Bedford TK Crewcab BEA airport service truck

Bedford TK in Number One in Europe, Documentary, 1972

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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sixcyl ◊ 2024-12-11 10:49	Double Cab Bedford TK?
Sunbar ◊ 2024-12-12 13:54	Yes typical Bedford TK, although the extended crew cab is unusual.
dsl ◊ 2024-12-12 23:18	Hawson did some BEA crewcab TKs while this livery was used but no idea about the hydraulic jacklift
Sunbar ◊ 2024-12-13 13:57	^ That Hawson box bodied truck is a normal TK Cab with only a small hinged flap (for routine engine access) behind the door. Telehoist produced the "scissor-lift" conversion (Locomotors Ltd making the body) on 37 TK trucks in 1971 for BEA but only seen with the standard 2-3 man cab. The movie's truck with an extended cab probably pre-dates the Telehoist order. Not too certain these were a crew cab as the TK's engine was behind the front seat and other TK crew cabs were longer to have the second row of seats behind the engine, seen here and here.
Sunbar ◊ 2024-12-13 14:54	Another here /vehicle_1523000-Bedford-TK.html