Tracks & wheels in dir

Hello, yes it was, I went to £8k to see what the reserve was. But then had second thoughts about why it was cannibalized in the first place. Withams couldn't/wouldn't say why it was taken out of service. There could have been gearbox problems, although DB gearboxes have a tremendous historical legacy. The engine wouldn't have been a problem as the 6BT Cummins are good for 500,000 miles without a major overhaul. And s/hand units being plentiful at the moment, although I am not sure how long that will go on for. As it is a very popular transplant/conversion engine for tractors & landrovers etc. So anyway, I am still on the look out for an interesting tracked vehicle to add to my tyred collection military trucks. Is there anything intersting for sale out there? Regards Gary

Hello Chris , thank you for the info, very helpful, where is his shed in the country? Regards Gary

Hello Diana, ures you are correct it is a 1979 Sultan fitted with a 6BT Cummins diesel engine. Can you help with anything? I think that there are some other electronic units missing. Regards Gaz

Hello, Can anyone help with done spare parts for the above? I have attached some photo's of some electrical items that are missing (control/starter panel etc). The Sultan is a Cummins diesel powered model. Regards Gaz

Hello, can you please give me a call, on 07831096485 Gary

Hello, what condition are they in, & do you have any photos? Also where are you geographically?

Has anyone got the above for sale or know where I can get one? I also need to get the passengers door plastic window replaced, does anyone know where to get that done?

Hello, was the govenor and wheigts in the injector pump worn when you had the pump overhauled?...As this is not uncommon with Matadors in fact a friend of mine uses one for timber exrtaction,and it sits there ticking over fine then for no reason revs itself up which if left would be terminal...Who overhauled your pump and what make is it CAV or Simmons?...There is a good diesel pump man called Peter Strong near Reading Berks

hello Mike, thanks for your research thus far...Is there nothing further we/you can do to find out exactly what the old Girls role was during it`s military life...Is there any more informtion I can funish you with to hlep? G

Hello not liking to jump on your-Band waggon, but I would like to know a bit of history about my Matador circa 194. Gary1 if anybody can help that would be great! ...The Military Reg was 12 RH 46 The demob one is DRE 507E

Hello Mike, thanks for your reply...Interesting stuff an all...I am still a bit confused though,as after speaking to John Ayres today who`s late Father Jim Ayres of Stokenchurch, Bucks...Who was a legend with regards to all things Matador..Not only opperated several of the Old girls contracting and extracting round timber from woodland arround the High Wycombe area including a six wheel drive version ,but also repaired other contractors Mats including changing chassis and the like...It was when he was working with one of his Mats at The West Wycombe Park in the mid seventies, extracing the last of the Elms there, that I fell in love with the old Girls (I was only a 16 year old then, where has the time gone !!)...Anyway I digress somewhat,getting back to original point...He said that as far as he knew all the Mats that he and is Father owned and worked on had the hole in the rad and the starting dog on the engine,as I have always remembered them also...Mine has neither of the above,John did suggest that it could have been fitted with a be a bus engine and rad ,is this possible? I have attemtpted to upload a pic of the brass engine plate I mentioned in my erlier messages....( Update on that is I can`t "file to big ggrr) Kind regards Gary

Hello Philb, thanks for your reply...I get so many conflicting stories from potential parts suppliers...Mine also has a sort of hole in the bottom of the rad...Well more like a half hole sort of scolloped out...So presumambly the later engine is a bit more robust on the bottom end?...BTW is that your Mat in your photo,if so was it at Ward Jones`s place at High Wycombe the other week having the compressor fixed/adjusted? Regards Gary

Hello, I have come in to this conversation a bit late...But I have recently bought a Matador vehicle number 12RH46 & chassis number 0853787 fitted with an engine type A187 which is stated on a brass plate afixed to the engine block rear of the injecctor pump...Which I belive must have been changed at either the "rebuild" Feb 1952 at (MTRS B83) or "overhaul" May 1954 at (MTRS B403)...As neither the engine or the radiator has any facilty for a starting crank, ( hole in rad or dog on crank shaft)could anybody tell me wether AEC stopped making the engines in this style, is it as near genuine build or has somebody hashed the wrong engine and radiator in the old girl?