I certainly remember the '
Big' part of the name, though my juvenile mind didn't understand the true meaning of the word, I kept on referring to them as Big Bedfords for a long long time (and I still think of them thus).
It must have been an effective advertising campaign for u to be discussing it all these years later.
My guess would be 1953 - but I'll check and report back . . .
Oops - it was 1950 (for 1951 model year I suppose):-
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The S-type, known as "the Big Bedford" was introduced at the 1950 Commercial Motor Show. This took Bedford up to the 7-ton class
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Seems Bedfords are popular in certain communities:-
http://www.travellerhomes.co.uk/?s=48