AEC Matador

AEC Matador
AEC Matador
	AEC Matador, H102602
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer	AEC
Produced	1938-1945, 1953-1958
No. built	10,411
Variants	Tractor, 4x4, heavy anti-aircraft; Tractor, 4x4, medium artillery; Truck, 4x4, 5 ton, flat platform; Truck, 4x4, 5 ton, GS cargo; Truck, 4x4, 5 ton, mobile air traffic control; Truck, 4x4, 5 ton, signals;
Specifications
Mass	Unladen 7.15 long tons (7.26 t); Fully loaded 10.85 long tons (11.02 t);
Length	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m); 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) wheelbase;
Width	7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
Height	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Engine	AEC A173 diesel; 463 cu in (7.59 L) six-cylinder; 95 bhp (71 kW); AEC A187 diesel; 463 cu in (7.59 L) six-cylinder; 105 bhp (78 kW); AEC A193 petrol; 452 cu in (7.41 L) six-cylinder; 92 bhp (69 kW);
Drive	4x4
Transmission	4F1R
Suspension	Front & rear live axles on semi-elliptical multi-leaf springs;
Maximum speed	36 mph (58 km/h)
References	The AEC military vehicles

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.^[2]

^ Ware, Pat. The AEC military vehicles. Yalding, Kent: Kelsey Media, 2021. p 37.
^ Thackray, Brian (2012). "17 The Matador Types 645 and 646". The AEC Story – From the Regent to the Monarch. Amberley Publishing. pp. 173–178. ISBN 9781445603902.

[1] Ware, Pat. The AEC military vehicles. Yalding, Kent: Kelsey Media, 2021. p 37.

[2] Thackray, Brian (2012). "17 The Matador Types 645 and 646". The AEC Story – From the Regent to the Monarch. Amberley Publishing. pp. 173–178. ISBN 9781445603902.

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