1970 Bedford J2 [CHD]

1970 Bedford J2 [CHD] in Strangers, TV Series, 1978-1982 Ep. 2.03

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Sandie ◊ 2012-07-09 20:45	The vehicle details for WTC 779H are: Date of Liability 01 02 1985 Date of First Registration 02 03 1970 Fuel Type HEAVY OIL Vehicle Colour BLUE 1970? REALLY?
Fordtwo ◊ 2012-07-09 21:06	J series?
chris40 ◊ 2012-07-09 21:13	Since 1967, code is [CHD]. From Wikipedia: The Bedford TJ was first manufactured in 1958 and was an updated version of the TD range. The TJ was available in the United Kingdom up until 1975, after 1975 it was manufactured only for export.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2012-07-09 21:49	I'd have called it a Bedford J2. Why the surprise about 1970? These vans were quite common delivering bread and pies and such stuff for years. Link to "www.google.co.uk" -- Last edit: 2012-07-09 21:50:40
jcb ◊ 2012-07-10 15:46	They weren't exactly cutting edge though were they ! When they were issued to the post office telephones in 1974 they called them 'Rommels Raiders' because the staff thought they were ex WW2 ! http://www.britishtelephones.com/vehicles/specialist/049.htm -- Last edit: 2012-07-10 15:50:25