Description
The Millbrook Sale | Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire
Viewing: Saturday 9th May 2026 from 12pm
Auction: Sunday 10th May 2026
Location: Millbrook Proving Ground, Station Lane, Bedford MK45 2JH
1950 Bedford M-Type 2 Tonne
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: MYB 78
Chassis No: MSC122868
MOT: Exempt
Featured in multiple previous magazine articles
Formerly in service for 50 years as a log delivery wagon
Entered from a private collection of commercial vehicles
The Bedford M series was a line of commercial vehicle chassis, the first variants of which were made in 1939. A normal control 4-wheel chassis designed to carry loads of 2-3 tons, there were two wheelbase lengths offered – 10' 0" or 11' 11" – and each was fitted with a standard 3. 5-litre OHV 6-cylinder petrol engine developing 76 bhp. A 4-speed gearbox with single dry plate clutch delivered power to a floating rear axle with spiral bevel final drive. Brakes were Lockheed hydraulic type and Clayton Dewandre vacuum assisted operating on all four wheels. Production of the M-Type ceased in 1953 when it was replaced with the TA model.
Featured in multiple previous magazine articles MYB 78 was based in Somerset for 50 years being used as a log delivery wagon having been first registered on 23rd August 1950. Finished in green with a black interior it is now entered from a private collection of commercial vehicles. Although there is a buff logbook on file, a Swansea V5C will need to be applied for by the new owner.
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