Bedford QL with US-manufactured body

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Further to the subject of CMPs with US-style bodies (DAK ambulance? and Chevrolet C60L with early GS body), here´s a pic of a Bedford QL with a US-manufactured body:



From the book 'Bedford to Berlin and Beyond': "What at first appears to be a conventional QLD turns out to be an 'special', this time in the form of a special steel body, know as 'US Type Steel', which has no wheelboxes, thus presenting a flat floor, albeit with an higher tailboard than the usual version. This vehicle was probably one of about 10 special bodied versions produced by SMT and Spurlings on a contract for 2000 assorted vehicles."

[Lynn Eades]

There go those curved carrier mirrors again.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Lynn Eades
There go those curved carrier mirrors again.

Lynn,

Those mirrors were a standard British WD fitment and called 1924 Pattern. Presumably when they were introduced, as with '37 Patt webbing, etc. The Canadians produced the CMP to a British War Office spec. so one can assume they are Brit. design?

They were still issued in British Army up into the 1970's, primarily on the Ferret scout car.

Incidentally, I still use these mirrors on my Bedford QL, many people cannot get on with them as everything looks too far away !

Richard

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
Incidentally, I still use these mirrors on my Bedford QL, many people cannot get on with them as everything looks too far away !

Ah, yes; you remind me now, that quaint and quintessentially American requirement:

"OBJECTS IN THIS MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR."

R.

[Les Freathy]

Hanno
Heres the other end of your photo of the QL with US body
Les

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

L 5303008 to 5305007 to Contract S.3538 ' Lorry 3-ton 4 x 4 G/S Trp. Carrier & Sigs. Cpn. Cabin'.

Very interesting! Thank you for the photos.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Les, David, thanks for the additional photo and details.

Cheers,
Hanno

[Neil Ashley]

In the Vocabulary of Army Ordance Stores dated November 1943 these mirrors are called, 'Mirror, Driving, Oblong, Convex,W.D. 1924 Type' Part Number 44106.