[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Nice ad! I am conjecting ex-French orders to French Contract 'F57(69)' according to my notes, which were acquired under British Ministry of Supply Demands S/M 2007 and 2014. Models 922 and 760? S/M 2007 also had some 'Ruxtell' trucks listed although all were White-Ruxtell. Please excuse my ignorance over White trucks, and the connection with Ruxtell.

Where there is a tenuous connection with MLU subject matter with these orders is where these ex-French Whites were assembled, at least those delivered to England and not Egypt direct. They were in fact assembled in the Hendon plant of General Motors Limited, but by Vauxhall Motors Limited in their export boxing operation. Vauxhalls shipped out military Bedfords in crates after splitting them down on delivery from Luton. The man in charge from the Ministry was the father of the former editor of American Car World magazine and other titles, Tony Beadle. Mr Beadle Sr. was based at AEC's Southall works and had various works under his control in west London.