Known Bedford OBs

The following are Bedford OBs known to be on the road post 2000:
Registration Model Owner
ACC 629 DU 29 1950 Bibby, Ingleton
ATS 408 DU 29 1948 Tom Simpson, Killamarsh, Sheffield
AYJ 666 DU 29 1950 Brian McNeill, Todmorden, Lancs
BE 02 31 DU 25 1950 Hotel Kasteel De Vanenburg, Holland
BEP 882 DU 29 1951 Ronald Smallwood, Stoke/Trent
BJV 590 DU 24 1950 Lionel Barnes, Wiltshire
CCF648 DU 27 1949 John Woodham, Ryde, IOW
CFV 851 DU 29 1948 Doug Payne, Benfleet, Essex
CUT 465 DU 29 1944 Simon Dew, Somersham, Cambs
DBU 889 DU 27 1947 Stephen Golynia, Suffolk
DJD 217 Mul 30 1950 Chris Izitt, Harrogate, N.Yorkshire
DUD 522 DU 1948 William Hunter, Tarleton
EAJ 679 Plax 29 1948 Ray Lockett, West Sussex
ECT 912 DU 29 1950 John Powys Jones, Holyhead, Anglesy
EHV 65 DU 29 1951 Pat Saunders, Southampton, Hants
ETL 221 Plax 29 1950 Ken Edwards, Ceredigion, N.Wales
FDL 676 DU 29 1949 Tucker, Borough Bridge (on loan to IOW museum)
FFS 867 Burl 24 1947 Thomas Forsyth, Carluke, Scotland
FJB 267 DU 29 1949 Dr Mark Sleep, Eversley, Hants
FNV 705 DU 29 1950 Harry Glover, Mansfield Notts
FWW 596 DU 26 1947 David Hudson, Shipley, West Yorkshire
GCA 747 DU 29 1950 Warstone Motors Ltd, Walsall, W.Midlands
GDL 667 DU 29 1950 Rod Hibberd, Cirencester, Gloucs
GUJ 356 DU 29 1950 David Meredith, Malpas, Cheshire
GWV 101 DU 29 1951 Len Cooper, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire
GZ 2248 OWB 28 1944 Warstone Motors. Replica built from ex Ministry of supply OB (KGT 70)
HOD 75 DU 29 1949 Mervyn Annetts, Winchester
HOT 339 DU 27 1950 Bill & Connie Barton, Banbury, Oxon
HVJ 203 DU 29 1951 Mr Boulton, Church Stratton, Shropshire
JAB 867 DU 29 1950 Martin Fortune, Sticklepath, Watchet
JBY 804 DU 29 1951 Cyril Kenzie, Shepreth, Cambs
JDV 754 DU 23 1947 Martin Babb, Barnstaple, Devon
JXU 548 DU 29 1948 Philip Wadley, Malvern, Worcs
KEL 679 DU 25 1950 Jim Adams, Clapton on the Hill, Gloucs
KEL 94 DU 29 1950 Tim Wootton, Grt Horwood, Bucks
KGN 433 DU 29 1949 J Poole & William Brayford, Blackpool
KJH 731 DU 29 1949 Barry Read, Ivybridge, Devon
KNN 314 DU 29 1949 Phil Bissell & K Warburton, Bedworth, Warwickshire
KPW 986 DU 29 1950 Mark & Annette Withers, Somerset
LBP 500 DU 29 1952 Robert Risk, Plymouth, Devon
LDF 833 DU 29 1952 A Garaghty & R Messenger, Desborough, Northants
LDV 483 DU 29 1950 Andrew Higgs, Cheltenham, Gloucs
LJO 757 DU 27 1950 Ken Howard, Upminster, Essex
LKH 429 DU 29 1950 Russell Cook, Worfield Bridge, Shropshire
LNA 367 DU 29 1950 Vin Moseley (PCV), Pontefract, S. Yorks
LRL 660 DU 29 1949 Robin Ealson, Surrey
LSU 857 Mull 28 1946 John Yonge, Richmond,London
LTA 750 DU 27 1949 Tim Wootton, Gt Horwood, Bucks
LTA 752 DU 27 1950 Graham West, Southampton, Hampshire
LTA 904 DU 27 1949 Patrick Edwards, Clanfield, Oxon
LTA 906 DU 29 1949 Ron Greet, Totnes, Devon
LTB 907 DU 29 1949 Peter Ingall, Market Rasen, Lincs
LYB 941 DU 1949 Nostalgia Travel, Oxford
LYC 731 DU 29 1950 Eric Jones, Caernarfon, Clwyd
MFM 39 DU 29 1951 Trevor Smallwood, North Somerset (NEW owner Nov 08)
MHU 193 Mull 31 1950 Dr Mike Walker, Nr Wells, Avon
MHU 52 DU 30 1950 Ron Greet, Totnes, Devon
MSJ 606 DU 27 1949 Kevin Gamlen, Bristol, Avon
MYB 33 DU 29 1950 Stuart Jones, Spalding, Lincs (NEW owner Apr 08)
NBH 746 DU 1948 Telford, Coleraine, N. Ireland
NTW 706 DU 1948 Harrrington Coaches, Bedworth
PPC 275 DU 29 1951 Brian McNiel, Todmorden, Lancs
PV 9371 DU 27 1949 Ipswich Transport Museum, Kebcote, Ipswich
SS 7376 DU 29 1949 Peter Shipp, Hull, Humberside
TMY 700 DU 29 1949 Andrew Lodge, Chelmsford, Essex
ZV 50203 DU 29 1949 Frank Devereux, Dublin S. Ireland (NEW owner Nov 07)
J 7247 DU 29 1950 Tantivy Blue, St Helier, Jersey
1949 MN DU 29 1950 Protours (Isle of Man Ltd), Douglas, IOM
1950 MN DU 29 1950 Protours (Isle of Man Ltd), Douglas, IOM
5695 P DU 29 1949 Rik Vanheusden, Belgium
BCB 872 DU 29 1949 Frank Bruyninckx, Belgium
BPU 558 DU 29 1949 Frank Bruyninckx, Belgium
BE 52 07 DU 29 1949 Hans Bezemar, Holland
BE 50 08 DU 29 1948 G Tap, Amersfoot, Holland


