AEC: Lorries

1918. Tipping Lorry. Reg No CV 686. Exhibit at Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre‎.

February 1922.

1936. AEC C16. Reg No: CRX 675.

Reg No: TLD 899.

Reg No: 752 VAE.

Reg No: 467 HOD.

Reg No: 760 UP. Exhibit at Bradworthy Transport Museum.

Reg No: UYP 903.

Reg No: LWR 149H.

Reg No: LWR 149H.

Reg No: MFL 50H.

Reg No: TSU 352.

Reg No: 388 UTA.

July 1938.

1953. Reg No: GSU 841.

1954. Reg No: MMJ 410. Mammoth Major Mk III. Exhibit at British Commercial Vehicle Museum.

1962. AEC Mk 5. Reg No: 169 DUL.

1962. AEC Mk 5. Reg No: 169 DUL.

1962. AEC Mk 5. Reg No: 786 BWX.

1963. Reg No: JSX 545.

Reg No: AHU445B.

Reg No: TUX 271.

Reg No: RRX 961H.

February 1921.

1924.

March 1949.

Reg No: JSU 483.

Reg No: LBP 767J.

Reg No: JNG 782L.

Note: This is a sub-section of AEC.

General

• 1906 Servicing company for the London Motor Omnibus Company with the fleet name of Vanguard.

• 1912 AEC commenced manufacture of buses for London.

• 1916 Produced a lorry chassis for the Forces.

• 1926 It merged for two years with British Daimler.

• 1927 Moved from Walthamstow to Southall.

• WW2 Produced 9,620 Matador 4x4 medium artillery tractors and numerous other vehicles for the Forces.

• 1948 Produced the Matador and Monarch at 12-ton gross weight.

• 1948 Acquired Maudslay Motor Co Ltd of Alchester and Crossley Motors of Manchester.

• 1949 Acquired the body-building company Park Royal Vehicles and its subsidiary of Charles H. Roe of Leeds.

• 1953 Produced the Mercury for an 8-ton payload.

• 1957 Moved in to earth moving equipment but these ceased under this badge in 1967.

• 1968 The 'Mandator' uses the new V8 engine.

List of Models

• X type
• B type
• Y type (1916-23)
• 204 type ( -1928)
• Majestic (1930- )
• Mammoth
• Mandator
• Monarch (1932-39)
• Matador (1932- )
• Mercury (1928- )
• Merryweather
• Militant (1952- )
• Mogul

See Also

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