap we have to buy
Good bit of kit that Bedford are you going to sell it or drive it .thanks for sharing your thoughts and educational video
Definitely the opel 2.0 litre, better on fuel than the 2.3..I had a cf2 mini bus with auto box and it was good mpg, at 60mph.. more comfort than the transit.mk1/2..
Your a nice bloke im subscribed
Great video, love the van. Is it rare? How much would a van like this cost?
Not many made they are just about to sell it ! Keep an eye on eBay 👍
Looks like it could be a Bostrom hydraulic seat???
I had one on my 1977 2.3 CF1 ambulance.
Don't ever buy an amulance.
The mileometers only go up to 100,000; mine had 77,000 on it, but had obviously done around 200 to 300,000 and knackered!!!
so when can i drop my cf sleeper off to get fixed bud lol great vid also got a few landrover s3 (non runners laying around ) wink wink
Great banter great channel 👍
That would make a great camper.
This would make a great camper!
I've got a feeling that reg plate was in a series of plates issued to British Telecom/post office telephones around the time of Buzby and the privatisation of BT.
Great job
I thought the CF FFs were all electricity board vehicles. No idea there was MOD versions.
A petrol van engine I know fuel was cheaper back in the day but I bet that will cost a lot to run now ...
Iirc the dash lifts up for better access to the engine
This is superb. The interior in the back is so cool
Why would you buy an ultra rare 4x4 Bedford with 7000 miles and leave it parked outside on grass. Not a scrap of preserving oil or even a spray of wd40 on it anywhere. Why do folks who are too lazy/skint or have no dry storage buy these things and just leave the door bottoms etc to rot out.
Really enjoyed watching that mileage .
I will look forward to seeing the next vid .
Do like the older stuff, however that Bedford astra van caught my eye, any chance of a will it start and a tour ? 😆
Was that a box of audio casettes in the dash? Looks about the right size. If so, be great to see what they were!
I recon it was a first aid kit I’ll check 👍
Grate videos love to see them keep it up also whats the story with the white astra van in back of shot i love my vauxhalls/opels👍
Interesting 'will it start' video. No idea why I enjoy these lol
A real diamond in the rough.
enjoyed the video chap
36:00 onwards that little lot is what I call treasure
To the right man anyway