Alan Judd Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) AEC Matadors LRX 784, LRX 684 Had the pleasure of driving LRX 684 on a regular basis before she was retired to Ruddington sales. Edited December 9, 2016 by Alan Judd Typo error on registration number Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 If they are still around they will still be part of the really usefull club. I dare bet you could still do the job with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian43 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 If they are still around they will still be part of the really usefull club. I dare bet you could still do the job with them LRX 784 is alive and well and fully resplendent in post war RAF colours. Here is a photo I took at a show a couple of years ago. Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Smart:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matador1963 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 L R X 784 what a lovely truck, I brought her in 1995 she was in a sorry state someone had welded a logging crane on the back of her and winched some thing wrong and bent her chassis downwards there was a big crease by the rear spring hanger.she had been working hard in the forests and been USED and not very well looked after.I had the chassis repaired and spent 7 years restoring her the wooden cab wheel arches were replaced with new steel ones cab was lifted off all new body panels replaced chassis was sand blasted and hand painted with 7 coats,rear body all replaced cables rewired new tyres glass new winch cable you name it i cleaned it up or replaced it.I had to sell her 2001 just before i fcould finish her she was 99% finished.Sad to have to sell her as i was moving to germany where i still am.seen many photos of her on the internet latest one 2016 shes looking like she needs abit of love again but all in all dont see any rust so i think i choose the wright rust protection paint for her, long may she live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matador1963 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Forgot to mention did not have to do anything to the engine just oil change as we all know Matadors always start she had not done too many miles anyway so that was a bonus all i had done was the starter rebuilt.every thing then pressure washed off and repainted and the injectors recalibrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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