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Bedford Ambulance Crest
The crest from an old Bedford ambulance

Bedford Vehicles, usually shortened to just Bedford, was a brand of vehicle produced by Vauxhall Motors. It was ultimately owned by General Motors (GM). The brand was established in 1930 and built commercial vehicles. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international lorry brand. It had substantial export sales of light, medium, and heavy lorries throughout the world. It was GM Europe's most profitable venture for several years.

Bedford's core heavy trucks business was sold off as AWD Ltd in 1987 but the Bedford brand continued to be used on light commercial vehicles and car-derived vans based on Vauxhall/Opel, Isuzu and Suzuki designs. The brand was retired in 1991. After this, GM Europe's light commercial vehicles were branded as either Vauxhall or Opel, depending on the market.

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  • Bedford Ambulance

    Bedford ambulance

  • 1936 Bedford WTL

    1936 Bedford WTL lorry at Amberley Working Museum

  • 1943 Bedford MW utility vehicle, 2009 HCVS London to Brighton run

    1943 Bedford MW utility vehicle

  • Bedford QL Breakdown truck 1945 2800 cc

    The war-time Bedford QL, with the driver perched above the engine in a forward control cab, foreshadowed post-war truck designs.

  • Vauxhall Bedford PC Van 1950

    Bedford PC Van 1950

  • Bedford CA 1595 cc reg August 1959

    A Bedford CA type new in 1959

  • Bedford S Type 1954 3600cc Battlesbridge

    Bedford S

  • Green Goddess 1

    Green Goddess fire engine

  • Mobile cinema

    1967 Bedford SB mobile cinema

  • British Army vehicles at Croatia

    AWD Bedford TM 6-6 (6x6) 14000 kg Truck

  • Bedford TK

    Bedford TK

  • Bedford VAL Duple Viceroy

    Bedford VAL

  • Finalsilver1200

    Bedford TJ J3

  • Bedford CF2 minivan

    1985 CF series 2

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