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As far as I can recall, there were 2 VALs available - the VAL14 or the VAL70. I believe that the only difference between them was the SIZE of engine, the 14 being bigger than the 70. However, I have absolutely no idea at all what 14 or 70 exactly referred to, be it the make/size of engine. I'm sure there's someone out there that knows.
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The early VALs were all VAL14 - fitted with Leyland's 400 engine (6.17 litre) as Bedford didn't have a suitable engine, however they designed a new one (which was given the designation 70 - thus the VAL became the VAL70). The engine was 466 cu in (7.6 litre).
There was a sister engine with the designation 60 (381 cu in) but it wasn't fitted to the VAL (it was used in the TK models KG and KH).