Split_Pin Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Using the front half of an Isuzu Florian and badged as a Bedford for the UK. I'd never even heard of these until I saw a 2nd generation example in a Bedford Promotional video a few weeks ago. That is all. Sudsprint, oldcars, cobblers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I'd completely forgotten about these! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu_Faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I remember going to look at one about 20 years ago. It was fucked. Probably better off trying to import a Chevy Luv..... Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 .....or a real KB Shep Shepherd, Sudsprint, Twiggy and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 A friend of my mother's had what he claimed was the first in Scotland- ESL470V, about three weeks from being a W IIRC. It got repossessed fairly quickly though. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 ESL 470V ✗ UntaxedTax due:01 April 1990Incorrect tax status? MOTNo details held by DVLAIncorrect MOT status?WarningIf you've just bought this vehicle the tax or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification)doesn't come with it. You'll need to tax it before driving it. Vehicle detailsVehicle make:BEDFORDDate of first registration:July 1980Year of manufacture:1980Cylinder capacity (cc):1584 ccCO₂Emissions:Not availableFuel type:PETROLEuro Status:Not availableExport marker:NoVehicle status:Not taxedVehicle colour:BLUEVehicle type approval:Not availableWheelplan:2-AXLE-RIGID BODYRevenue weight:2350kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Saw an LUV last year in Greece. Saw another a fortnight ago but haven't uploaded it yet... 1972-80 Chevrolet LUV. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I dont think they ever sold the early Florian based one in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Better get to Portugal then. Always a few on CustoJusto. https://www.custojusto.pt/portugal/carros-usados/outras-marcas?br=54&o=2&re=10&st=a#27179550 https://www.custojusto.pt/portugal/carros-usados/q/isuzu?re=10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Just found out that Hotwheels do a model of the Florian based LUV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 They did sell the pre facelift KB in the UK. My neighbors had one of the later ones as a builders van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bump Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Yay! An early Frontera pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 *Shudders at the memory of working in a GM parts dept in 1990* There were a few of these knocking around, mostly farm hacks held together with bailing twine. I swear these bloody things were made out of whatever they found lying around. Parts took weeks to arrive and none ever fitted. Possibly, just possibly worse than French cars of the 80s. Lacquer Peel and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Yay! An early Frontera pick up Assembled in same factory i think. Mr Bump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 They did sell the pre facelift KB in the UK. My neighbors had one of the later ones as a builders van. Hey you're right, I just found a UK brochure on Vauxpedia. I dont think I have EVER seen one!!! Thats defo the sort of hopeless shit I would remember from my childhood as well. http://vauxpedianet.uk2sitebuilder.com/bedford-kb---25-pick-up Mr Bump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Was this the last time a 'clearly labelled, accessible fuse box' was listed as a selling feature in an advert? DSdriver, tooSavvy, Datsuncog and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 They sold them in Australia as the Holden KB Rodeo And even here in Australia, the home and birthplace of the pick-up, they are properly rare beasts. EDIT: According to How Many Left, there are 10 KBs left. 9 KB26s, 3 Licensed and 6 SORNed and only 1 KB41 on SORN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 I do remember the phase 2 models but not the earlier Florianesque ones. The replacement for the KB, the Brava (popular with the AA in the mid 1990s) was briefly marketed as a Bedford from 1988-1990. I think there are still a couple of those kicking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solid61 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Had a brand new one on a V plate at a Vauxhall/Bedford main dealers that I worked at,it was light blue and would you believe had a Harvey frost recovery crane bolted to the back!!!,other than that I can't remember much about it but I think it was petrol with column change,it wasn't there very long,I think around that time the rules for single wheel recovery vehicles changed so it became illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 .....or a real KB ca0cfdd262782e0a314b697a96aad224.jpg That's what I expected when I opened the thread. mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Sorry to dissapoint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 So you should be! *mutter mutter mutter* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Don't forget the ultra rare KB 4x4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 One appeared in Lovejoy. https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_57533-Bedford-KB-25-1984.html tooSavvy, Lacquer Peel and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 First I knew of them was from the Observers book of Trucks. I’d imagine many had a short and hard life, probably owned originally by a engineering firm or something then a workhorse for a jobbing builder, likely until it collapsed or went rotten. Probably why there are only 10 left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 This one I spotted a couple of years ago is still going strong! Well, until February at least, when the MoT runs out. Cleon-Fonte, Split_Pin, catsinthewelder and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Wow thats a cracker!!!! Great spot! tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 A351PEG .... Bedford Unknown Green - no records of mot Tax due June 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 There was a reasonable, early dark blue one on EBay around a year ago- sadly I was too ill to consider at the time. Would have made a nice partner to my Florian. Not seen another, since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 That Bedford is close, those Vikings are far away (or else it's the worlds largest lorry/smallest people). mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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