Bedford QL ex-portees

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by DaveCox
Thanks Mark.
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, it may be that these two vehicles were photographed in the same Ordnance vehicle park, after the re-build. In Gregg's book, a lot of the photos were taken in the same vehicle park(s).
That doesn't rule out that they may have been re-built at the same factory, considering that the re-build would have been a sort of standard kit, with either the steel or wooden GS bodies being used (something like the vehicle modification kits of today maybe). Whether it was an Austin K5 or Bedford QL, I really don't see what difference it would make in relation to the installation of the GS body. Anyways, those are my thoughts, I may be wrong.

Cheers