Buzzer:
Brand new I think but nice, Is it a Mammoth (what) . Once owned a AEC Mammoth Minor tractor unit but had it on round timber and took the second axle out which made it long wheel base but at least it had off road traction to a point and not a seesaw, Buzzer.
We had 3 of those at Hargreaves and in my eyes they were one of the finest motors ever built. I only ever got the occasional week with one because the were one driver allocated things but I’ve never forgotten them,…1964.
happy days.
And I wish Mr Dunbar would stop posting pictures of multiple Mk V’s because they cause me to have a …ahem…“crisis”
And you…Mr Leyland600,…that Pollock AEC Marshal. 1961 I’ve had to have 30 minutes in a darkened room to recover, put a tipper body on it, paint it in Fred Chappells colours, and it was my 5177 WY
For a week with an old AEC, old style log book/sheet, I’d go back tomorrow, I’d mount up somehow and I would force my arthritic bones to work.
Sorry GOM, Heres another one just to keep your your memory alive, Then have a large Malt , Regards Larry.
I’ve finished that Aultmore (I enjoyed it) I’m now attending to a litre of Bowmore.
The Scotch was a good idea when 2 of you were sharing a Mk V cab on a cold night. One of our regular drivers made me put my smelly boots outside at night, and I always put them in a gas-mask case in the spare wheel in case he took off fast in the morning. I had learned not to hang them by their laces on the mirror arm. Nothing worse than wet, cold footwear. Who remembers the sliding arrangement of the door windows? The STOP flag indicating low air, and the lovely fat indicator switch. The last time I drove 2700 VF was in 1973 on beef deliveries in Germany. ■■■■ Doddington - are you out there? Jim.
Retired Old ■■■■:
There are others on this thread for whom those fabulous AECs hold a fascination, Larry. I think we had better start an orderly queue for those idiots who wish to put themselves forward for a drive, should one become available. With myself and GOM at the front, of course.
Me in my AEC RJR 349, 1963, 28 year old Driving on long distance A great bit of gear, Regards Larry.
jmc jnr:
The Scotch was a good idea when 2 of you were sharing a Mk V cab on a cold night. One of our regular drivers made me put my smelly boots outside at night, and I always put them in a gas-mask case in the spare wheel in case he took off fast in the morning. I had learned not to hang them by their laces on the mirror arm. Nothing worse than wet, cold footwear. Who remembers the sliding arrangement of the door windows? The STOP flag indicating low air, and the lovely fat indicator switch. The last time I drove 2700 VF was in 1973 on beef deliveries in Germany. ■■■■ Doddington - are you out there? Jim.
Jim the stop flag which came up warning of low air was some ones idea of a joke as when it came up you could not stop
Thanks to Leyland600 and Lawrence Dunbar for the pics
To Leyland600, well spotted the ferry, I read that there were at least 11 cross Clyde ferries at one time, here are two of them. The Govan to Partick and the Finnieston to Mavisbank or Plantation.
Oily
Lawrence Dunbar:
I remember Witton, I used to load there sometimes & there was a bloke used to watch you over the railway line in & out I used to deliver to Tilcons at Sunderland with a Dodge BJR 310 B, Smiles had about 10 of them at this time, The good old days IMO, Regards Larry.
I remember him Larry, was he the young lad with one arm. Called him Harold I think. The weighbridgeman was Arnold and the weighbridge was halfway up the bank. The Seddon Atki 8 wheeler I drove for Alex Smiles would only just pull off it and up the hill. We used to tip skip waste at Todhills tip then run into Witton Park for a return load of sand, that would be the early 90s.
jmc jnr:
The Scotch was a good idea when 2 of you were sharing a Mk V cab on a cold night. One of our regular drivers made me put my smelly boots outside at night, and I always put them in a gas-mask case in the spare wheel in case he took off fast in the morning. I had learned not to hang them by their laces on the mirror arm. Nothing worse than wet, cold footwear. Who remembers the sliding arrangement of the door windows? The STOP flag indicating low air, and the lovely fat indicator switch. The last time I drove 2700 VF was in 1973 on beef deliveries in Germany. ■■■■ Doddington - are you out there? Jim.
I remember the STOP arm, I was only a young lad, I found out what it meant the hard way. Whoops. The wall made a mess of the front trailer shunting bar
Retired Old ■■■■:
There are others on this thread for whom those fabulous AECs hold a fascination, Larry. I think we had better start an orderly queue for those idiots who wish to put themselves forward for a drive, should one become available. With myself and GOM at the front, of course.
It’s strange, the bulk of my working life was with ERF’s and Fodens, both with ■■■■■■■ and 9 speed Fullers, but I’d walk barefoot over hot coals to get hold of a 50/60’s AEC (I’ll bring my own spare injector pipes )And if somebody can find me a 2 stick model…I’ll give that a good go.
Retired Old ■■■■:
There are others on this thread for whom those fabulous AECs hold a fascination, Larry. I think we had better start an orderly queue for those idiots who wish to put themselves forward for a drive, should one become available. With myself and GOM at the front, of course.
It’s strange, the bulk of my working life was with ERF’s and Fodens, both with ■■■■■■■ and 9 speed Fullers, but I’d walk barefoot over hot coals to get hold of a 50/60’s AEC (I’ll bring my own spare injector pipes )And if somebody can find me a 2 stick model…I’ll give that a good go.
Well O&B Had an 1939 6 wheeler flat The Reg was CRY ■■?, The driver in the 50s was a Jimmy Miller He loved this old motor, Of course a lot of their drivers used to say he was welcome to it, It was a two sticker and used to pull like a train with its 7.7. engine IIRC, Regards Larry.
Thanks to servo88, Leyland600 and Lawrence Dunbar for the pics
In my time at the W Alexander and Sons Grangemouth depot '57 '58 we had Leyland Cheetahs, single deckers. at least two mebbe three. they were fitted with AEC 7.7 engines. man could they go, nothing flattened hills like they did, scroll down to LZ2A here classicbuses.co.uk/alex1.html.
A very smart motor from Appleby approaching Inverness on the A96.
Oily
Found this picture in a draw last night while rummaging for something else, one of the first mini’s I had one of 23 through my hands, mine is on the left the other one was my mates a 1071 cooper s. Put a set of Pirelli Cinturato’s on her and it stuck to the road like glue. Note the Reliant robin for sale in the background, Buzzer.
oiltreader:
Earlier times with horse and cart traffic.
Oily
Love them one,s Oily any more like them
Hi servo, yes how about this, it is an absolute gem , a very busy Jamaica Street ,Glasgow, April 1901, and all of you out there take a few minutes to have a look. youtube.com/watch?v=kpWbp4kx7uQ
Oily
oiltreader:
Earlier times with horse and cart traffic.
Oily
Love them one,s Oily any more like them
Hi servo, yes how about this, it is an absolute gem , a very busy Jamaica Street ,Glasgow, April 1901, and all of you out there take a few minutes to have a look. youtube.com/watch?v=kpWbp4kx7uQ
Oily
Thats a cracker Oily spot on, no punctures them day,s Eh,regards Gordon
I’ve had to have 30 minutes in a darkened room to recover, put a tipper body on it, paint it in Fred Chappells colours, and it was my 5177 WY
