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Bedford QL

Description

The Bedford QL was an extremely successful 3 ton, 4x4 truck. With 52 250 trucks made, it was the second-most produced British 3 ton truck (with the Bedford OY being the most produced).

Production started in 1941 and ended in 1945, width a large number of variants being manufactured:

QLB
40 mm Bofors tractor
QLC
Fuel truck
Mobile switchboard
Studio
QLD
General service
Mobile canteen
Mobile kitchen
Observation tower
Dump truck
QLR
Radio vehicle
QLT
Troop carrier
QLW
Winch dump truck

Technical Details

Bedford QL
Crew
Crew
  • Driver
  • 11 passengers
Physical Characteristics
Weight 7 t
Length 5.99 m
Width 2.26 m
Height 2.54 m
Performance
Speed (max) 61 km/h
Engine
Engine 6 cylinder Bedford
Net h.p. 72
Cylinders 6
Displacement 3519 cc

Images

Side view of a Bedford QLD

Further Reading

Sources

  1. WARE, Pat. World War Two Military Vehicles : Transport and Halftracks. Surrey : Ian Allan Publishing, 2007. 192p. ISBN: 07-1103-193-2.