cros wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:12 pm
I noticed what looked like a Bedford TM on a programme called Opal hunters, which is, I think, set in some remote and cold place, possibly in Northern USA. I only caught a few seconds of it as I was changing channels and I don't want to see any more as it as it looked horrible. In any case, the vehicle looked like a non runner parked up miles from civilisation. Seeing the antics of the locals we're talking many hundreds of miles.
I wonder if the TM cab was a UK design or Bedford acquired it from the US as they did with their earlier lorries. I can't find out from the usual sources but see that Cat eventually inherited the project for an all wheel drive version of this vehicle, but don't know if any were actually sold under their brand. Perhaps someone clever here does.
The only opal hunting program I've seen is set in Coober Pedy Australia. Bedford's were sold there possibly ex military?
As an aside because it's so flamming hot in Coober Pedy people tend to live underground where it's cooler. It's very very dark underground and we ended up seriously over sleeping
cros wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:12 pm
I noticed what looked like a Bedford TM on a programme called Opal hunters, which is, I think, set in some remote and cold place, possibly in Northern USA. I only caught a few seconds of it as I was changing channels and I don't want to see any more as it as it looked horrible. In any case, the vehicle looked like a non runner parked up miles from civilisation. Seeing the antics of the locals we're talking many hundreds of miles.
I wonder if the TM cab was a UK design or Bedford acquired it from the US as they did with their earlier lorries. I can't find out from the usual sources but see that Cat eventually inherited the project for an all wheel drive version of this vehicle, but don't know if any were actually sold under their brand. Perhaps someone clever here does.
The only opal hunting program I've seen is set in Coober Pedy Australia. Bedford's were sold there possibly ex military?
As an aside because it's so flamming hot in Coober Pedy people tend to live underground where it's cooler. It's very very dark underground and we ended up seriously over sleeping
Yeah "Outback Opal Hunters", clue is in the title.
I reckon at that time GM in the USA was making the old fashioned engine out front trucks that the Septics still prefer, so I doubt the cab design came from there. There were a few cab over designs back at that time, but hilariously, the Americans now regard those as old fashioned and they have died out as an option.
II dimly recall the TM being launched - I think the target market was more the UK and European stuff like Scania 110.
AFAIK the TM was a wholly-British cab design, nothing to do with the Septics for whom it would have had no real market appeal. The Aussies loved 'em and they are still a common sight in NZ apparently. Detroit Diesels were offered here but not a common option - I think they had loads more of those down under too.
The Bedford name still means something to the Colonial markets that devoured them during the golden era - Pakistan, India, Antipodes, Caribbean.....
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
ANyone know if the automatic dip headlights fitted to modern Kraut and some other motors dip when they are following someone or only when they register oncoming headlights?
Mine on the quashqai dipped when following or approaching another car from behind as well as oncoming. There's a delay though and I didn't like using that function.
AMCrebel wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:37 pm
ANyone know if the automatic dip headlights fitted to modern Kraut and some other motors dip when they are following someone or only when they register oncoming headlights?
Yes. That's operated by the cameras now. They can generally recognize tail lights. The differentiation between headlights and street lighting now confuses some because the camera can see and read the 50Hz flicker of traditional street lighting whereas headlights tend to stay on; LED street lights confuse them as do they sometimes ignore red LED tail lights that do a PWM flicker to "dim" the lights (as opposed to on fully for brake).
It's clever, considering it's all crammed into a car
