AEC Armoured Command
 

The AEC Armoured Command 4x4 was called the "Dorchester".

Is there a similar nick-name for the 6x6 version.

How widely were they deployed?

Were they only used by the Canadian Army?

Cheers

Tim

Anyone... getting on for 12 months and no responses...

So... perhaps a photo from my collection will help?

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NB - This is a Canadian Army vehicle - photo taken in 1945

What's this?

Armoured Command 6x6?

If the 4x4 is the Dorchester... is this Buck House?


Tim

Tim,
I think the last time I saw one of these AEC's was in Pound's Yard when they had nearly cleared it out.

Aec
 

I know that Canada shipped home 2 4x4 and 2 6x6 command post vehicles and these were stored in Hagersville Ont, and as of 1950 were still wearing their wartime paint and markings, sometime after 1950 the 2 6x6's ended up in CFB Kingston and were used as non moving classrooms , no trace of them now,
regards Frank

There is one up for auction, see http://www.milweb.net/webvert/76800

H.

At least 2 4x4's in Australia. One at the Puckapunyal Armoured museum and one in WA. ex- late Bob Dimer. I also saw one in the UK at the Royal Signals museum in the Blandford Camp. Blandford Forum.

Regards Rick.

A 6x6 Armoured Command truck exists in a collection the Kent, I am pretty sure it is the one from Pounds yard. But it is not in a good stated but it could be restored.

It is... saw it recently.

It was fire damaged whilst at Pounds and one of the axles was damaged when the army recoverd it from Portsmouth for display at Bovington on loan.

Whatever the deal was it just sat in the yard at Bovington and subsequently went to its new owners.

Here's a picture from HMVF from way back when it was at Pounds Yard in Portsmouth.

Back in 1985 I visited the yard and crawled in it. I was amazed by how complete it still was - a true time capsule. Here's hoping someone will one day pick up the gauntlet and restore or at least properly preserve it.

H.

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I saw back in 08 or 10, and it was still pretty complete by looks of it, but it had been on fire at some point.
yes lets hope it gets restored