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Post by stirlingmg on Sept 24, 2019 21:07:57 GMT
Back in 2017 the sister company of the firm I work for bought a Bedford O Type from Moretonhampstead motor museum, they had owned it since Bradworthy transport museum sold off their collection in 2010. It was the long time dream of our chairman to buy one & make a replica of the first vehicle his father operated back when he started in transport. We put it through our workshops & stripped it down to a chassis, gave it a refurb & painted it in the original fleet colours. This was carried out over a 3 month period but we were then delayed another 4 months as the original identity had dropped off the DVLA system & we had to be issued with an age related number, a shame but not the end of the world. Anyway, being the resident vintage enthusiast, it is up to me to take it out & about to events. The little truck was named Peggy after the chairman's late mother. Sadly I can't access my many photos of her but if you go to www.moodylogistics.co.uk and have a look in the photo gallery & scroll down, you'll see her in all her glory. I took her on the Tyne Tees Run last year where I bumped into a reporter who did a fabulous 6 page article in the Classic & Vintage Commercial magazine, I've done several small local shows over the last couple of seasons, I did the Northumberland Coast & Castles road run in April & if I make it back from Bristol I'm off to Beamish Museum on Sunday (where we won best commercial last year)
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Sept 26, 2019 12:34:41 GMT
That's really nice to see, good work!
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Post by stirlingmg on Sept 26, 2019 16:04:36 GMT
Thanks for that, it was quite intensive doing it all in 3 months but when you don't have budget restraints & also the back up of probably the best parts supplier I've ever come across then it really is achievable. If that was mine I'd probably still be on with it in another 15 years time
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:33:54 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:38:05 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:41:57 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:45:50 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:49:40 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:53:51 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 19:58:17 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:01:10 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:07:58 GMT
Just look at the double shading, it really makes the sign writing pop IMG_1640 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr The controversial blue whiskers, love them or hate them they were an original Moody trademark, still carried on today with the vehicle's name in blue lettering IMG_1642 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr I like them to be honest, but the radiator shell should have been grey after closer inspection of the poor b&w photo we had to go from
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:17:28 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:19:10 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:26:04 GMT
Last minute fitment of the front bumper ready for Peggy's big date at the 70th anniversary ball later that day IMG_1658 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr Attention to detail IMG_1660 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr All dolled up for the big night out & typically it started lashing down IMG_1665 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:30:21 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:37:20 GMT
Later in the evening I collected her from the do & took the scenic way home IMG_1675 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr A combination of the late evening sun & my poor photography did a funny thing to the colour IMG_1677 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:41:51 GMT
Later that night when I realised I didn't have a key to get back in our workshop, I decided to park in a friend's old railway yard IMG_1679 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr IMG_1681 by Colin Dixon, on Flickr Very atmospheric eh?
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Post by lagain on May 2, 2020 20:42:34 GMT
That is lovely. I think that my grandfather had one, he had an interior furnishing business in Brighton and bought a Bedford van with Luton body soon after the war, I have a picture - somewhere !
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Post by stirlingmg on May 2, 2020 20:46:39 GMT
That is lovely. I think that my grandfather had one, he had an interior furnishing business in Brighton and bought a Bedford van with Luton body soon after the war, I have a picture - somewhere ! Thanks George, it would be good to see your picture if you can find it
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Post by Warwick on May 3, 2020 9:48:43 GMT
These were a very common sight in Oz when I was a kid. Brings back memories. Nice pictures.
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Wor Peggy
May 3, 2020 12:11:37 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 3, 2020 12:11:37 GMT
I suppose they would be, I think a lot ended up in NZ as well
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Post by harvey on May 3, 2020 13:25:57 GMT
That's lovely, I do like an old commercial, and that signwriting is splendid. I had "proper" signwriting on the first purpose built tow truck I built, but the last one got vinyl lettering, because I knew the truck was going to have a linited lifespan, (less than 5 years), and my nextdoor neighbour got the vinyl lettering and did it for me free. I had a big part in building this up from pretty much a bare chassis. Got it all together and running, and then it was sold and the buyer did the finishing off and painting and made a really nice job of it.
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Wor Peggy
May 3, 2020 13:54:02 GMT
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Post by stirlingmg on May 3, 2020 13:54:02 GMT
That looks a nice thing
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Post by lagain on May 4, 2020 20:26:45 GMT
This was my grandfather's Bedford in 1947, with a Brighton registration and my father standing by it, he would have been 23. It would have cost about £236 ! Your lovely 2 ton Long Bedford Lorry with drop sides would have cost £250 or £236 if it was a similar body on a 2 ton short chassis. I have a brochure but there is no date on it. There was a range of 23 different vans or lorries. When I can get my scanner to work I will post pages from it.
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