TRUCKING HISTORY TRUCKS MAKES & MODELS AEC TRUCKS
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Todays new video takes a look back at british truck manufacturer aec trucks at work in there working some real classic working trucks.please give my videos a thumbs and to all the viewers that have subscribed i would like to say a big thank you and to those that havent please subscribe to the channel so you dont miss new videos.and please comment
Brilliant brought back some good memories 👍
Grew up in AEC buses but really like the trucks as well, particularly the Mammoth Major four axles.
Really stellar photo selection.
Thank you, james 🙏 😊
Lovely lorries, all of them, they all look like they did a hard day's graft, lovely to see them all again, gone but NEVER forgotten, keep on trucking 👍
Brilliant, thanks. My favourite motor, I grew up with these, mainly 650 & 690 Mandators, my first load after I passed my test was a K reg 760, happy memories
Thank you glad you injoyed watching.
I stopped driving HGVs in 1979,I’m amazed I still remember many of these haulage companies and their liveries and where they were based Loved the Fridged freight Wagon and drag. Cab happy days 😂
Wow what a fantastic collection of a fantastic lorry i love a aec in 1972 i had a new one and went on to drive mendy more just loved the sound and the gear box 👌💯👍
Fantastic and one of my favourite wagons .As a kid I spent all of my school holidays in an AEC Mercury as my dad drove for Parker’s Transport of Bolton ( Yellow with Black writing) this was general haulage and we went to Newcastle and Scotland with steel tube and even as for as Southampton with Barrs soft drinks . Many a time we used to pick up loads of toffees from a factory in Bury and again we would end up down south but as a special treat part of this run was also to collect half full jars of all kinds of toffees ( you can guess the rest ) I remember my dad being worried as he came home with a railway container on the back of a ridged which was full of Whisky with only a poxy lock of the rear doors . For extra security for the driver due to hi jacking they fitted a small 4” bolt to the drivers door ….Very happy days and don’t forget the tartan rug over the engine hump.
I believe a mercury was first lorry I ever got into at about four years old,felt huge to climb into and that big engine hump and smell of diesel.That was that,set for life😅
The rug!!! My dad drove a Bristol. Same thing there
I drove a mercury for parkers transport,bolton,1971-76,iwas on contract to markland scowcroft ,steel tubes,mostly on london,
I remember seeing a bulk sugar A E C tanker at Silvertown refinery, 1950 s. Amongst all the Fodens ,quite a surprise. My Father told me it was used for Shuttle duty between Plaistow and Silvertown. Also another flatbed was used for delivery of sacks of sugar. Dad always said that the best job was the London Docklands deliveries. But he was long distance 100%.Many thanks for helping me remember this time spent seeing all these historic moments.
Hit the like . For this Lads efforts.
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Done and full respect 👍🥇🎥
Brings back memories of school holidays and trips to The Golden Arrow Transport Cafe at Froxfield. Then back along the A 4 to London, noting all the British lorries along the way.
@@williamcarrington61 Spot on William and I can remember one trip clutching a note pad like a train spotter and I was disappointed to note that most of the wagons encountered where Bedfords …Boring but true
Great video, there all in there Matador, Mammoth major, Mandators and Mercurys happy days.
What a brilliant video. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Loved AEC's, they were second to none and the engine sound was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you injoyed watching my friend 👌 😉
Excellent collection of photos, love these old AEC’s keep up the great work and looking forward to the next.👍
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Their factory at Southall haad the best canteen ever.Yum Yum..I was a regular delivering and installing honing machinery for the new V8.(Then it transferred to Leyland Lancashire....
Great vid. Nice to see a “Pointer” matador. My father drove for the company at there Sproughton depot
Those tippers at the end must have been hard days work
Class 👌
The BRS photo at 5.09 looks like Mitcheldean I worked there for a few years before transferring to Ross.
Associated Equipment Company Doesn't quite sound right, but AEC does.
hi there. i used to work for AEC ltd during the 70s, the ergomatic cab was the dish of the day except for army vehicles the 0870 and 0880, Wimpey had the fixed mk5 cab for its 6x4 chassis,the LD55 tipper with inverted windscreen was made at Thornycrofts at that time, and sold by scottish land developmentas far as i can remember,during the 70s the standard engines were the av505 and av760,, the av 506 was developed in 78 but was not much good
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I miss AEC good engine ,brakes,gear box very. easy everything to help the driver