Bedford OY

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Bedford OY
Bedford O series truck in British Railways livery first reg January 1945 3519cc.JPG
Overview
Manufacturer Bedford (General Motors)
Production1939-1953
72,385 (1940-1945) [1]
Assembly Luton
Body and chassis
Class Military vehicle
Body style flatbed, tanker
Layout Longitudinal front engine,
rear-wheel drive (2x4)
Powertrain
Engine 3.5  L 72  bhp I6 petrol
Transmission 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase not known
Length6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
Width2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
Height3.09 m (10 ft 2 in)
Kerb weight 6,568 kg (6.46 long tons)
Chronology
Successor Bedford TA

The Bedford OY is an army lorry (truck [lower-alpha 1] ) built by Bedford for the British Armed Forces and introduced in 1939. It was based on Bedford's O-series commercial vehicles with a modified front end and single rear tyres. It was designed for a 3-ton payload. The OYD was a general service vehicle, [1] while the OYC was a tanker version for carrying water or petrol. [1] These vehicles were widely used during, and after, World War II but were later superseded by the Bedford RL.

Contents

Parachute troops hold up an 'enemy' Bedford OYD lorry during Exercise 'Bumper', 2 October 1941 The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H14423.jpg
Parachute troops hold up an 'enemy' Bedford OYD lorry during Exercise 'Bumper', 2 October 1941

Technical data

Bedford OXD as seen on War & Peace show 2011, UK Bedford OXD.JPG
Bedford OXD as seen on War & Peace show 2011, UK


Variants

Derived non-military vehicles using OY and OX chassis [1]

Bedford OX

Bedford OXC towing a Queen Mary trailer RAF Museum London 102 Edit.jpg
Bedford OXC towing a Queen Mary trailer
Bedford OXD captured by Germans in Hungary, 1944 Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-715-0212A-26A, Ungarn, Kolonne auf dem Marsch.jpg
Bedford OXD captured by Germans in Hungary, 1944

The OX was a short-wheelbase version of the OY, designed for a 30 cwt (1.5 ton) payload. It had a semi-forward cab that resembled the 15-cwt Bedford MW. [2]

The OXD was a general service vehicle with a 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) by 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) by 2 ft 3 in (0.69 m) tall body, while the OXC was designed, in association with Scammell, [3] for use with a semi-trailer. [4]

In the early part of the war, the addition of an armoured body to the OXD gave the Bedford OXA (official designation "Lorry 30cwt Anti-Tank"). These were used for home defence.

Notes

  1. In the terminology a truck was a load carrier under 1 ton (20-cwt) payload and a lorry over 30-cwt (1.5 tons), anything that pulled or towed something was a "tractor"

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References

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  2. "A Blast from the Past". www.keymilitary.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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