Bedford QL ex-portees

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by DaveCox
Looking at the photos of the K5 & QL here I'm struck by several similarities. With the exception of the radiator area these two trucks have the same cab, the same rear body and are posed in the same place ( I think ), and photographed from the same angle.
Were all these rebuilds done in the same factory regardless of the maker of the vehicle?

Dave,
The QL and K5 cabs are different. Take a look at the QL and you will see it is just a full cab with top removed, the half door is more simplified, by not having the horizontal pressing above the door handle. A quick way of recognising them apart from the radiator, is the QL has a sloping front panel and the K5 is upright.

The markings of "Mary", the QL in the pic from Bart's book is 53 on a red background, denoting the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, using info gleaned from Jean Bouchery's book, The British Soldier, Vol.2.

Richard