Crossing Africa and the Sahara in a Bedford QL, youtube vid

[Alex van de Wetering]

Awesome youtube picture compilation of a 25000mile adventure from England to South Africa and back, in a surplus Bedford QL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtG6niRiRXk

Someone in the comments suggested the truck was last registered in 1988....anyone know if it's still around?

Alex

[Lang]

Alex

What a great video!

Thank you.

Lang

[Petr Brezina]

Perfect, thanks!

[Mike K]

Reminds me. The other day SBS TV had a doco about a team that retraced the 1941 central American highway expedition. The real 1941 boys drove a 1941 Plymouth sedan, they filmed the trip in colour , they went down through Mexico and across a few other countries.

The modern chaps were saying it took the original guys 3 days to travel the same distance we did in 6 hours .

Did the QL have its original petrol engine or something like a Perkins diesel ?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Did the QL have its original petrol engine or something like a Perkins diesel ?

Hi Mike,
They had the original Bedford 28hp engine in it. One shot shows them with the head off doing a valve job, they did this 3 times during the trip.

regards, Richard

[Alex van de Wetering]

If you watch the whole video, you will also see a number of Dodge WC's still in active use by the French army at the time.

@Lang; I knew you would like the video.....doing these kind of tours in vintage vehicles.

They had the original Bedford 28hp engine in it.

The truck seems to be pretty stock overall(?)....including the bald tyres!

Alex