The following are Bedford WTBs that are known to be on the road post 2000:
Registration Model Owner
AJT 176 WI 20 1938 David Prosser, Worcs
CDL 792 DU 1936 John Woodham, Ryde, IOW
JT 8077 DU 1937 John Woodham, Ryde, IOW


The following are Bedford MLCs that are known to be on the road post 2000:
Registration Model Owner
FFX 458 LM 16 1952 Norman Aish, Pool, Dorset


The following are Bedfords which are know to have been on the road in recent times or currently in restoration:
Registration Model Owner
BCK 893 DU 29 1949 Rik Vanhusden, Belgium
BWG 39 SMT 25 1948 Edward George, Fife, Scotland
BRN 654 DU 29 1947 Richard Mackirdy, London
DFX 932 Mul 28 1948 Rodney Tolhurst, Maidstone, Kent
ERG 164 DU 29 1950 Tom Simpson, Sheffield
ESL 175 DU 29 1948 Chris Triggs, New Forest
ETL 373 DU 1950 G Atkin, Market Rasen, Lincoln
FSA 232 DU 29 1949 David Atkins, Upper Boddington
FUT 58 DU 29 1949 David Winstanley, Bedford
GAL 967 OWB 29 1944 T Johnson, Worksop, Notts
HGE 219 DU 29 1950 Jeff & Linda Cook, Wincanton, Somerset
HTC 661 SMT 1947 County Hopper, Ibstock
HYP 722 DU 29 1947 Ken Wills, Crediton, Devon
JFJ 939 DU 1949 R Dale, Colchester
JWU 307 DU 29 1950 Martin Hawkins, Clophill, Bedfordshire
JUE 860 DU 29 1949 Kenzies, Shepreth, Cambs (NEW owner Nov 09)
KAD 882 DU 29 1950 Stephen Cook, Ventnor, IOW
KDD 846 Bedford OB 1950 D Lewis, Gwent
KJH 492 DU 29 1948 Peter Chandler, Darlington
KUP 234 DU 29 1948 Peter Chandler, Darlington
KYE 905 DU 29 1950 Tony Peters, Croydon
LRB 750 BAR 29 1948 Brian McNeill, Todmorden, Lancs
LTA 748 DU 29 1950 Collin Billington, Fifield, Berkshire
LTT 913 DU 29 1949 Bart Keaney, Hepworth, Suffolk
LUR 446 DU 1950 John Preston, Cradley
MRB 765 DU 29 1949 Tom Simpson, Killamarsh, Sheffield
MYA 525 DU 27 1950 Andrew Higgs, Cheltenham, Gloucs
SS 7486 DU 29 1949 Edward George, Fife, Scotland
SS 7501 DU 29 1950 Edward George, Fife, Scotland
VMK 200 DU Caravan 1951 Tony Grimes, Andover, Hants
WG 9833 OWB 1943 Peter Chandler, Darlington

If you have any information on the above or know of any other roadworthy vehicles please let us know by contacting Tim using the Contact Us page or call me on 01296 713860 (evenings).