Bedford Van ‘Daily Express’ - 403
page last updated: 15 September 2007
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BEDFORD 12CWT 'DAILY EXPRESS'
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Bedford Van ‘Daily Express’ - 403 page last updated: 15 September 2007 |
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BEDFORD 12CWT 'DAILY EXPRESS' |
The first ever Corgi Bedford CA Van. This one has free-wheeling axles. The KLG version was released at the same time with the friction motor. After a couple of years it was given a facelift along with the real van, getting a one-piece screen, the updated grille and one or two other changes, but it stayed in the range for years. The update of the newspaper van also prompted a change from the Express to the Standard.
There were 13 versions of the Bedford CA from 1956 through to 1961, more if you count the AA van which was in both castings under the same number. It remained in production until 1963 and must have been the most prolific of the tin-bottoms. A Corgi icon. The last of all was the Military Utilicon Ambulance.
