1964 Bedford J1

1964 Bedford J1 in Härte 10, Mini-Series, 1974-1975 Ep. 4

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
jcb ◊ 2020-05-11 06:19	Bedford J. Unusual to have single wheels with this cab as lighter J's had a different cab with peaks over headlights.
AleX_DJ ◊ 2020-05-11 12:44	Used by character Piet van Straaten played by Horst Janson
Exiv96 ◊ 2020-05-11 17:19	From ep. 3 (merged entries).
jcb ◊ 2020-05-11 23:08	I think this may be the rare 4x4 J Type.
Sunbar ◊ 2020-05-19 13:39	JCB wrote Bedford J. Unusual to have single wheels with this cab as lighter J's had a different cab with peaks over headlights. South Africa and some other export/locally produced or CKD markets did not use the 16" wheels low-load height set-up but the 20" wheels that UK trucks had on the 5-tons and above. So South Africa through rationalisation may have had the J5 front end on all their trucks I believe. I have a 1964 introduction for the J 4x4 pickup chassis but how long it lasted I don't know. Also all 4x4s would have the larger wheels anyway. -- Last edit: 2020-05-19 13:42:00
Sunbar ◊ 2023-09-27 12:48	Almost certainly 16" wheels, not the 20" wheels used on 4x4 J trucks, therefore J1 20/25cwt light truck. SA may have used the J5 style cab on the lighter variants also.