Loaded AEC Mandator V8 making all the right noises!

A short video of recently returned to the road SCA841J leaving the Teignmouth lunch stop on the 2014 Devon Coastal Run.

[@hellobirdiecreative]

My Grandad restored this lorry. I've just shown him the video, he's chuffed to see it 👍

[@TheThejpmshow]

What a beast

[@johnhealy8513]

What a lovely sight. It is a shame that nobody around is batting an eyelid at this fine specimen of a truck.

[@Keithbarber]

Iconic cab looked and sounded like a lorry that required a lot of work to drive, but once mastered, was satisfying

[@peterjones8546]

Matchbox made a superkings model of this exact layout, same tractor, trailer, and dozer back in the 70's. Glad to say I have one in my collection.

[@mt5144]

My dad drove one of these for BRS & he loved it , That AEC Mandator is amazing & sounds superb. Credit to the restorers.

[@juliedean6399]

Still use 1 of these as a shunter in the yard 👍

[@woodthorpe100]

Drove one of these for ferrymasters in 1973.First lorry i had with a splitter gearbox

[@alistairshaw3206]

Great clip, I used to drive vintage buses, AEC Regent mk3.

[@adwest68]

Absolute, the AEC engine sound!

[@aswclassicsdorset1743]

Passed my class 1 in 1976 in a Mandator but with the AV760 engine

[@normken]

I found and rescued this lorry but apart from getting the engine running was not involved with it's restoration. John Tweedy did that and made a good job of it at that time.

[@shaunverrall8476]

My father drove aec mandator me n me bruv loved the trips with him engine through middle of cab he drove it for bushels haulage loved it

[@nickcowley5668]

Beautiful. Sounds absolutely sweet.

[@paultrevett1287]

Love this, AECs great trucks very well engineered and Leylands were good, their diesel engines were license built world wide the well documented BMC crap car merger distroyed them and sucked the money from the business ( ex Leyland main dealer workshop foreman and manager)

[@beamboy07]

i was about to say this looks very devon, and it actually is!

[@jeffb9903]

i would be proud too. what a grandad.

[@nikonordman7624]

Pink StreetKa though

[@TowMater603]

This thing is a bucket ! for real.

[@darrenfarrell-bn2cb]

Fair Play Lads,