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I picked up a Bedford RL 1957 petrol engined truck fitted with an Atlas crane on the rear. I think the vehicle was originally AFS. What sort of happy crusing speed should I expect? What's parts availablity like, any good suppliers out there? Anybody got any ideas what Atlas crane it is, can't find a makers plate? Would a TK or MJ body fit on it, as my wooden buck is in a bit of a poor state. What MPG would the engine return in good condition? Is there a simple diesel conversion? I regularly convert Landrovers but I have no experience with Bedfords, I assume one of the later engines would fit? Also even though it wasn't particularly hard to drive I think power steering would be nice, again I convert Landrovers to power steering so I'm assuming it's basically the same principle, later Bedford power steering gear could be fitted. I'll try and upload some pictures of the olde girl.

Cheers lads There's definately a few questions I need answering.

Hi, my name is Adam and I'm new to the Military vehicle world although I've always quite fancied a Humber Box or an AEC Matador, but they're a bit few and far between this days. This week I was looking on Ebay and found a 1957 Bedford RL whilst looking for Landrover parts and thought mmm that's nice and ended up buying it to use as a work vehicle. There's a few things I want to change and a few questions I need to ask but had a very interesting drive home.