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Matadores
Anyone know if any of the AEC Matadores survived. I know some showmen bought them for towing.
Bit like the scammel recovery trucks that were once used for towing But they were 6x6 as i remember it. whereas the Matadores were i think all 4x4's |
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Googoo is your friend - and 'Images' returns lots of photos (haven't checked them all out yet).
Then there's:- http://www.aecmilitant.co.uk/index2.html One of my posted images in the Gallery is of an AEC Militant:- http://www.aecmilitant.co.uk/militant3rec/home.html |
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I know of two Matador breakdown wagons up here in Scotland.
Can't find a photo of them on the website but one is listed as coming from the Western SMT and may be the same one I was on a couple of times riding shotgun. www.busweb.co.uk/svbm/stocklist.htm Ron |
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A lot more AEC Matador trucks out there than what we think.
Try www.nationaltransportmuseum.org/mv002.html and a strange titled one but loads of photos at home-and-garden.webshots.com and type AEC Matador into search box. Last edited by Western SMT; 23rd September 2008 at 20:34. |
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aec matador
Drove one for 16 yrs as a recovery vehicle in the north of scotland. i think its still around I will try and get some photos
Your heart will break before a matador will Last edited by dmackay; 27th October 2008 at 15:19. |
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Not specific to Matadors, but a significant percentage of 'heavy' ex-military vehicles seem to have Scottish 'S' registrations.
Assuming that civilian registrations are issued according to location of the applicant, can anyone explain this (or did the Ministry (of Transport) decide to use otherwise underused Scottish registrations to balance out against Southern English registrations)? |
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I think that was a typical use of the "Q" reg (apart from built-up specials for which no obvious year of origin could not be determined).
Don't seem to see many new "Q" reg these days - no doubt new single type-approval regs have made a difference. |
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