{{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox automobile |name = Bedford OY |image = Bedford O series truck in British Railways livery first reg January 1945 3519cc.JPG |manufacturer = [[Bedford Vehicles|Bedford]] ([[General Motors]]) |aka = |production = 1939-1953<br> 72,385 (1940-1945)<ref name="armyvehicles"/> |assembly = [[Luton]] |predecessor = |successor = [[Bedford TA]] |class = [[Military vehicle]] |body_style = [[flatbed truck|flatbed]], [[Tank truck|tanker]] |layout = [[longitudinal engine|Longitudinal]] [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front engine]],<br>[[rear-wheel drive]] (2x4) |platform = |engine = 3.5 [[litre|L]] 72 [[Brake horsepower|bhp]] [[straight-six engine|I6]] [[petrol engine|petrol]] |transmission = 4-speed [[manual transmission|manual]] |wheelbase = not known |length = {{convert|6.22| m| ftin|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|2.18| m| ftin|abbr=on}} |height = {{convert|3.09| m| ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|6,568|kg|LT|2|abbr=on}} |related = |designer = |sp = uk }} The '''Bedford OY''' is an army lorry ([[truck]]{{efn|In the terminology a truck was a load carrier under 1 ton (20-cwt) payload and a lorry over 30-cwt (1.5 tons), anything that pulled or towed something was a "tractor"}}) built by [[Bedford Vehicles|Bedford]] for the [[British Armed Forces]] and introduced in 1939. It was based on Bedford's O-series commercial vehicles with a modified front end and single rear tyres. It was designed for a 3-ton payload. The OYD was a general service vehicle,<ref name="armyvehicles">{{cite web|url=http://www.armyvehicles.dk/bdoy.htm |title=Bedford OY-series - Danish Army Vehicles Homepage |publisher=Armyvehicles.dk |date= |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> while the OYC was a [[Tank truck|tanker]] version for carrying water or [[petrol]].<ref name="armyvehicles" /> These vehicles were widely used during, and after, [[World War II]] but were later superseded by the [[Bedford RL]]. [[File:The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H14423.jpg|thumb|Parachute troops hold up an 'enemy' Bedford OYD lorry during Exercise 'Bumper', 2 October 1941]]
==Technical data== * Engine: Bedford 6-cylinder, type WD, 3,519 cc (214 cubic inches) displacement, liquid cooled * Horsepower: 72 at 3,000 rpm * Transmission: 4-speed manual * Transfer box: None * Electrical system: 12 volt * Brakes: Hydraulic with vacuum servo assistance * Tyres: 10.50 - 16 * Fuel type: Petrol * Fuel capacity: 145 litres (32 gallons) * Range: 450 km (280 miles) * Maximum speed: about 65 km/h (40 mph) [[File:Bedford OXD.JPG|thumbnail|none|Bedford OXD as seen on War & Peace show 2011, UK]]
==Variants== *OYD - general service *OYC - tanker
Derived non-military vehicles using OY and OX chassis<ref name="armyvehicles"/> *OWS - 5-ton short wheelbase *OWL - 5-ton long wheelbase *OWB - 32 seat bus
==Bedford OX== [[File:RAF Museum London 102 Edit.jpg|thumb|Bedford OXC towing a [[Queen Mary trailer]]]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-715-0212A-26A, Ungarn, Kolonne auf dem Marsch.jpg|thumb|Bedford OXD captured by Germans in Hungary, 1944]] The OX was a short-wheelbase version of the OY, designed for a 30 cwt (1.5 ton) payload. It had a semi-forward cab that resembled the 15-cwt Bedford MW.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-17 |title=A Blast from the Past |url=https://www.keymilitary.com/article/blast-past |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=www.keymilitary.com |language=en}}</ref>
The OXD was a general service vehicle with a {{convert|8|ft|8|in|abbr=on}} by {{convert|6|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} by {{convert|2|ft| 3| in|m|abbr=on}} tall body, while the OXC was designed, in association with [[Scammell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/10th-march-1939/54/the-bedford-and-the-sc-4mell-prove-well-mated |title=THE BEDFORD AND THE SCAMMELL PROVE WELL MATED |page=54 |work= The Commercial Motor |publisher= Road Transport Media |date=1939-03-10 |accessdate=2012-12-01}}</ref> for use with a [[semi-trailer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milicast.com/shop/product.php?productid=1747&cat=16&page=4 |title= Bedford OX-D 30cwt GS Truck (Later) |publisher=Milicast Model Company |date= |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref>
In the early part of the war, the addition of an armoured body to the OXD gave the [[Bedford OXA]] (official designation "Lorry 30cwt Anti-Tank"). These were used for home defence.
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Commons category multi | Bedford OX | Bedford OY | width=20em}} <references/> == External links == *[https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/bedford-oyc-fuel-tanker/ Bedford OYC walkaround] {{WWIIBritishSoftVeh}} {{Bedford vehicles}} [[Category:Bedford vehicles|OY]] [[Category:World War II vehicles of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Military trucks of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Military vehicles introduced in the 1930s]]
{{truck-stub}}