Matador Gallery

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Although never a Matador, my Douglas has plenty of Matador parts in it's spec. Seen here at GDSF with a Douglas built pole trailer

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Rod Wilson, of Asheridge Tring. This was his spare Matador, much over restored

because this is what his Matadors actually looked like.

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Three O854 ex RAF refuellers lying derelict in Cyprus

Edited April 17, 2010 by antarmike
Cyprus not Malta as earlier posted.

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Ex RAF mobile oygen plant, on O854 chassis. (used to refil oxygen bottles on Lancasters etc.

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O853 Matador ACV converted to a fire engine with foam monitor etc. Used in an Ordnace depot.

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Ex Hill of Botley (heavy Haulage) ran this O854

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O864 Coles crane variants

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and one with a home made timber crane.

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The Petrol version of the Oil engined O854 was the 854 Mtador

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The AEC 6x6 ACV

and a recovery vehicle built from one.

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AEC matador based Heavy armoured car

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Maltese mat

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Maltese Mat

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RAF generator carrier.

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Bovvy's 6x6 AEC ACV

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Artillery movers old and new

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One for Heavy Ack Ack

Dessert crock train, being winched to repair base.

and Cabless Mats with 5.5 inch field guns.

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GDSF auction wreck

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Thirsty Short Stirling being quenched by an O854

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The worst coach built body I have ever seen fitted to a Matador

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Centre, an AWRE Mtador was sold new to them post war, but despite not being ex military, it still carries a bridge plate.

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Petrol 853 Matador.

most were built for service in the Norwegian campaign where diesel would have frozen

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Douglas convertion to a Matador

and another Douglas convertion, this one reshaping an Austin

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RAF Kai Tak (Hong Kong) and a Mat pulls a Short Sunderland from the water.

Edited May 6, 2010 by antarmike

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O854 Coles crane