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[[Image:Im19200127Com-AEC1.jpg|thumb| January 1920.]]
[[Image:Im19200127Com-AEC1.jpg|thumb| January 1920.]]
[[Image:Im19200127Com-Mons.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]
[[Image:Im19200127Com-Mons.jpg|thumb| January 1920. ]]


[[Image:Im1951MShow-AEC.jpg|thumb| October 1951. ]]
[[Image:Im1951MShow-AEC.jpg|thumb| October 1951. ]]
[[image:Im090430Ox-AECRegal1.jpg|thumb| Regal. Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im090430Ox-AECRegal2.jpg|thumb| Regal. Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im090430Ox-1952AECRegalIV.jpg|thumb| 1952. Regal IV. Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im090430OX-1960AECReliance.jpg|thumb| 1960 Reliance. Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im0905-RM1963.jpg|thumb| 1963 Routemaster. Exhibit at [[London Transport Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im0905-AECRM2.jpg |thumb| Routemaster. ]]
[[Image:Im090427B-19AECRegentMkIII.jpg|thumb| AEC Regent III. Exhibit at the [[National Motor Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im090430Ox-AEC.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im090430Ox-AEC0.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[image:Im090430Ox-AEC3.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at the [[Oxford Bus Museum]]. ]]
[[Image:Im090618HS-AECRegal.jpg|thumb| AEC. Regal. Exhibit at the [[Hull Street Life Museum]]. ]]


The '''Associated Equipment Company''' was a manufacturer of commercial vehicles from 1912 to 1977.
The '''Associated Equipment Company''' was a manufacturer of commercial vehicles from 1912 to 1977.

Revision as of 18:06, 27 July 2009

January 1920.
January 1920.
October 1951.

The Associated Equipment Company was a manufacturer of commercial vehicles from 1912 to 1977.

Background

  • The Associated Equipment Co started in June 1912 and was a subsidiary of The London Underground Group LGOC.
  • 1928 Introduced a six-cylinder CI engine of their own design under the Acro licence and ran it experimentally.
  • 1944 Producing diesel marine engines of either four or six cylinders and producing 47, 59 or 100 bhp.
  • 1944 Advert for Oil engines.
  • 1968 Announce the first V8 diesel engine to be designed and built in Britain.
  • 1977 The name was discontinued.

Lorries

See AEC: Lorries

Buses

See AEC: Buses


  • 1979 the company had closed down.

Sources of Information

  • British Lorries 1900-1992 by S. W. Stevens-Stratten. Pub. Ian Allen Publishing
  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
  • The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944
  • The Engineer of 24th May 1968 p810
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