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Bedford OY - Wikipedia

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Bedford OY

Overview
Manufacturer	Bedford (General Motors)
Production	1939-1953 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
Length	6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)
Width	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
Height	3.09 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^[a]) 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for carrying water or petrol.^[1] These vehicles were widely used during, and after, World War II but were later superseded by the Bedford RL.

Technical data

Engine: Bedford 6-cylinder, type WD, 3,519 cc (214 cubic inches) displacement, liquid cooled
Horsepower: 72 at 3,000 rpm
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Transfer box: None
Electrical system: 12 volt
Brakes: Hydraulic with vacuum servo assistance
Tyres: 10.50 - 16
Fuel type: Petrol
Fuel capacity: 145 litres (32 gallons)
Range: 450 km (280 miles)
Maximum speed: about 65 km/h (40 mph)

Variants

OYD - general service
OYC - tanker

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

OWS - 5-ton short wheelbase
OWL - 5-ton long wheelbase
OWB - 32 seat bus

Bedford OX

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

^ 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"

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bedford OX and Bedford OY.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bedford OY-series - Danish Army Vehicles Homepage". Armyvehicles.dk. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
^ "A Blast from the Past". www.keymilitary.com. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ "THE BEDFORD AND THE SCAMMELL PROVE WELL MATED". The Commercial Motor. Road Transport Media. 10 March 1939. p. 54. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Bedford OX-D 30cwt GS Truck (Later)". Milicast Model Company. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

External links

Bedford OYC walkaround

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