Many of you will have seen photos of this AEC at a recent show in Queensland. She created quite a stir among the Hunter Valley Classic Commercial Vehicle Club members as she is a former Newcastle Haulage Transport truck. The HVCCVC are very keen to maintain contact with their local transport history - the surviving and very active Smith's beer trucks and Paul Campbell's former Rover Motors Leyland Leopard are perfect examples - so it comes as no surprise that this truck returned to Newcastle on Friday. Bought by collector Paul Harrison (I've seen a Bedford TK and Mack B-model in his colours) she is a wonderful addition to the population of active AECs in the region. Thanks to Andrew Blacklock for the news and to Graham Kircher for the photo.
