charley.loomis Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Today's update: I fabricated the new front panel work and control straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Has anyone noticed what was lurking under the cover in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Has anyone noticed what was lurking under the cover in the background? Some kind of compressor, I thought, but it is hard to make out as someone has parked a Jeep on top of it :-D Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 When I finish working on the truck every day, I go home and relax and work on this, my 1924 Dodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 Some kind of compressor, I thought, but it is hard to make out as someone has parked a Jeep on top of it :-D Trevor Excellent:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 And if I get tired of the old stuff, Im building a sport bike with 10" suspension travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 the records show matadors been imported to AUSTRALIA in the 1950s a example is the 30/3/1953 chassis numbers 10963/10964/10965/10966/10967/10968 delivered to AEC AUSTRALIA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Wally, would it be possible to share your records as we would love to get a better idea of how many and when, not just the Matadors but all AECs imported to Australia. Getting access to build records has been impossible for some years now. Hasting-Deering was the official importer until Leyland elbowed in and lost the plot. When looking at records need to remember that the Matador name for the 4x2 goods vehicle continued on post war in Australia and the Mandator name first appeared on the mkv versions. Looking at Steve Richards book he cites those chassis numbers as being included in a batch of 200 for the British army. The plot thickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 my interest in matadors is really confined to those used by the british army this was brought about while collecting the records of the british armys vehicles wartime and postwar while the curator of army transport l was asked by the AEC PRESERVATION SOCIETY if they could use the records to compile a record and also they at that time had access to the AEC archives the information was subjected to verification by all interested parties to ensure that is as accurate as possible the first attachment is from the records the second shows the contract VM 11373 and it contained chassis numbers 08535292 to 08536579 REGARDS WALLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Wally, what is the meaning of the colums next to the chassis numbers? One of my matadors and a donor wreck are apparently 1942. The other one has a contract plate in the cab with number 'T334 27'. Does that help? The chassis rails are heavily flitched so the chassis numbers can't be seen. Edited September 15, 2014 by mammoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 the numbers you are referring to are the registration numbers all those that start xx av xx and xx ae xx are all royal airforce vehicles like the one 16 rn 96 Contract T334 WAS for one thousand vehicles this contract was dated 2/8/ 1940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 16 RN 96 SHOULD have read ROYAL NAVY after the numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 I started on the sheet metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 It has been a few months since my last update, alot has hapoened and I am nearing completion. I have a deadline to work towards , it has to be finished by the 21st of November. In this photo you can see the engine side panel and steel floor I made 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 I fabricated the inner guard from scratch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 A new air tank was frabricated, all air valving rebuilt, i have fabricated most of the panel work from scratch, repairing as much of the original as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 A view inside the paint booth on Saturday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Crosbie Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Excellent work, better than new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Started final assembly of the tin work today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_bish Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 You could eat your dinner of that! very nice paint work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley.loomis Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Finished installing the tinwork and assembled the radiator today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utt61 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 That look simply stunning - I can't wait to see the completed vehicle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowser1107 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Always been my favorite vehicle and you are turning this great machine from two wrecks, i tip my hat Sir . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uw167 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) I have no record for 5547. Could it be 5542? Sent to Australia as chassis/cab via Murphy Bros of Leicester. I have 154 chassis recorded as going to "AEC Australia via MB" Murphy was the same family as the road contractors. Edited May 23, 2016 by uw167 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo barten Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Out now! To our successful series Frituur Zorro we added a sixth volume. This book is about restoring WW2 vehicles to their original state, often found in a deteriorated condition and left behind; sometimes not more than wrecks. Thirty projects are collected in this book, many photos! Projects from participants from the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Belgium, the United States, France, Australia and Slovakia. Due to the vast number of projects we are able to publish volume two in 2020. Edited September 20, 2019 by theo barten book is out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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