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The Bedford VAL by Robert W. Berry, Alan Earnshaw (Paperback, 2007)
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One of the most iconic British motor coach chassis of all time, the Bedford VA was introduced at the 1962 Commercial Motor Show. This was the first time that Bedford had ventured in to the large-capacity coach market, but it did it with style and a novel engineering approach. Employing a vertically-mounted Leyland engine, a low-height chassis, 16 wheels and a twin-steer front axle, it became the coach of the era. Its modest chassis price also enabled many smaller operators enter into the tour and excursion market, but the VAL simultaneously performed as a high capacity service bus as well.The fifth Bedford bus book supported by Vauxhall Heritage , this volume is packed with official images from the company's archives, but at the same is supplemented by photographs of the VAL in daily service from many leading bus photographers of the day. The text is drawn from official records on the VAL, plus excerpts from the specialist press of the day. The author has also traced the details of the first four test chassis, plus the show display chassis and the first 15 demonstrators. He has also looked at the larger fleet operators, service bus use, and the unique (non-PSV) applications for which the VAL chassis was also adopted; ranging from pigeon and caravan transporters to the racing car carrier that helped Jack Brabham's team win the 1966 and 1967 Formula One World Championships.Product Identifiers
PublisherCrecy Publishing
ISBN-139781903016732
eBay Product ID (ePID)90076730
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Bedford Val
Number of Pages52 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicMotor Vehicles
AuthorRobert W. Berry, Alan Earnshaw
Book SeriesFare Stage
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Weight220 g
Item Width202 mm
VolumeV. 6
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRobert W. Berry, Alan Earnshaw
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- 19 Aug, 2022
Good title,good read.
Book about the Val,bit unusual but all the better for that,could do with more obscure bus books,like Seddon buses,and sentinel buses.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
