50 years of the BEDFORD CF

Bedford was the commercial arm of Vauxhall Motors, well known for its reliability and military versions of its larger commercials. It also became one of the dominant light commercial manufacturers in the late fifties and early sixties, with the CA model.

During the CA’s 17-year production, it saw only mild design changes – the impressive production figures meant the CB, CD and CE models never progressed from the design board!

Enter the CF

But along came Ford’s replacement for the Thames E400, the all-new Transit, putting Bedford firmly in the shade. With nothing to rival the new winner from