Locating pickup bed strips (UK)

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Hi

Slightly OT so my apologies

Someone I know is restoring a couple of civvy 50s/60s Chevy pickups, and he's looking for the correct profile steel strips to go in the rear bed area. They are available in the States, but due to the length required (8ft 1") they wont ship at a reasonable rate. Does anyone know where they can be bought in the UK?? we wondered if they feature on military trucks, hence I said I'd pop a post here on his behalf..

thanks

Rick