Bedford QL and 6 pdr gun

[Jon Skagfeld]

Greetings all:

I've just gotten a 1:35 scale Revell injection moulded kit of the type mentioned above in the header.

It has to be the ugliest beast of a vehicle that I've ever seen...but it's getting to me!

Can anyone in the Forum direct me to a site which has more info on this vehicle?

According to the write up contained in the kit, of a total production run of 2406, only 388 were eventually produced. A somewhat rare item, I should think, if any survived.

Question to David Hayward, who I hope is lurking about,....does the census number L4698427 come up on your database for this vehicle type?

[gordon]

There was one about 30 miles from me, but that was 15 years agao - don't know what happened to it. The owner definitely knew how rare it was though.

I don't think I have any images of it, but might have a hard print somewhere.

Gordon

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Rare beastie! L 4698419 to 4699544 'Lorry 3 ton A/Tank Portee' to Contract CM4919.

I cannot recall having seen a photo of one, but I have of the Chevrolet C60L equivalent [6-pounder Portee]. I have official photos of the truck as built, which is indeed an interesting truck to behold at first glance with its # 43 Cab, and an IWM photo of a rebuild from late 1943 to 3-ton GS, with a modified # 43 Cab. I would suggest that GM of Canada may have used the same drawings as Vauxhalls.

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
Greetings all:

Can anyone in the Forum direct me to a site which has more info on this vehicle?

Start at Bedford QL ex-Portees

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

[Jon Skagfeld]

Thanks all for your information regarding the Bedford QL & 6 pdr.

Indeed, an interesting type of vehicle.

[Attilio]

In the book of Vanderveen I have found a pics of Austin K5/YW portee

It is very very similar to the pics in the tread on Bedford QL
http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...&threadid=2062 by Dave Cox

I suppose that the truck in the desing is a n Austin, not a Bedford

Thanks
Attilio