Bedford

Bedford was the commercial-vehicle marque used by Vauxhall Motors (a General Motors subsidiary) for trucks, vans and buses from the 1930s through the 1980s. The brand was created to market light and medium commercial vehicles alongside Vauxhall passenger cars; over decades Bedford became well known for models such as the HA, CF and the TM. Bedford’s visual identity evolved from simple wordmark badges on vehicle radiators and grilles in the 1930s–1950s to more stylised nameplates and emblems in later decades, but authoritative records on a single formal 'corporate logo' are limited because Bedford was primarily a vehicle sub-brand of Vauxhall/GM rather than a separately branded corporate entity.