dadandlad Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Im building a radio controlled 1/14th scale Matador and could do with help with pictures please. Im basing the model on a couple of pictures i have found of a Matador named Defiant but could really do with close up pictures in particular how the rear body is mounted to the chassis and also some views of the rear interior. I have searched all 88 pages of the Matador gallery to no avail so any close up views would be very welcome. I have made a start and you can view it in the models section. Also does anyone know what happend to the Matador that lived at Halifax bus garage,loved that vehicle,always remember the desert rat painted on the front. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor pitman Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Have you seen the book ` AEC Matador - taking the rough with the smooth` by Steve Richards? Some good photos in the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadandlad Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Cheers Trevor Already got the book but thanks anyway,bulk of my information is coming from it. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Im building a radio controlled 1/14th scale Matador and could do with help with pictures please.Im basing the model on a couple of pictures i have found of a Matador named Defiant but could really do with close up pictures in particular how the rear body is mounted to the chassis and also some views of the rear interior. I have searched all 88 pages of the Matador gallery to no avail so any close up views would be very welcome. I have made a start and you can view it in the models section. Also does anyone know what happend to the Matador that lived at Halifax bus garage,loved that vehicle,always remember the desert rat painted on the front. Cheers Mark Mark, Ref the Halifax Matadors, have found piccies, but nothing to say where it is now if it still exists, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadandlad Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hi Paul Where did you find the pictures There was two Matadors but one lived at Toddmorden,if my memory serves me right only one had a desert rat painted on the front They were replaced by a Guy Big J4T which wasn't a patch on them Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Hi PaulWhere did you find the pictures There was two Matadors but one lived at Toddmorden,if my memory serves me right only one had a desert rat painted on the front They were replaced by a Guy Big J4T which wasn't a patch on them Mark Mark, I will find them again and post shortcuts, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Mark, Are these the ones? http://www.sct61.org.uk/hx401.htm http://www.flickr.com/photos/28083135@N06/5055473146/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Also this one, which says it's ex-Halifax http://www.flickr.com/photos/thespian/516216086/ In this set, typing Matador in the search doesn't show all the Matadors, as some are only listed as "recovery" vehicles. Edited April 2, 2011 by Paul Drake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Drake Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 There are also some other very interesting piccies of ex military vehicles in the group on flickr. Look for the Bus and Coach Recovery Group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadandlad Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 :-D Thats them Paul thank you The bottom picture is taken outside Skircoat road garage and you can see the old tramlines in the cobbles which are still there today. The door to the left went into the repair dock and the turn onto the pits was so tight we used to jack the rear of the bus up and place the tyres on greasy boards and push the back end across to get in line with the pit The pictures are in the old Halifax Corporation colours The link to the green and white Matador is i believe the same vehicle but in the then West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive colours taken at the rear of Elmwood garage which is just across the road. Just as a matter of interest you can still see to this day on Elmwood garage all be it rarther faded the camoflage from WW2 Thanks once again Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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