1959 Bedford J8 SS BEA Airside Transfer Bus

1959 Bedford J8 SS in Le voyage à Biarritz, Movie, 1963

Class: Trucks, Trailer truck (tractor) — Model origin:

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Author	Message
pilou ◊ 2007-08-23 10:27	Bedford normal control TJ tractor ca 1958
dudley ◊ 2007-08-23 16:06	Nice Air France Sud-Aviation Caravelle
pilou ◊ 2007-08-23 16:50	The passenger trailer is BEA
Sunbar ◊ 2007-08-23 17:25	Yes Bedford TJ as standardised naming by Vauxhall, all post war Bedfords would take the T prefix for trucks, but not always referred to in general use. Bedford J2>J4 or J5> This would be J5 by the front wings, there was a extended rib from the sidelight on the J2>J4.
sixcyl ◊ 2007-11-05 20:03	Nice landscape indeed ... the Sud Aviation Caravelle is a III Series
Sunbar ◊ 2009-10-18 18:42	edit: Correction as originally listed a Bedford J5 as here http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p157466816/h3a80176b#h3a80176b link updated edit-2: J8SS 8-Ton Short wheelbase articulated tractor unit Scammell coupling Other recently listed BEA / London Airports buses of the same design, also used Bedford A Type (without the extra rear corner glass in the cab). /vehicle_11429-Bedford-A-Type.html /vehicle_62138-Bedford-A-Type.html -- Last edit: 2014-06-15 11:55:55
sixcyl ◊ 2010-05-16 17:32