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[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by David Herbert

Any idea why the cab was moved back Richard ? Possibly for better cooling or accessability ? I wonder if the engine enclosure in the cab was different and if the gear lever was modified by bending it backwards.

David

David,
It was only the lighter weight Bedfords that had the longer bonnet (engine forward of cab), the K type which was about 1 ton payload and the M type which was about 2 ton payload. The cab would have been more forward on the O types in order to increase the body length I guess. The British Army used K types and RAF had M type cargo trucks and of course there was the early WW2 ML army ambulance with the same Mann Egerton body as the Austin K2.

I think the photo that Lang initially posted is a K type because the body looks to be narrower than a M type. A picture of the wheels would confirm.

regards Richard