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Bedford Vehicles, usually shortened to Bedford, was a brand of vehicle manufactured by Vauxhall Motors, then a subsidiary of General Motors. It was established in April 1931 to build commercial vehicles and became a leading international lorry brand, with substantial export sales of light, medium and heavy lorries throughout the world. Its products ranged from bus chassis and military vehicles to trucks and light commercial vehicles, such as the Bedford TK. Its core heavy trucks business was divested by General Motors in 1987 as AWD Trucks.

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1986 1
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1931 1
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produced between 1952 and 1969 by Bedford in Luton, England

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The Bedford CF is a range of full-size panel vans produced by Bedford

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Der Bedford Chevanne war ein kleiner Lieferwagen, den GM in Großbritannien herstellte.

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The Bedford HA was a car derived van introduced in August 1964 by Bedford

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The Bedford HC is a small commercial vehicle that was made by Bedford

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The Bedford JJL was an innovative but ultimately unsuccessful midibus model built by Bedford

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the first variants of which were made in 1939 by Bedford

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von 1985 bis 1987 von Bedford Vehicles Ltd. und daraufhin bis 1996 von der IBC Vehicles Ltd. gebaut

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The Bedford MW was a general service truck manufactured by Bedford

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The Bedford OB was a bus chassis manufactured by Bedford from 1939.

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The Bedford OY is an army lorry (truck) built by Bedford for the British Armed Forces

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The Bedford QL was a series of trucks manufactured by Bedford

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The Bedford RL was the British Armed Forces main medium lorry, built by Bedford

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The 1950s also saw the launch of the popular S type trucks, the so-called Big Bedfords, which brought Bedford into the 7-ton range

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The Bedford SB was a front-engined bus chassis manufactured by Bedford in England

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The Bedford TA (also called Bedford A) is a medium-duty truck produced by Bedford Vehicles from 1953 to 1958

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The Bedford TJ is a truck that was produced by Bedford and its successors from 1958 to 1998

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The Bedford TL is a truck manufactured by Bedford

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The Bedford TM was a heavy goods vehicle manufactured by Bedford Vehicles between 1974 and 1986

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The Bedford VAL is a type of coach chassis that was built by Bedford in the United Kingdom from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s

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The Bedford VAM was a bus chassis manufactured by Bedford from 1965.

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produced by Bedford Vehicles from 1963 until 1987

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Established in April 1931, Bedford Vehicles was set up to build commercial vehicles.

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manufactured by Bedford from 1970 to 1986

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The Green Goddess is the colloquial name for the RLHZ Self Propelled Pump manufactured by Bedford Vehicles

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    Division
  • Infobox: defunct
    1986
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    1931
  • Operates In: Automotive Industry, Infobox: industry
    Automotive
  • In Group: Automobiles and Components Companies in Europe, Lead section
    Established in April 1931, Bedford Vehicles was set up to build commercial vehicles.
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