1953 AEC Regent III Merryweather

1953 AEC Regent III Merryweather in Fire Down Below, Movie, 1957

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
vilero ◊ 2012-05-14 13:49
Sunbar ◊ 2012-05-14 14:37	Thornycroft possibly? The escape ladder appliance on the left-centre and in the thumbnail looks like a Leyland Tigress FT.
jcb ◊ 2012-05-15 11:53	Front looks a like AEC ?
mike962 ◊ 2013-09-12 18:47	I found an excellent site for listing old European fire trucks if someone has time to scrol thru them and find a match http://www.historical-fire-engines.com/
mike962 ◊ 2014-03-25 13:07	JCB wrote Front looks a like AEC ? you remain with AEC ? -- Last edit: 2014-03-25 13:07:18
jcb ◊ 2014-03-26 17:36	Yes , but its best guess.
jcb ◊ 2017-03-30 07:43	I am fairly confident this is an AEC Regent as they were used by Hong Kong Fire Service.
Gamer ◊ 2017-03-30 08:03	But we're in Trinidad, not in Hong Kong.
jcb ◊ 2017-03-30 10:51	Oh well it must be a Tatra then I should read the intro ! Still think its an AEC Regent -- Last edit: 2017-03-30 11:05:56
Sunbar ◊ 2017-03-30 11:49	AEC Regent III (or Maudslay badged version) agreed, I believe enough is visible to confirm it.
jcb ◊ 2017-03-30 14:03	The ever reliable Commercial Motor archive has a feature on this very machine and it is indeed a 1953 AEC Regent 111 with a hose layer body by Merryweather. http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/2nd-january-1953/40/laying-a-mile-of-hose -- Last edit: 2017-03-30 14:09:52