The Old Depot
Milly
Milly is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. She is based on the Bedford MW 15-cwt.
Small, quick, hates rain.
“Not the rain!”
Character card
- Best at
- Nips about with light loads
- Quirk
- No doors, so she gets wet
- Usually causes
- Hides from the weather
- Read-aloud voice
- Perky, slightly posh
In the books
Fits neatly through Farmer Geoff's gate in Harry's book.
Appears in
Which real vehicle is Milly based on?
- Real vehicle
- Bedford MW 15-cwt
- Era
- 1940s
- Country
- UK
- Did you know?
- Early MWs had no doors and a canvas roof, so the driver got rained on.
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