AEC commenced large-scale production of their 3-ton Y-type lorry in 1916, including some with Daimler-built engines, badged and supplied as Daimler. Continued beyond the end of the war, over 10,000 Y-type lorries were manufactured – making AEC Britain's largest domestic provider of lorries for the nation's military. [ 1 ]

The AEC Matador was a heavy 4×4 truck and medium artillery tractor built by the Associated Equipment Company for British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. AEC had already built a 4×2 lorry, also known as the Matador (all AEC lorries received 'M' names) in 1931.

2018年9月14日 · AEC began large-scale pro­duc­tion of the 3-ton Y-type lorry, com­menced in 1916, and con­tin­ued be­yond the end of the war. From then on, AEC be­came as­so­ci­ated with both lor­ries and buses.

The AEC Y Type was a British truck built by the Associated Equipment Company (AEC), it saw widespread service with the British Army during the First World War.

AEC’s first commercial vehicle was a Y-type lorry, based on the X-type bus chassis. With the outbreak of World War I , AEC's ability to produce large numbers of vehicles using moving-track assembly lines, based on American principles, became important for supplying the increasing demand for army lorries.

The AEC Matador was designed to fill a niche between light and heavy artillery tractors, tailored to carry in particular the standard British 5.5 in gun. A sturdy 4x4 vehicle with good off-road caracteristics it was found versatile and became one of the most prolific and well-used truck by all British Royal Artillery units in WW2 (after the ...

The AEC Mammoth was a heavy truck produced by the British manufacturer Associated Equipment Company (AEC) from 1930 to 1978 in various designs. A distinction is in principle made between the three-axle AEC Mammoth Minor with the wheel formula 6 × 2, the three-axle AEC Mammoth Major 6 with the wheel formula 6 × 4 and the four-axle AEC Mammoth ...

AEC's first commercial vehicle was a lorry based on the X-type bus chassis. With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, AEC's ability to produce large numbers of vehicles using assembly line methods became important in supplying the increasing need for army lorries.

The AEC Mercury (Model 440) was first built in 1928. This was a forward-control lorry with a wheelbase of 14 ft for 4-ton payloads. The Model 640 was introduced in 1930, with a four-cylinder petrol engine developing 65 bhp.

2021年2月26日 · Bob Weir recently discovered two 1960s AEC Mandators living near Edinburgh, and explains a little of the story of AEC’s ill-fated V8. Brian McBride and his V8 Mandator; he's been driving lorries for most of his life. The twin-axle, 1960s AEC Mandators were the product of Leyland’s takeover of AEC in 1962.