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1934 Bedford WTH London Metropolitan Police Recovery Vehicle

1934 Bedford WTH in Pool of London, Movie, 1951

Class: Trucks, Tow-truck — Model origin:

1934 Bedford WTH London Metropolitan Police Recovery Vehicle

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
jcb ◊ 2014-07-09 12:59	May be an Austin K -
dsl ◊ 2014-07-09 13:39	Open back cab??
jcb ◊ 2014-07-09 14:05	No it has a very ornate coach built 4 door crew cab ,must have cost a fortune . In fact all the Police vehicles in film are high quality . Assume M P on door stands for Metropolitan Police . Looking at doors pic 1 above I am fairly sure this is an Austin K probably a K2 -- Last edit: 2014-07-09 14:54:28
dsl ◊ 2014-07-09 20:04	Which car went into the water?
jcb ◊ 2014-07-09 20:13	The Standard 16 coupe thing, thumb 1 above. -- Last edit: 2014-07-10 09:49:58
jcb ◊ 2014-07-10 09:51	Front wheel of tow truck 8 stud , does not seem to match Austin K2 or lighter Bedfords or Dodges -- Last edit: 2014-07-10 10:33:10
jcb ◊ 2014-07-10 10:42	In line with the Police Rootes theme I wonder if its a Commer Superpoise , as wheels seem a match. http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p895410596/h10248c88#h10248c88 -- Last edit: 2014-07-10 10:42:53
jcb ◊ 2014-07-11 09:57	Irritating me this one , scoured CM archive to no avail. Headlamp bracket also suggests Commer . -- Last edit: 2014-07-11 09:58:00
mike962 ◊ 2014-07-11 10:11	JCB check this link, a real gold mine for obscure european wheel laoders, maybe you should save them in your forum Link to "imcdb.opencommunity.be"
jcb ◊ 2014-07-11 14:12	Thanks for that
Sunbar ◊ 2015-06-20 14:31	JCB wrote Front wheel of tow truck 8 stud , does not seem to match Austin K2 or lighter Bedfords or Dodges JCB wrote Irritating me this one , scoured CM archive to no avail. Headlamp bracket also suggests Commer . Not Commer but a pre-war Bedford. Wheels and front wing definitely Bedford W-series (1931 WHG or 1934-1938 WTH) or the 1938-39 early O-series which used the same wheels, however the headlight mounting is too high for this. The apparent shortness of the front of the coachbuilt cab shape suggests to me its the semi-forward control Bedford WTH 3-Ton short wheelbase chassis. There is possibly only a door after the B pillar, the cab extended over the front for the driver only. http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p940014599/h34209d2f#h4cd28284 -- Last edit: 2016-07-04 22:22:03
Sunbar ◊ 2015-06-21 11:30	Like JCB, I cannot find any details in the Commercial Motor Archive of these vehicles (there was likely to be more than one in use by London's Police). Either it was as a result of some restricted or censored war preparations or it was not newsworthy as they were Police vehicles. Possibly this was one of a number built for London's Metropolitan Police following new laws introduced before February 1938 to prevent obstruction on the roads. If the owner failed to remove a vehicle causing an obtruction, if it was considered a danger to other road users the police had the authority to remove the vehicle. 1934-1938 Bedford WTH.
Sunbar ◊ 2016-04-25 13:44	Earlier 1932 Bedford WHG 2-Ton used as a London Metropolitan Police Recovery Vehicle in 'Routine Job (1946). No confirmation of the later vehicle found to date.

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