Tony B Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Phil's wagon looked very impressive parked up by the gate at VsM, drew a lot of admiring glances from visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uw167 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 BCS675 is an ayrshire number ? which is a long way from Kettering driving a matador!! BCS675 was originally chassios O8538596. It was bought for use as a heavy haulage tractor and later passed to Pickfords as fleet number M6673 in March 1950. Pickfords sold it to Edgar Scruby of Roeburn Avenue, Surbiton in October 1954. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nptimber Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 BCS675 was originally chassios O8538596. It was bought for use as a heavy haulage tractor and later passed to Pickfords as fleet number M6673 in March 1950. Pickfords sold it to Edgar Scruby of Roeburn Avenue, Surbiton in October 1954. Thanks for the information very interesting do you know what Edgar Scruby did was into timber or haulage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Apologies if these links have been posted before: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Amberly Museum today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Is that the Matador off of the sky tv restoration programme that was used as a wedding limo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 A very nice Matador, nice to see a different back section on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Is that the Matador off of the sky tv restoration programme that was used as a wedding limo ? You mean you have time to watch telly....??!! :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Is that the Matador off of the sky tv restoration programme that was used as a wedding limo ? SKY ?? :shocked: shouldn't you be saving for petrol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 If I tell you that we have it at work you must promise to keep it a secret ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor698 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 canford park 09:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Tom Buckley with his two Mat's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 A showmans Matador. DPY 873. And the Buckleys trucks from way back when! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I took these three years ago now at a show somewhere in Leicestershire, can't remember where about's it was!! Just found them when I was looking through the old PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berna2vm Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Fantastic thread!!! I can vividly remember Job Earnshaw & son operating their Matadors in the seventies and eighties.My wife lived 200 yards away from their yard in Flockton West Yorkshire and even she can recognise a Matador... My Father had a haulage company which included Ergomatic cabbed AECs and they were fantastic trucks. I never had any affection for the DAF and Mercedes trucks which replaced them( apart from the 1988 1644 twin turbo Mercedes). A chap near me in Huddersfield has a beautiful Matador with power steering,and I believe an AV 505 engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Batchelor Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Runs and drives but rather the worse for wear.... Believed to be ex RAF, has remains of flat bed Either a brave restoration project or a useful source of spares. Not a recommended procedure but it shows why the Matdaor was (and still is) so popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Terrific photos Ed. Thanks for posting. Just needs a coat of paint...:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Airfield construction Nicosia-Limasol En Route to El Aden Libya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I am told the above is a recent picture, but the Matadors still have RAF registrations. And are in standard RAF flatbed form, but why are they Yellow? Suggestions please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeileen Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I can remember in the 80,s we even had all yellow landrovers and lorries and machinery and anything else airfield use related at Lyneham. Not all vehicles but some of them Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I am told the above is a recent picture, but the Matadors still have RAF registrations. And are in standard RAF flatbed form, but why are they Yellow? Suggestions please. Mike THe Airfield Construction/Air Ministry Works Dept ACB/AMWD boys at RAF Nicosia supported RAF EL Adam which was in Libya. we were kicked out of Libya in 1968/9. In addition I was in Cyprus 1970 to 74 and there was no way ex military vehicle went into civillian hands fully marked and then driven with military reg numbers. I suggest this is a late 1950s-- early 1960s photo and is what the caption said, remember at that time RAF Nicosia was the main RAF base on the Island, its the Limassol bit that is strange the main port at the time was Famagusta unless they were going out to a boat off Limassol on a lighter. But whichever I think this is a 1950/60s piccy. re colour, if the ACB/AMWD were employed on active airfield the senior air traffic guy in the Mid East may have insisted on all yellow. regards TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I couldn't see it being recent, just checking what I was told, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Dorchester in disguise... Maskeline camo...or however it is spelt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthecorner Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Matador on Ebay at the moment: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AEC-MATADOR-TIMBER-TRACTOR-IN-WORKING-ORDER_W0QQitemZ330366173225QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item4ceb5bc029&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Dorchester in disguise... Mike, The census number puts it as an Armoured Personnel & Demolition version. There was a different contract for the Wireless Armoured Command type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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