AEC Regent II

AEC Regent II
1947 AEC Regent II
Overview
ManufacturerAEC
Body and chassis
Doors1 door
Floor typeStep entrance
Powertrain
EngineAEC
TransmissionNon-synchromesh manual
Chronology
PredecessorAEC Regent I
SuccessorAEC Regent III

The AEC Regent II was a front-engined double-decker bus built by AEC from 1945 to 1947. Despite officially being a new type it was very similar to the 1929 Regent. The Regent IIs were all documented as being new with the A173 (also known as the 7.7-litre) engine and a four speed sliding mesh gearbox. [1] The only vehicles that were not standard were the 100 purchased by B.M.M.O. (Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Company), which were classified as O661/20 as the front had to be re-designed so they could carry similar bonnets and radiator grilles that B.M.M.O. had designed for the double deckers they built themselves. [1]

  1. ^ a b Ward, Rod (2018). AEC Album. Part Two: after 1945. Zeteo Publishing. p. 12. OCLC 1082957062.