1953 Bedford SHZ Self-Propelled Emergency Pump 'Green Goddess' (4x2

1953 Bedford SHZ in Bless This House, Movie, 1972

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
stronghold ◊ 2006-11-22 10:25
junkman ◊ 2006-11-22 10:33	S-Series
Sunbar ◊ 2006-11-22 11:05	It appears to be a civilian (4x2) version of the Bedford RHLZ Military 4x4 'Green Goddess'. I need to see if I can find any more information but Bedford S-type looks correct.
Sunbar ◊ 2006-11-22 13:02	Bedford SHZ Self-propelled Emergency Pump 'Green Goddess' (4x2) source http://www.romar.org.uk/page91.html "There were two versions of the emergency pump, with bodywork by ten or eleven companies many of which were more used to building buses than fire engines. About 1,300 of the earlier type were built on the Bedford SHZ rear-wheel-drive chassis powered by a Bedford 6-cylinder petrol engine developing 110bhp. This type had a 400 gallon (1,818 litre) water tank and two 180ft hose-reels, one on each side at the rear." -- Last edit: 2011-09-03 11:59:41
JCB ◊ 2020-05-06 22:04	Just watched the film on that fine freeview channel 'Talking Pictures' reg. is NYR501 No sign of any fire brigade markings ( many brigades acquired them on disposal from AFS ) so maybe a private fire service. -- Last edit: 2020-05-06 22:13:42