AEC Y Type restored

[Seb Marshall]

I thought you'd all like to see our latest completed restoration.

This is now the oldest preserved AEC Y Type to date, 1917.

 

 

It also had a visit from a friend

 

 

[Old Bill]

Nice job Seb!

 

Where are you taking it this year so we can come and see it in the flesh?

 

Steve

[Great War truck]

Yes, well done Seb. That looks really super.

[Minesweeper]

A very fine job!

 

Tony

[paul_bish]

very very nice indeed

[Tony B]

Now there is a nice pair to see together.

[BenHawkins]

Well done, we look forward to seeing it at some point over the summer,

 

Ben and Sarah

[Seb Marshall]

Hi Guys, many thanks for your kind words.

Finished off a few little jobs, so now running very well and keen to get it out.

It will be on display at Brooklands in the London Bus Museum, within the next week,

as it is one of the Lorry buses that worked the streets of London when it came back

from War. It is planed that the transformation will happen around that anniversary,

sometime in late 2018.

Will keep you posted on events we're going to.

Seb

[Redherring]

Thought you might like to know there is a nicely restored Tylor engined AEC Y type in a museum in Darwin. Looks a dead ringer for yours - though not in wartime paint job. Robert

[4x4Founder]

Sweeeeeeet! What's next?

[Seb Marshall]

Hi Robert

Do you have any pics of the Y in Darwin? Not one we know of.

Seb

[Redherring]

Herewith Seb. Let me know if you need a closeup of something specific. I may be able to help. Robert.

 

 

[Seb Marshall]

Hi Robert,

 

Many thanks for that.

Obviously notable differences in bodywork but interesting to note that the inlet manifold

is of a completely different design. All the ones over here have bronze castings with a slight

Y shape to them as per original pic, spare parts cat. etc... Is that one a possible different design

for southern hemisphere or just something someone has made up in the past for some reason?

 

Seb

[Redherring]

Ahh. Just a modest amount of restoration required for this one. Unfortunately I don't know the answer to the question and the 'before' photo doesn't show the pertinent side. Robert

[Redherring]

As the photo shows...

 

[Redherring]

Here is another photo of the Tylor. What do you make of it?

 

[NickAbbott]

Here are a couple of pictures of the engine in Sebs Y Type:

 

 

Nick

[Redherring]

Couple more photos of the other side...

 

It's the little differences that make life interesting. What's that item on the right side of crank case?

 

[David Herbert]

Actually all the castings are different. look at the water manifold on top of the engine and the shape of the webs on the crankcase for example. Were these engines made under license by other makers to boost capacity ?

 

David

[Redherring]

I assume these are diagrams of the JB4. How do these compare?

My Leyland experience suggests that an early design, say 1912 S3 design, was still manufactured to the same basic design, but with the odd modification, until well into the mid twenties. Has that happened here?

 

[Seb Marshall]

We had a successful run up country, approx 60 miles, in the nice warm weather on Saturday in anticipation

of what promises to be a great day out at Shuttleworth & a rather large WW1 gathering this coming Sunday.

Just leaving a 20 mile run over on the morning.

[Old Bill]

Well done! Shuttleworth looks like being a good 'do' on Sunday!

 

Steve

[spanter]

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Shuttleworth, this is shaping up to be something special.

 

Steve

[Redherring]

I took a good look at he collection 36 years ago!!! Maybe next year I shall go again...