Category:Luton bodies
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English: A Luton body is a style of commercial vehicle body incorporating an enclosed box body extended over the cab. It takes its name from the town of Luton, in Bedfordshire, where the Bedford commercial vehicle plant was located. It was "invented" by Mr B.E. "Bertie" Barrett who owned a haulage business in Luton which had, as its principal source of clientele, the millinery industry which made the town famous in the early twentieth century. Hats, many of which were made of straw, were distributed in hatboxes which were bulky, but had little weight. Since trucks were mostly delivered without bodies at the time (just a chassis and cab), Mr Barrett had bodies built which extended over the cab and most of the way over the bonnet of the truck as well. The front of the "Luton" was tied to the front bumper of the truck by means of a metal pole on either side.
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The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Bedford WLG Two-Ton (1933) reg AYT 640.jpg 980 × 704; 662 KB
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Decorated Van (34008524380).jpg 4,306 × 2,895; 6.93 MB
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Decorated Van (34448170721).jpg 3,440 × 2,490; 2.09 MB
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Ford Transit Luton.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.11 MB
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J. Reid Pianos' Van N15.jpg 2,133 × 1,600; 410 KB
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Transit luton 22-5-07.JPG 3,648 × 2,736; 6.05 MB
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West End Nurseries Luton Body.jpg 5,152 × 3,864; 10.65 MB