Differences between Bedford OYC and OYD

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by mlombard

Could anybody please tell me the difference between a Bedford OYC and OYD. With two provisos, I can only use the cab chassis to look for the difference i.e. there is no tray, petrol tanker etc on the chassis, AND I only have an engine number to work off, there is no chassis number I can find (have been told that these were under the step on the drivers side). So I think it comes down to possibilities like extra holes in the chassis at certain points etc will be the only way to tell. Oh yes I'm new to Bedford OY's so any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Hello M. Lombard,

It seems that Rick is the only person who has complied to an informal MLU rule throughout this thread. In that, photographs act just like pictures ... they paint a thousand words.

Could you please post up some photographs of your vehicle?

Kind Regards
Lionel

[lynx42]

Here are some photos of the OY the day I first saw it in 1996/7. The farmer told me it was either 1942 or 1943.

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I was far more interested in what was hiding up in the stack of old rain water tanks at the top of the hill, seen here top left in the back ground. It was the remains of a Canadian Scout Car Ford Lynx Mk.III*.

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Anyway we recovered the old girl and as I said, passed it on to Tony L. in SA. who passed it on to Richmond G. and then it went on to Matt L.

Regards Rick.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Here are some photos of the OY the day I first saw it in 1996/7. The farmer told me it was either 1942 or 1943.

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I was far more interested in what was hiding up in the stack of old rain water tanks at the top of the hill, seen here top left in the back ground. It was the remains of a Canadian Scout Car Ford Lynx Mk.III*.

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Anyway we recovered the old girl and as I said, passed it on to Tony L. in SA. who passed it on to Richmond G. and then it went on to Matt L.

Regards Rick.

Hello Rick & Matt,

Thanks for posting the photographs of Matt's Bedford. I was thinking that the vehicle would be a cab-over variety the QL. Gee Bedford did not exercise their design crew very much from the OY model to come up with the shape of the "TJ" Series Bedfords did they!

I used to be in charge of the tree gang in a city council and we had the a "TJ" series Bedford as a water tanker. Plus we had a cab over TK Bedford, converted refuse truck as the wood chip vehicle as we had our own wood chipper.

The first vehicle I ever drove was my step granddad's TJ2 Bedford so I have a passing interest in the old Bedfords.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[mlombard]

Hi Sorry for not posting photos,, now that I think what I am doing I'll try some general photos of the truck.