1959 AEC Mercury Merryweather turntable ladder

1959 AEC Mercury in Look at Life: Going to Blazes, Short Movie, 1961

Class: Trucks, Fire truck — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-04-30 21:31	Didn't these things carry the Merryweather badge?
jcb ◊ 2015-04-30 21:52	Still with us , VYE234 registered as a Merryweather but they only made bodywork and ladder. They carried a Merryweather badge in place of AEC badge on radiator but this always seems to be missing in service. Surprising on such beautifully kept machines.
kudos ◊ 2015-04-30 22:55	1959. I would suggest listing this as 'AEC Mercury Merryweather turntable ladder', as most of our others have been. https://www.flickr.com/photos/paddingtonfire/12563109384/
rattle on ◊ 2015-05-01 16:54	Sold to Rentokil in the early eighties.