The Bedford used the same basic suspension lay-out as the Vauxhall Victor, though married to greater wheel arch clearances and calibrated for greater weight carrying capacity. This was as an answer to the rival Ford Transit range, which in Australia used six-cylinder engines from the Ford Falcon. In Australasian markets, the CF could be optioned with Holden six-cylinder units, in 2,850В cc (173.9В cuВ in) and 3,310В cc (202.0В cuВ in) forms. In 1976, a 2.1В l (2,064В cc) overhead valve (OHV) diesel engine from Opel replaced the outdated Perkins units. These units were rated at 50 and 61В PS (37 and 45В kW 49 and 60В hp) DIN. A four-cylinder 1.8В l (1,760В cc) Perkins diesel engine could be specified for an extra ВЈ130 (1969), while a larger 2.5В l (2,523В cc) version was used for heavier versions. The engine was the well-proven Slant Four engine which had been introduced for the Vauxhall FD Victor models in 1967. The CF could be specified with a sliding door in the side panel directly behind the passenger door, and it was generally with this layout that the van was also commonly used as a base vehicle for a caravanette. Introduced in November 1969 to replace the 17-year-old Bedford CA, the CF van variants soon became some of the most popular light commercial vehicles on British roads. The Bedford brand continued on certain badge engineered light van designs from Isuzu and Suzuki, before being retired in 1991. The CF was notable for being the last solely Vauxhall-engineered vehicle when it was discontinued in 1987 (the last Vauxhall passenger car had been the HC Viva which had ceased production in 1979) since all Vauxhall models by that point had switched to being based on Opel platforms. In other markets such as in Norway the CF retained its original name. Its design was similar to its American counterpart, the Chevrolet Van (1971вЂ“1995).Д«edford was a General Motors subsidiary, and in some markets outside the United Kingdom and Ireland the CF was sold through Opel dealers as the Opel Bedford Blitz from 1973 on when the original Opel Blitz was phased out. The van was introduced in 1969 to replace the CA model, and was sized to compete directly with the Ford Transit, which had entered production four years earlier. The van had already been resprayed and re-muralled, and a black vinyl roof was added to further freshen the BedfordвЂ™s look.The Bedford CF was a range of full-size panel vans produced by Bedford. This is because the chopped roofline was actually achieved by cutting and sectioning the firewall to drop it lower, with the gullwing doors cut to suit. The Judge was treated to a frontal roof chop to mimic what was hot in the States at the time, and if you look closely youвЂ™ll notice a lack of visible windscreen wipers (it does have them) and that the bottom of the windscreen disappears under the bonnet. Ford Satin Brown paint was the first showy hue, and many of the parts used to customise the Bedford were from then-new models.В The next incarnation of The Judge was at the hands of subsequent owner Danny Woodham and the van was featured for a second time in Custom Vans & Trucks (#25) in 1982 Rick Hall was the initial owner/builder and created the van from an ex-Australia Post four-cylinder work hack. The Judge first featured in Custom Vans & Trucks #7, way back in 1978.

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