The Ford Barn

john charlton · 01-01-2018, 05:31 AM

Both my 28 phaeton and 31 P/U ride on recycled running gear from rodded cars so there is a bright side ,nothing went to the scrap man . Sadly this is not the case with AA trucks in the UK . When one comes up for sale here it stands a very good chance of being bought by a rodder for the cab,sheet metal and title . Very little call for the AA running gear so after the engine is sold the rest mostly goes for scrap . A rod shop once offered me 3 complete drum to drum bevel gear AA back axles for equiv $150 . I did not buy as at the time I had no space, a later enquiry revealed they went for scrap . The demise of an AA truck is a bit like shootimg an elephant to get its tusks . Some years back I checked with our DVLA (DMV) and they had around 50 AA trucks registered that is out of thousands built at Manchester and Dagenham so they definately are endangered species !!!

John in sunny morning and a Happy New Year to you all may you enjoy good health and prosper Suffolk County England .

01-01-2018, 05:31 AM	#24
john charlton Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,373	Re: I feel dirty Both my 28 phaeton and 31 P/U ride on recycled running gear from rodded cars so there is a bright side ,nothing went to the scrap man . Sadly this is not the case with AA trucks in the UK . When one comes up for sale here it stands a very good chance of being bought by a rodder for the cab,sheet metal and title . Very little call for the AA running gear so after the engine is sold the rest mostly goes for scrap . A rod shop once offered me 3 complete drum to drum bevel gear AA back axles for equiv $150 . I did not buy as at the time I had no space, a later enquiry revealed they went for scrap . The demise of an AA truck is a bit like shootimg an elephant to get its tusks . Some years back I checked with our DVLA (DMV) and they had around 50 AA trucks registered that is out of thousands built at Manchester and Dagenham so they definately are endangered species !!! John in sunny morning and a Happy New Year to you all may you enjoy good health and prosper Suffolk County England .