Ian L

Hi Richard cheers for that info, do you know of any K5 parts just incase ? and do you still have the QL parts ? Ian

I'll have that block of wood please !!!!!! :-D

Hi Degsy according the the seller she only went back on the road in 2009 after standing for 25 years, he never drove it more than 20 miles to shows and thought we were mad to attempt 185 miles on the motorway. My mate drove her at 35-40 mph down to Birmingham & then up to 45+mph for the remainder, it used no water & about 1/2 litre of oil and 24 gallons of petrol. If she was going to fail I wanted to happen ASAP so I can use her with some confidence next year.

Can anybody advise me where to get parts for my Austin K5 'Screamer' I only need service items at the moment such as points/condensor, fanbelt, wheel cylinder rudders etc as shes all 'up & running' but the commander hatch is missing so if you know of one or have photos/measurements then that would be a great help. Drove her home from Lancashire to Oxfordshire on Friday a total of 185 miles (181of it on the M6, M5, M42, M40) took just over 7 hours with 3 short stops to check levels. I have no intention of a restoring her as I need to finish off my Bedford QLD restoration but atleast I now have a truck to camp in at the shows. Cheers Ian

Is that a Bedford QL Petrol tank behind the cab ?

Hi Richard What is 'Eau-de-nil' ? when did it go to that green/blue colour ? Cheers Ian

Hi Guys What colour should the engine be for a WW2 Bedford QL ? it is currently in a blue/green colour but is this post war ? Also should the gearbox etc be in the same colour ? Cheers Ian

Stripped !!!!

First job was to remove the old civvy body with help from my mate Dave.

Delivered to Enstone Airfield Oxfordshire, the chassis & engine work will be carried out here & the cab will be restored at my workshop in Kidlington.

Brings back good memories of the early 80s anyone know where it was filmed ?

It has, well spotted.

On a farm nr Duxford

Collecting the body from Duxford, Jon helped load it with one of his 3 Matador's.

QLD still in use but GS body removed & now a logger on a farm nr Duxford.

Rare find back in July 2011, a QLD GS Body complete & origional which I bought several months before finding a QL to put it on. The QL in the photo has now been turned into a logger

Hi Niels, shes not a complete wreck but a couple more years outside and it may of been a different story.

Hi Ed I've saved her a few weeks ago & started the restoration last week, lots of photos to follow. Ian.

Move on 6 years to October 2011, Breakspears scrap yard in Wantage Oxfordshire. This is the day I found her looking much the worse for wear.

Bedford QLR as found in 2005 by one of our North Oxfordshire MVT members in a field nr Bicester Oxfordshire. A few years later she ended up in a scrap yard where I found her and now in the process of being restored back to a QLD. Lots of photos to follow in the next few months/years of the restoration.

Hi Danny pity there's no rear body on it

Seriously £1200 :shocked: are they that rare ? http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=59648&cat=8

Is that a Bedford QL bowser ?

ebay link. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW2-Military-Vehicle-Lights-K-D-lamp-Co-Willys-Jeep-MB-GPW-Dodge-GMC-CMP-/230691099022?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Other_Vehicle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item35b642d18e What vehicle are they for ?

Apparently thats a WOT 6 Machinery body ? and the chassis is now sold.