Bedford
United Kingdom · Founded 1931
Bedford was the British commercial-vehicle marque of Vauxhall Motors and General Motors. It produced a broad range of light, medium and heavy trucks for domestic, export and military markets.
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Truck Models
O Series
1939–1953
Introduced in 1939, the bonneted O Series became a central Bedford civilian truck family before and after wartime utility production.
TK
Introduced 1960
Bedford introduced the forward-control TK for light and medium commercial work in 1960; its fixed cab underpinned rigids, light tractors and numerous specialist conversions.
KM
Introduced 1967
Introduced in 1967, the KM used the TK cab in a heavier-duty truck range for higher gross weights.
TM
1974–1986
Introduced in 1974, the TM was Bedford's heavy cab-over range for maximum-weight road tractors and rigids, positioned above the TK and KM.
K Series
Production period unknown
The K Series was Bedford's pre-war bonneted light-truck range, forming the lighter part of the K/M/O family hierarchy before the post-war A-type replacement.
M Series
Production period unknown
The M Series was Bedford's pre-war medium bonneted goods-truck family, positioned between the K and O ranges.
RL
Production period unknown
High-ground-clearance four-wheel-drive Bedford military truck developed from the post-war R-series lineage.
S Type
Production period unknown
Bedford's first post-war civilian forward-control heavy truck, preceding the TK family.
TJ
Production period unknown
The bonneted TJ was a durable light- and medium-duty export truck family that continued Bedford's earlier TD/TA lineage alongside the forward-control TK.
TL
Production period unknown
The TL was Bedford's final modern light- and medium-duty forward-control range, developed as the successor to the long-running TK and continued briefly under AWD.