millmarsh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Here are a couple of my toys to add to this thread... First one is an Ex Wynns Heavy Haulage (Engineering Ltd ) BDW 219B - date built as June 1940 and the earlier army identities as H41336** and 1745785 (photo from when it was with Wynns in its earlier days). No doubt a few of you may have seen it around at rallies. Bought it back in 2007 and have fitted it with a Duramin Cab which came off another Matador I originally bought/rescued out of a farmers field - but that turned out to be too far gone so robbed the cab off it and sold it on. The Duramin Cab was originally made for B&J Davis (Bucknell) by the Duramin Engineering Company and is an absolute perfect fit as I found out when fitting it to the Wynns Matador (Still got the orignal Wynns Cab but it needs so much work and not so good with timber as I am with metal:embarrassed:) The last one is now sat waiting for me to start on it out in the field, but I don't know too much about this one yet. I think its a 1939 built one and as far as I can tell the chassis number is 0853549 so I stand corrected if anyone knows anything else, so far I have only taken the cab and crane off and probably won't start this until next year(ish) now though as the explorer is next:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 1968/9 civillian reg. I do remeber a few of them still in use as timber tractors in the early 1970's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 i have some pictures of cpo182g when it was in a feild there was also an old mobile crane threre at the time and another mat i was going to purchase them both off of roy but he sadly got killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millmarsh Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Yes that's right... They were all were sold at auction a while after, we bought it off the chap who bought it from the auction, haven't got a clue where the other one went apparently they managed to get that one going?? - ours however not a hope it was so badly seized - we spent days over there trying to get it to run but then once we got it home it was really quite bad so made the decision to just keep the cab. They had been stood there for about 15 years we think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Not to often you see an armoured matador about, this one spent it's post-war life on the fair grounds pulling a set of galloper's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ransomesmg6 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Has anyone got any snap shots of the matador used by Henley Transport kicking around? I'd be very interested to have a peak at them! Regards Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Not sure if this one has appeared in the gallery as not actually been through it all!! Currently stored at the same place my Martian is. ex recovery vehicle possibly somewhere in Wales, and at some point been in a ditch. My truck is hiding under the tarpaulin on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16svt Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Christ, that looks nasty. any idea what happened ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrtcrowther Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I that a recent accident? It looks like one that used to come to Anglesey Steam rally but i havent seen it for a couple of years. I think it was kept near flint or Wrexham? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I've got no idea what happened to it, it has been there for nearly 18 months. Think the owner is/was trying to find a replacement roof for it. Next time I'm down at the truck I will try and find out a bit more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionCx22ownerinIreland Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hi all, Is there anyone out there that knows where I'd get a tyre inflator (the old type) as fitted to matadors....its for an Albion CX22.. Cheers, John:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecyMech Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Was I dreaming or was someone on here trying to track the fate of as many Matadors as possible a while back ?....A Matador register sort of thing ? If I'm right then I have info on one that I accidentally killed. Having been searching for it for some weeks, I finally found the chassis info plate of the Matador that I rolled over on the M5 motorway in 1976. She was ex RAF I believe (so I was told by fellow mechanics) converted to a wrecker, usual stuff, Harvey Frost hand wound crane, aluminium & timber fairground style bodywork. I'd been out of the army for about 6 months & married for the same length of time when the garage I was working at sent me out on a recovery job in said beastie. Downhill with a tail wind she would do 48mph (not bad eh ?) but when the NSF tyre blew out & ripped the steering wheel out of my hand it was less than funny. She took me up the embankment & rolled over. Kept running upside down though, & it was the hot oil & coolant running over me that bought me round....whereupon I exited via the side window, bruised but otherwise unharmed. She was......03 YZ 15 chassis number 08531239, overhauled 5/54, M.T.R.S NoB403 (R.I.P) H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Have a look at MilitantGrahams site http://www.aecmilitant.co.uk/index.html he might have some info. The other person who might be worth contacting is Antarmike, on Facebook as Michael Fincher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbionCx22ownerinIreland Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Anybody have any photos of Circus Hoffmans (a UK Circus, now uncle sams american circus) Matadors, they toured Ireland here in the late 80's and had militants and matadors etc....:yawn::cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albion WD/HD Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Has anybody got a timber jib lying about they wanna flog cheap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-t Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Saw this AEC at Moss Motors in Chalford Trading Estate, looks to be in good condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-t Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 This AEC was used as the Duxford Museum Rransport many years ago, not sure what chassic was used, but teh driver appears to be sitting sideways on half way down the rear of the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazon Joe Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 The matador you are looking for is now owned by my brother it was bought a couple of years ago from a timber contractor who had bought it from some new age travellers ,it was fitted with a new engine by jack henley some years ago but this had suffered from a cracked cylinder liner all parts have been found for its repair and it will be moved to the workshop soon to start the work, it is still in henley livery complete with recovery crane and will be restored the same hope this helps ben freer a couple of photos from the yard, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 a couple of photos from the yard, Joe I remember when Jack Henley's Matador used to come to local shows, even early Beltring IMPS events. It was pristine then, he also had a WW1 AEC in the same livery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The Henley one still looks very nice- glad it's to be sorted. Didn't realise Moss had one Dick- will have to go find it! They had a couple of Land Rovers at GDSF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-t Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 The Henley one still looks very nice- glad it's to be sorted. Didn't realise Moss had one Dick- will have to go find it! They had a couple of Land Rovers at GDSF. Have just returned from the Malvern Show, have another Matador to put on sometime, when I have downloaded the photos, this one was very nice Timber Tractor, they seem to be coming out of the woodwork (sorry). I realy must go to the Land-Rover section at GDSF next year, I was in such a hurry to get to the DHH section that I missed all the LR's, apart from PJO 549. :writing::drive::drive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-t Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 This is a nice AEC Timber Tractor, as seen at the Malvern Autumn show, shame it was peeing down with rain, would have like dto have stopped and taken more photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzy-t Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 As seen at a Toddington Steam Show a few years ago, this was very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Saw this one around ten years ago now at Hollowell Steam Show. I think it used to belong to someone called Paul Rhodes who had a lot of big ex-military hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16svt Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Has anyone else spotted this beauty on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300616209154&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNARL:GB:1123#ht_500wt_1335 Very original and very cheap. it has been listed twice now and sold both times within 24 hours. If only i had the money!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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