WOLLAON PARK RALLY ENTRANTS · SUNDAY 5TH JUNE 2005 |
After four successful, consecutive years at Newark Showground, the AEC rally returned to its "spititual home" at Wollaton Park in Nottingham. The 22nd Annual AEC Society Road Run & Rally was held on Sunday June 5th 2005 as part of "Autokarna 2005", an event staged by the Pre-War Austin Seven Club. A road run for the AECs was arranged for the Saturday, June 4th.
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Rally entries were a bit down on 2004, due to a variety of factors such as vehicles not being ready or fit, clashes with events elsewhere, a poor weather forecast - which turned out to be wrong as the weather was perfect - and the cost of driving or transporting a vehicle long distances to and from any rally. So the efforts of those who did bring their AECs is appreciated all the more.
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Vehicles were spread out in clusters over quite a wide area, and unfortunately it was not possible for the vehicles to parade around as they have done in the past. Wollaton Park is ideal for visiting families as there is plenty to see and do, but when it comes to the serious business of watching AECs, for me, Newark is the better venue.
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Recorded below are the 61 vehicles which attended on Sunday June 5th, comprising 40 AEC lorries (including one fire appliance and a Coles Crane), and 21 AEC buses. While the "Autokarna" guide included listings of AECs, there was no AEC Society rally programme therefore no entry numbers are listed this time.
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Please e-mail if you know of any vehicle(s) that may have been missed off the list. |
 DTO 182B AEC Mogul |
 KNU 446 AEC Regal 0662/20 |
 NBH 131M AEC "Mammoth Marshal" |
 477 AOP AEC Reliance |
 KNH 958G AEC Mercury |
TYPE |
REG NO |
YEAR |
DESCRIPTION |
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A E C M A M M O T H M A J O R [ 8 ] |
Mammoth Major 8 Mk II |
BBP 425 |
1935 |
Dennis Moulding's fine flatbed 8-wheeler |
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Mammoth Major 8 Mk III 3871H.1842 |
HFX 429 |
1954 |
Homalloy body for 12 cubic yard of coal |
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Mammoth Major 8 Mk V 2G8RAD.2910 |
87 CCH |
1963 |
Evans Road Services of Tipton |
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Mammoth Major 6 Mk V 2G6RAB.987 |
DCK 146C |
1965 |
Restored chassis/cab prime mover ex-Royal Navy |
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Mammoth Major 6 2G6RAS.1040 |
FNN 622C |
1965 |
John Rignall's ex-Army six wheeler |
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Mammoth Major 8 Mk V G8RA |
HSU 636 |
1966 |
Heavy duty 8x4 recovery vehicle |
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Mammoth Major 8 TG8R |
NPD 891D |
1966 |
Howard Berry's 8-legger |
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Mammoth Major 8 TG8R |
KFD 745L |
1972 |
Still in use in the round timber business |
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Mammoth Major 2TG6RT.26322 |
NBH 131M |
1973 |
John Tweedie's "Mammoth Marshal" |
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A E C M A M M O T H M I N O R [ 1 ] |
Mammoth Minor TG6RF/2.1261 |
FLP 641J |
1971 |
Originally K502 with the London Brick Company |
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A E C M A N D A T O R [ 1 0 ] |
Mandator Mk III 3472.1059 |
NAM 189 |
1955 |
One from Richard Cresswell's pristine AEC fleet |
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Mandator Mk III 3475.1147 |
YNN 724 |
1958 |
Westfield Transport ballast tractor |
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Mandator TG4R.1065 |
ECL 142D |
1966 |
Melvin Edwards' BRS liveried artic |
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V8 Mandator VTG4R.225 |
RWO 533G |
1968 |
V8 tractor entered by John Ward |
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V8 Mandator 2VTG4R4.355 |
SCA 841J |
1969 |
Ex-RTITB, very nice in AEC "works transport" colours |
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V8 Mandator VTG4R.406 |
LVL 164H |
1969 |
Westfield Transport, new to Clayton Dewandre |
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Mandator TG4R.3984 |
RTA 205H |
1969 |
Ex Gregory Distribution, restored by Steve Gray |
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Mandator 2TG4R.24719 |
PYD 772L |
1972 |
Originally Somerset Water Board |
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Mandator 2TG4R.31332 |
JOC273N |
1975 |
Acquired for preservation from MG Rover by Dave Jones |
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Mandator 2TG4R.32804 |
NBF 92P |
1976 |
David Hopkins' tractor unit with 40' tilt trailer |
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A E C M A R S H A L [ 1 ] |
Marshal 2TGM6RS.24284 |
NFK 246M |
1973 |
First registered in August 1973 |
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A E C M A T A D O R [ 6 ] |
Matador 0853.140 (10 RD 69) |
RSJ 996 |
1939 |
Ex Stubbs originally with Smith, Leyburn
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Matador 0853.712 (83 YY 58) |
YAS 607 |
1940 |
Breakdown ex Crouch. Stood for 20 years in Bird's yard!
