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Hi David,
Do you have a copy of the Vauxhall Motors pamphlet dated Jan. 1944? It is titled Bedford Vehicles and Vauxhall Cars, Supplied to Government Contracts or MOWT Release. There are sketches against each entry, a Food Flying Squad canteen is listed as; OXC, 30cwt, 4x2, Mobile Canteen.........body by Spurling There are no MW, OX, OY, QL models as such, they are family designations, each model has the full three letter reference, here is a list; MWC water tanker MWD GS truck MWG GS truck with gun mountings MWR fitted for wireless MWT Anti Tank tractor MWV GS van OXD GS lorry OXC Bedford-Scammell 6ton semi trailer lorry ( with sides) OXC " " " " " flat platfom lorry OXC mobile canteen OXC Bedford-Scammell semi trailer petrol tanker 1200 and 2000 gallon types OXC " " " " dropside lorry OXC with Tasker semi trailer OXC semi trailer bus "Bevin Bus" OXC semi trailer Tasker low loading "Queen Mary" OXC semi trailer with torpedo carrying attachment OYC petrol tanker OYD GS lorry QLB Light AA tractor QLC petrol tanker QLD GS lorry QLT troop carrying QLR fitted for wireless QLC 6 ton semi trailer OWST 5 ton swb tipper (cvilian model to MOWT licence) OWLE 5 ton flat platform (civilain model to MOWT licence) OWLD 5 ton dropside (civilian model to MOWT licence) OWB 32 seater bus ( civilian model to MOWT licence and a few more............. Never seen any offical reference to QLC semi trailer as a QLS though.
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Richard 1943 Bedford QLD lorry - 1941 BSA WM20 m/cycle - 1943 Daimler Scout Car Mk2 Member of MVT, IMPS, MVG of NSW, KVE and AMVCS KVE President & KVE News Editor |
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