John,Bedfords were a favourite of many organisations be it Military,Fire and rescue and commercial transport.

Here's a little UK 'Firebolt'
The Military versions of the firetrucks are known as 'Green Goddesses',they were used up until fairly recently during Fire service pay disputes.
Bedford were the leaders in all wheel drive trucks so as a consequence they were a firm favourite for their off road abilities.

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.