Founded in 1930 by General Motors by way of Vauxhall, Bedford Vehicles became one of the world’s most successful brands of commercial transportation.

The initial offering from GM was the 1929 ‘Chevrolet Bedford’, which was manufactured in Luton and took the name of the county town.

The first vehicle to carry the true Bedford badge arrived in 1931 and the subsidiary company continued to evolve throughout that decade, culminating with the production of vehicles for the War Office.

After further development in the 1950s, the famous ‘TK’ hit Britain’s roads in 1959 and continued up until 1986 under the Bedford name.

Offered with straight four or six, diesel or petrol engines, the light commercial was used for fire engines, military vehicles, flatbed lorries and the like.

Equipped with a four cylinder ‘200’ engine and a four speed gearbox, this TK has worked and resided in the county of Dorset for its entire life.

For many years, the lorry was owned by a Mr Tom Revell of Tarrant Gunvi...