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PBM609 Bedford A/Miles WrT Vauxhall Motors
1955 Bedford 'A' Type Fire Appliance
Reg. No. PBM 609
Chassis No. A4SZG26877
Engine No. A4/A524410
New in 1955 to the Vauxhall Motors Plant in Luton as part of the factory works fire fleet. It is then understood to have been at work on Odiham, Hant's airfield before being sold into preservation. It was owned by an Essex farmer for 15 years before being relegated to a barn from which it was rescued by the late Richard Payne of Great Sampford.
Sold. c2014 for £3800 hammer price, the buyer was Garry Sutton of Redgrave, Suffolk. Garry has a large private vehicle collection of cars & commercials, it joined his collection.
Then 2018 to Dave Harris. PBM was the 176th Miles fire engine built and the prototype 120" wheelbase water tender. The unarguable unique feature of Miles products is the triangular orange blinker lights. This picture has been re-fitted with different blinker lights.
Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.
1955 Bedford 'A' Type Fire Appliance
Reg. No. PBM 609
Chassis No. A4SZG26877
Engine No. A4/A524410
New in 1955 to the Vauxhall Motors Plant in Luton as part of the factory works fire fleet. It is then understood to have been at work on Odiham, Hant's airfield before being sold into preservation. It was owned by an Essex farmer for 15 years before being relegated to a barn from which it was rescued by the late Richard Payne of Great Sampford.
Sold. c2014 for £3800 hammer price, the buyer was Garry Sutton of Redgrave, Suffolk. Garry has a large private vehicle collection of cars & commercials, it joined his collection.
Then 2018 to Dave Harris. PBM was the 176th Miles fire engine built and the prototype 120" wheelbase water tender. The unarguable unique feature of Miles products is the triangular orange blinker lights. This picture has been re-fitted with different blinker lights.
Courtesy Geoff Pritchard collection acquired via the Fire Brigade Society.
Bedford
Added by David Harris on 19 August 2023.