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The 2002 Bedford gathering celebrated 40 years of the Val Six wheel coach chassis, it was unique in its day and put Bedford into the heavy league of coach chassis suppliers
The Val chassis was another of the typically british innovations that set our manufacturer apart from the rest of the world.
There has never been so many Vals together in one place before.
these are just two of the many coaches that turned up at the show. There was also a rare Guy Otter making it's first show debut. You can see it in detail on the video.
The M.O.D. must have been Bedford's number one customer.
This Army truck is not just any old RL. There is something very special about it - all is revealed on screen.
On the journey from Pourtsmouth this coach had thrown some of it's fan blades, luckily replacement were found at the show under a pile of second hand parts.
Another repair you can see was on this SB coach which needed a replacement radiator, the owners were off to Cornwall after the show.
Knowles Transport had two artics at the show, one was this Detroit powered KM and the other an S series
The Model T Ford and the Bedford O series on their way home.
This is a 1936 WTL being lovingly groomed on after the early morning mist.
Next to it a classic example of a Bedford O series Pantechnicon
We managed to take a brief run up to the main A14 and back in the O series, it wasnt far but it was a real treat.