View of a vintage Bedford CA van configured as a mobile sausage shop. 'The Old Banger'

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The Bedford CA was a distinctive pug-nosed light commercial vehicle produced between 1952 and 1969 by Vauxhall Motors subsidiary Bedford Vehicles, in Luton, United Kingdom. It was manufactured in short-wheelbase and long-wheelbase forms, each form available in either a 10–12 cwt or a 15 cwt version. Generally it was supplied as a light delivery van with sliding doors, but it was also available as a chassis with cowl upon which specialist bodywork could be added. The Bedford Dormobile was a Campervan conversion based on the Bedford CA van. In its day, the vehicle was ubiquitous; the Ford Transit of its time. These vehicles are now rare.

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Size: 2704px × 4064px
Location: Ramsgate Harbour, Ramsgate, Kent
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: classic, historic, ramsgate, rare, van, vintage