Bedford wins £40m order
16th September 1977, Page 5
16th September 1977
Page 5
Page 5, 16th September 1977
— Bedford wins £40m order
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BEDFORD has won a EA million order from the Ministry of Defence for over 2,000 8-tonne gvw TM 4 x 4 vehicles.
The vehicle is a new addition to the Bedford range and was developed to meet MoD needs. It has 151 Kw (202 bhp) Bedford 500 engine driving through a heavy duty sixspeed gearbox with two-speed transfer and hub reduction axles.
Bedford is also to produce a civilian version of the vehicle which has been tested over all terrains.
It was also entered as a last minute addition to the Bedford stand at the Frankfurt show — but production of the new vehicle is not expected to start before the end of 1979.