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Bedford CF – a van from General Motors Europe: four-cylinder in-line 'Slant Four' engine, height 1,980 mm, width 2,000 mm, built 1969 to 1988, the base for numerous motorhome conversions
Bedford Vehicles was the commercial-vehicle brand of General Motors Europe in the United Kingdom. The Bedford CF was built from 1969 to 1988 and replaced the Bedford CA as the marque's van series.
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The Bedford CF is a van with a longitudinally mounted front engine and rear-wheel drive. It was powered by a four-cylinder in-line engine from the range known as the 'Slant Four', available with manual or automatic transmission. Height is 1,980 mm and width 2,000 mm. The combination of a front engine and rear-wheel drive was widespread among British vans of this size in the 1970s and 1980s.
As a classic front-engined, rear-wheel-drive van, the Bedford CF served British delivery fleets and was also a popular base for motorhome conversions, notably by the body builder Dormobile, which built its own campers on the CF chassis. Its nearly two-decade production run shows how widespread this chassis was in British trade.
When buying a used Bedford CF, check the condition of the four-cylinder in-line engine and its carburettor or injection system depending on the model year, corrosion on the wheel arches, sills and floor pan, the condition of the clutch and gearbox, and, for motorhome conversions, damp in the body. The steering components and front wheel bearings, which take particular strain on a front-engined van of this design, are also worth checking.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Bedford CF
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