Bedford QL engine colour

[kevinT]

Can anyone help me out with a couple of Bedford questions please.

As a general question I am looking for the colour of the engine blocks, can anyone help me out with either the colour or photos or at least point me in the right direction.

Also specifically how was the tailgate secured on QLD's, was it a sliding bolt or locking pin type?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

cheers

Kevin

[Tim Bell]

Never had a QLD so cannot comment on the tailboard assembly, but British Army engines were all painted in a "duck egg" blue colour (at least ALL the ones I've ever had - MW, QLR, OYD)... as per this link to a landrover forum.

http://www.series2club.co.uk/forum/f...c,60227.0.html

Hope this helps.

Tim

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

but British Army engines were all painted in a "duck egg" blue colour (at least ALL the ones I've ever had - MW, QLR, OYD)... as per this link to a landrover forum.

Hi Tim,
Any wartime Bedfords you would find after early Fifties would have a recon engine for sure and about 1950 onward the standard colour for WD rebuilds was Sky Blue. Prior to that date Eau-de-Nil was rebuild colour, but as to when that came in I have never been able to ascertain for sure. Bedford engines from the factory were usually gloss black and I think that was pre-war, and definitely post war so it might be assumed wartime production was the same. A lot of nos engine parts are in gloss black.

That Land Rover forum thread is very misleading, I did a lot of engine rebuilding with the MoD in the 70's, on both Bedford and L/Rover engines.

regards, Richard

[Tim Bell]

Richard

Lets hope there's a good colour film out there somewhere!

Tim