TEDDYAC Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Can anyone shed any light on this trailer? What would it have been used for? What era would it have been built? (Obviously rebuilt in April '51). I have googled the name but not a lot of info out there. The AC Owners' Club (Cobras and Aces etc) have been gifted this trailer from a vigilant farmer who was about to weigh it in before realising it was built by AC Cars. But nobody in the club knows what to do with it! Any info would be very gratefully received. Ted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) It is a military 180 gallon water tank trailer chassis from ww2, During the war AC Cars entered into war production and are listed as building fire fighting vehicles and equipment, including " Water Tank trailers" ,as in the pic , various other manufacturers/ contractors built the same thing too in large numbers, not just AC, they were all made to the same standard design .... .I wonder if the Farmer still has the water tank? ..the only value for such a thing is if it was complete with water tank, pump & filters. Alas as it is just a trailer chassis its only of nominal value, the AC connection really only adds novelty value to it. AC built other things apart from cars too including several railway trains, including the Southend Pier train Edited November 3, 2022 by Nick Johns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 ACEDES trailers are listed in the series of postwar numbers 83 YK IO to 85 YK 15 in a mixture of other manufactures and are listed in the no2 key cards held by the RLC MUSEUM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEDDYAC Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Thanks for your replies chaps very helpful. I have since read up on the chap who has resorted one of these water trailers. I would have never have found it had it not been for the replies here so thanks again. The club archive holds all sorts of records of what was built but the factory records for government contracts were not highly coveted like those for cars so there are gaps and things have been lost/damaged over the years. We assumed there would only be nominal value, it's more of an information gathering exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B series Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 The 180 gall tank and pump equipment was supplied by Fisher Ludlow of Castle Bromwich or a few other companies. This trailer was rebuilt at SOU1, just wondered if anyone knew where that was located, because I have a Champ that was rebuilt at SOU3 and would like to know where that was located. There must be a list somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 SOUI 43 COMMAND REME WORKSHOPS ALDERSHOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon king Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Surely as a representative example of the wartime production efforts by AC Cars, the trailer chassis could be restored, as is, to ex-factory condition by the Owners Club. If the tanks were manufactured by a third party, it’s restoration in its current state is a legitimate exercise. The missing tank will inevitably turn up eventually. Admittedly the pump and filter gear are more of an issue but it wouldn’t be the first time such items have been reproduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 I have to agree with SIMON the fact is compared with the amount made by the likes of BROCKHOUSE . The amount made by ACEDES was small so it should be restored the pumps were made by PATTERSON and the filters STELLAR this from the ministry of supply data book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Prof Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Hi All, The tanks seem to survive remarkably well. The last post on this topic shows one seen recently on a farm. Best Regards, Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) . Edited November 7, 2022 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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