AFS Bedford RL Petrol Carrier: Sit Down...

Monday 11 August 2014

Sit Down...

A chance visit to see Brian Whiteside, a prolific Bedford owner and restorer based just outside of Poole, netted a chance purchase of some more goodies to make the petrol carrier even more original.

I had popped in to grab a couple of wings for the goddess to have in stock, however, gazing into his store of goodies revealed a stack of original 'new old stock' Bedford RL seat bases! Apparently, these returned recently to the UK as packing in a box of Land Rover spares from India for someone.

Anyway, once they've had a wipe, they will be fitted in time for the Lincoln show this coming weekend - which will be the first proper show outing for the petrol carrier.

http://www.lsvr.org/

Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2014

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August 2014

County Showground A15 Lincoln LN2 2NA

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About the project...

GYL 32C has been purchased by Tony Henwood and Duncan Wright. Both owners of various ex-AFS vehicles including green goddesses and a control unit, the opportunity arose to purchase this rare survivor from the RAF Firefighting Museum at RAF Scampton. For them, whilst interesting, it was not part of the 'core' collection and was taking up space needed as their core collection expands. As one of only about six Bedford RL Petrol Carriers built (and one of only eleven in total - the other five were Commer Q4s), it's a rare beast and worth saving. Watch the progress!