Production chronology1939–1953; 1940–1945
Discrete sourced production/model years; omitted years are intentional gaps, not an implied continuous run.
Wikipedia infobox ↗15 years
← Bedford
Bedford / Model record
BedfordOY
Production1939–1953
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
Classcommercial vehicle
Background
The Bedford OY is an army lorry (truck) built by 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, while the OYC was a tanker version for carrying water or petrol. These vehicles were widely used during, and after, World War II but were later superseded by the Bedford RL.
Text adapted from “Bedford OY” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1940
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year