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Matador 0853.5237 (95 YY 36) |
LRF 463B |
1943 |
Once with Kinver Sawmill |
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Matador 0853.6767 (18 YZ 81) |
XSY 643 |
1944 |
Demobbed from the Royal Artillery in 1969 |
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Matador 0853.10330 |
KFO 341 |
1951 |
Flatbed |
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Matador 0853.10715 |
GAS 899 |
1953 |
Ex-timber tractor previously registered TTX 144X |
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A E C M E R C U R Y [ 1 0 ] |
Mercury GM4RA.1612 |
2599 WE |
1958 |
Still working for its keep up until 1999 |
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Mercury 2GM4RA.2842 |
JFL 677 |
1958 |
Richard Cresswell, new to British Sugar Corporation |
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Mercury GM4RA |
314 BVO |
1959 |
Recovery vehicle but originally a cement mixer |
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Mercury 2GM4RA.4084 |
7372 WX |
1961 |
Flatbed with Homalloy cab |
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Mercury 6GM4RA.7609 |
680 GTM |
1962 |
Restored in London Brick Company livery |
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Mercury GM4R |
72 VNN |
1963 |
New as a tipper, reunited with original reg |
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Mercury 6GM4RA.10575 |
DLE 354C |
1965 |
Ex Porton Down, coupled to a 4-in-line trailer |
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Mercury 7GM4RA.11611 |
GRH 691D |
1966 |
Merryweather Marquis 6 ex Hull Fire Brigade |
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Mercury TGM4R.5003 |
KNH 958G |
1968 |
Flatbed from nearby Derbyshire |
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Mercury TGM4R.8875 |
SKU 598J |
1971 |
Tractor unit converted to recovery and back to tractor |
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A E C M I L I T A N T [ 1 ] |
Militant 0860.428 |
MLR 569 |
1953 |
Peter Hedger's re-registered recovery vehicle |
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A E C M O N A R C H [ 1 ] |
Monarch Mk III 3451.595 |
KYE 402 |
1949 |
Neat 4x2 tanker, originally Shell Mex |
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Regal 0662/20 0662.4654 |
KNU 446 |
1946 |
Ex Silver Service, Willowbrook B35F |
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Regal III 9621.5439 |
ACH 441 |
1948 |
Originally Trent Motor Services, Windovers C32F |
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Regal III 0682.012 |
FFU 860 |
1949 |
Lincolnshire Road Car, Willowbrook DP35F |
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Regal IV 9821LT.1121 |
MLL 808 |
1952 |
RF 271, LT Country Area bus, Metro-Cammell B39F |
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Regent Mk III 9612E.5341 |
LTF 254 |
1950 |
Morecambe & Heysham 69, Park Royal H30/26R |
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Regent Mk III 0961.7929 |
OLD 714 |
1954 |
LT Country Area RT4494 |
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Regent Mk V 2D3RA.1805 |
EOD 524D |
1966 |
New to Devon General, MCW Orion bodywork |
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A E C R E L I A N C E [ 1 0 ] |
Reliance MU3RV.1287 |
NCY 626 |
1956 |
South Wales, Weymann "Fanfare" C37F |
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Reliance 2MU3RA.2884 |
477 AOP |
1960 |
Flights Tours, Harrington "Cavalier" |
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Reliance 2MU3RA.6156 |
FFV 437D |
1966 |
Plaxton "Panorama", Kidswheels Association |
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Reliance 6MU3R.7270 |
WYP 203G |
1968 |
Plaxton "Panorama", new to Surrey Motors |
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Reliance 6U2R.7520 |
DAL 771J |
1970 |
Plaxton, ex Rules of Boxford, originally Barton 1146 |
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Reliance 6MU3R.7296 |
TUO 74J |
1970 |
Devon General, Willowbrook B43F |
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Reliance 6MU4R.7927 |
JMC 121K |
1971 |
Glenton Tours, Plaxton "Panorama" C32C |
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Reliance 6U2R.8034 |
MRR 811K |
1972 |
Barton Transport 1229, Plaxton 3+2 |
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Reliance 6U3ZR.33482 |
NNC 855P |
1976 |
Yelloway, Duple Dominant C49F |
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Reliance 6U3ZR |
A200 TAR |
1972* |
Berkhof "Esprite" originally East Kent/Duple HFN 58L |
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Renown 3B3RA.104 |
DBC 190C |
1965 |
Leicester City 190, East Lancs H44/31F |
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A E C R O U T E M A S T E R [ 3 ] |
RM 506 |
WLT 506 |
1960 |
Aston Manor Museum, Leyland engine |
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RM 765 |
WLT 765 |
1961 |
Entered by the Newark-based RM 765 Group |
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RML 2518 |
JJD 518D |
1966 |
Recently retired from London service |
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A E C R E L A T E D [ 1 ] |
Coles Crane |
LTO 806P |
1952 |
Ex MOD bridging crane on 6x6 AEC chassis |
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vangastow@aecsouthall.co.uk |
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