Asthmatic engines, questionable brakes and appalling electrics. Sound familiar? Yep, I’m talking about any old British banger that I’ve had the misfortune to spend more than a couple of minutes in over the years: Commer, Morris, Thames, basically anything clagged together with tack welds, devilled ham and mustard in the British isles and, of course, how could I leave out; Bedford.
I learnt to drive in a J3 Bedford at the age of 10 and it was more than 5 years before I found out that not all trucks jump out of second gear. Driving my Uncle’s Ford F600 tipper a few years later was a revelation!
BEDFORD BACKGROUND
The J series was a hugely popular truck in Oz. Apparently both Pakistan and Australia were the biggest markets for the…
