1950 AEC Regal III Merryweather

1950 AEC Regal III Merryweather in Town on Trial, Movie, 1957

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2013-01-06 17:31	Late 49-early 50 plate. What's the big car background right - or is it a small man?
Treehugger ◊ 2013-01-06 20:54	The following message board post dating from 2001 and 2007 gives some information on this model of turntable ladder. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/aecsociety/message/9275 It states that this is one of ten ordered from Merryweather in 1947, built on AEC Regal bus chassis and delivered to various fire services across the UK between 1949 and 1951. NPJ 750 is stated to be the second of two delivered to Surrey County Council, and to have been in use until 1971. It is also said to be preserved, but gives no more details. See also http://www.talbottrng.freeserve.co.uk/fspg/lists/tlp.html which shows the other Surrey example (NPA 250) before the start of restoration in 1999. It is not clear if the resoration was completed as NPA 250 is listed here http://firebrigadesofsurreypreservationtrust.webs.com/preservedfireengines.htm as "whereabouts unknown". -- Last edit: 2013-01-06 20:55:46
Treehugger ◊ 2013-01-06 21:00
Glenn R ◊ 2014-08-04 23:48	Again this is a Merryweather ladder (and Merryweather bodywork)