British army trucks of the 30s. Identification

[Konstantin Chernov]

1) British Army Chevrolet Truck. Probably a 1929 model. Was this vehicle assembled in the UK? Was the chassis American (LQ,LR,LS series) or Canadian? I have not been able to find any data on this vehicle.
2) American Chevrolet LQ model 1929.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Konstantin Chernov

1) British Army Chevrolet Truck. Probably a 1929 model. Was this vehicle assembled in the UK? Was the chassis American (LQ,LR,LS series) or Canadian? I have not been able to find any data on this vehicle.
2) American Chevrolet LQ model 1929.

Because of the Imperial preference scheme ( lower import costs ) , the chassis would likely have been Canadian. Plus Canada was manufacturing the Right Hand Drive components for other Empire countries.

Edit: I'm not sure if the UK Luton factory was manufacturing the Chevrolet chassis in 1929. Maybe the factory was still assembling the imported Canadian chassis . Does anyone have more info ?

The wiki info below has to be verified. Everything you read on wiki is of somewhat dubious origin.



Found this on wiki

The AC and LQ models were produced at Luton from 1929 to 1931, and styled as the "Chevrolet Bedford", taking the name from the county town of Bedfordshire, in which Luton is located. The AC was bodied as a light van (12 cwt), and the LQ in a wide variety of roles, including a lorry, ambulance, van and bus versions. The name "Chevrolet" was dropped, and the first Bedford was produced in April 1931. This vehicle, a 2-ton lorry, was virtually indistinguishable from its LQ Chevrolet predecessor, apart from detail styling of the radiator, and was available as the WHG with a 10 feet 11 inches (3,330 mm) wheelbase, or as the WLG with a longer wheelbase of 13 feet 1 inch (3,990 mm). However, the Chevrolet LQ and AC continued in production alongside the new product for a further year. In August 1931, a bus chassis was added to the range, and was designated WHB and WLB.

More wiki info:
Until 1925, General Motors assembled trucks in Britain from parts manufactured at its Canadian works. This enabled them to import vehicles into Britain under Imperial Preference, which favoured products from the British Empire as far as import duties were concerned. Such trucks were marketed as "British Chevrolet".

[Konstantin Chernov]

Originally Posted by Mike K

Found this on wiki

Thanks for the comment. From the above I can assume that the truck was designated as Chevrolet/Bedford LQ 1.5-t. Bedford WHG and WLG M1931 (pictured below) had a completely different hood and radiator mask shape.