1939 Bedford JC LCC Auxiliary Ambulance

1939 Bedford JC in Worth the Risk?, Short Movie, 1948

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2017-05-23 14:07	For FYT 450/460 on right, London issue Sept-Oct 1939. -- Last edit: 2017-05-23 20:12:36
Sunbar ◊ 2017-05-23 14:36	Typical wartime-converted large saloon or van. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205199263 Standardised ambulance rear body has been added plus a newer front fairing and sign. Strange it should last so long after the war, since many converted saloons were already being scrapped in 1943-1944 due to them being replaced as being unserviceable. By 1943 up to 1,500 vehicles per week, exceeding 250,000 in total mainly saloon cars impressed in 1939, converted into ambulances, etc., for the use of the NFS. and local authorities, were being scrapped. -- Last edit: 2017-05-23 14:42:56
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-05-23 15:48	It looks like a big Flying Standard to me, Twenty?
Sunbar ◊ 2017-05-23 19:47	Looks Austin to me and smaller than the Standard. Also seen better here I think /vehicle.php?id=1037713#Comment2151181
dsl ◊ 2017-05-23 20:18	^ If it's the same one they're switching plates. Perhaps they converted batches, so we have both a 1939 example and a 1940.
Sunbar ◊ 2017-05-23 21:52	The LCC purchased Bedford light chassis and added a body costing £140 - more expensive than modifying existing large passenger cars but cheaper and more efficient to maintain as a large fleet.