Bedford were manufacturers of commercial vehicles from 1931 to 1992.
See also -
- Bedford: Buses
- Bedford: Cars
- Bedford: Fire Appliances
- Bedford: Lorries
- Bedford: Military
- Bedford: Vans
Bedford Vehicles, usually shortened to just Bedford, was a subsidiary of Vauxhall Motors, itself the British subsidiary of General Motors (GM).
1925 General Motors took over Vauxhall and began assembling Chevrolet trucks, first at Hendon and then at Luton
The Luton-built 30cwt Chevrolet U types sold well and in 1930 branded them as Chevrolet Bedford
1931 Launched the W type as a Bedford model
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Sources of Information
- British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris