Oxford Diecast British Army Mickey Mouse Bedford MWD - 1:76 Scale Coca Cola Christmas Gift One further detail to note

One further detail to note is the small headlight configuration on this model

the Bedford OWB chassis was produced to the same basic design as the OB but valuable metals like aluminium were replaced with cast iron and austerity bodywork with a more austere interior

It comes dressed in black and olive green drab with the Red Cross graphics on the sides

The firm also enjoyed competition successes

during which time only 99 vehicles were built

Oxford Diecast British Army Mickey Mouse Bedford MWD - 1:76 Scale Coca Cola Christmas Gift One further detail to noteThis MWD truck represents the most used transport vehicle by the Allies in WWII. From late 1939 to 1945, Vauxhall Motors supplied vast numbers of these to the armed services, with over 66,000 being based on the 15 cwt 4 x 2 MW chassis. The MWD was the general service truck. The Oxford version is a replica of the later version, which had a closed cab, whereas earlier ones featured open cabs. With fold down windscreen, they earned the name 'the