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1961 Bedford CA Offered without reserve

United Kingdom • 20 Sept 2025 • Lot Lot 150

Vehicle Details

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This 1961 Bedford CA Dormobile, a British response to the VW Camper, was bought as a project and partially restored. While it boasts modern upgrades like a diesel heater and USB plugs, it required a carburetor fix to run, suggesting some mechanical and finishing work may still be desired.

Condition

6

The car has been partially restored, with significant work done on the chassis and body, but the restoration stalled and was completed by the vendor. It was a non-running camper that needed a carburetor fix to start. The wheels were shot blasted and powder coated with new tires fitted. There is also an under chassis water tank and a diesel heater fitted along with an invertor and USB plugs. This suggests that while efforts have been made to improve the vehicle, it still needs some reconditioning to bring it up to a higher standard.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

CALV204285

Odometer:

72,269 miles

Reg Number:

YVE 684

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Year: 1961 Make: Bedford Model: CA Registration: YVE 684 Chassis No: CALV204285 Odometer: 72,269 Bedford Vehicles was established in 1931 as a part of Vauxhall Motors, itself a part of General Motors after 1925.

The company became a leading European manufacturer of light, medium, and heavy-duty lorries.

Bedford’s heavy-duty truck business was divested by GM as AWD Trucks in 1987, though the name continued in use on light-duty commercial vehicles and car-derived vans based on Vauxhall, Opel, Isuzu, and Suzuki designs.

The name was retired in 1991.

The firm introduced the CA, its most popular light-duty vehicle, in 1952.

It remained in production through 1969.

The CA shared its powertrain with the Vauxhall Victor - a simple, robust, and easy-to-service 50-hp, 1,500-cc inline four-cylinder engine.

Thanks to its passenger car roots and versatile design, the chassis was popular for aftermarket camper conversions.

A pioneer in that field was Martin-Walter, a centuries-old harness mak...