Model Corner

Launched just before the Second World War, only a few hundred of Bedford’s new O-Series trucks were built before hostilities ceased in 1945.

The O-Series initially covered 3-5 ton payloads, whilst the similarly designed M-Type was a 2-tonner and the K-Type was rated at 30cwt. During the war, a number of the more austere civilian OW-Type truck, plus the OX and OY for military use, were built with a square front and sloping bonnet, but from 1945 the previous grille and bonnet design reappeared, with the O-Type now a 4-5 tonner. The K, M and O trucks