🇬🇧 AEC Reliance 100 VRL | Harrington Grenadier

Continuing on from my earlier videos from the Brislington vintage bus event, this was my ride back to Weston-super-Mare from Bristol; a 1964 AEC Reliance with Harrington Grenadier coachwork, new to Hawkeys of Newquay.
#aecreliance #vintagebus #bristolcity #publictransport #busride #harrington

[@v6200man]

Very competent double-declutching with the D197 box - nicely

[@petersmith4455]

hi great video, excellent gear changing, i used to work at AEC ltd in the 70s,remember doing the reliance coach chassis, vehicles with the AH 505 were fitted with the 6 speed constantmesh g/box and vehicles with the AH760 were fitted with the ZF 6 speed syncromesh g/box,, great days at AEC !

[@SirAdamUK]

That's good to know Peter, thanks for sharing. What was your role at AEC? Working on chassis assembly?

[@petersmith4455]

@@SirAdamUK hi, i was in chassis finishing in the final 3 years having worked on engine assembly and tracks 1 and2 , coach chassis were delivered to the body makers like Plaxton or Duple and Harrington, or Park Royal. i was also involved with the 6x6 army vehicles,type 0870 and 0880.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Really interesting - I've often wondered why AEC buses seem to have a more 'musical' whining transmission than many of their Reliance coaches. I know the ZF 6 speed, although good to use, doesn't make that traditional AEC sound - was it AEC's own gearboxes that made the 'music'? Beautiful down changes in the video!

[@basiltaylor8910]

AEC never used helical cut gearsets in their boxes, hence the music, very like a Bristol. @@robertp.wainman4094

[@jamesfrench7299]

I came across an unusual Aussie Denning coach built in an AEC Reliance chassis a couple of years ago in Sydney. It had been converted to a motor home. They are usually built in Denning's own chassis using a rear mounted GM two stroke diesel with Rockwell axles. That only clue it was an AEC was faint AEC wheel badges!

[@davidluck4608]

We had four generations work at Windmill Lane Southall…. An uncle of my mother’s, Jack Doyle, my Dad Stafford “Tim” Luck COW’s Foreman, my brother, Colin Luck, computer block, and myself David Luck, Electricians dept. It was an amazing company to work for with amazing vehicles😇

[@SirAdamUK]

That's awesome :) such company loyalty amongst family members is almost unheard of these days.

[@TheSimonhammond]

Yes it was a Scimitar there is also a Capri Consul parked down there too.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

excellent gear changing, well done

[@SirAdamUK]

He makes it look so easy doesn't he, you'd be forgiven for thinking it wasn't a crash gearbox.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

@@SirAdamUK yeah! and thought it was!

[@kbrickell4732]

Yes double de clutching. I believe these gear boxes were semi syncro and no syncro in 1st gear..same as reverse gear in all manual vehicles

[@v6200man]

@@kbrickell4732 6-speed constant mesh - AEC D197 box

[@stevepoulton8826]

Was that once one of Fry's coaches of Tintagel? if it was I have probably been on it quite a few times as John Fry used to take the Tintagel football team to all the away games in one of his coaches. Great to see one still running around.

[@kbrickell4732]

I have driven one of those as a mechanic and as driver training .you could drive these and all buses on a car licence with less than 5 non paying passengers. Just need driver training for insurance reasons

[@SirAdamUK]

A rule only applicable to those who had passed their driving test before a certain date, 1996 or 1997 from memory?

[@kbrickell4732]

@@SirAdamUK yes I know did my driving test passed in 1979 and did bus driving as mechanic in 1982 .since then hgv2 then hgv1 and 1995 did direct access to any motor bike engine size driving test

[@Omdi2]

6:06 Тупые пешеходы Должно быть приятно прокатиться в такой приятный день в таком потрясающем автобусе.

[@SirAdamUK]

По крайней мере, они бегали. Иногда пешеходы пристально смотрят на вас и идут медленно, ожидая, что вы их избежите. Они играют в курицу. Вагон прекрасно отреставрирован; такой чистый и гладкий. Было привилегией прокатиться на нем.

[@jonson481]

Very nice coach, although it looks like a Harrington Grenadier and not a Cavalier.

[@SirAdamUK]

Excellent. Thanks for this. I didn't know. I also found this useful website comparing the two types. www.thcoachwork.co.uk/cav_gren.html

[@martinburke362]

Take it from me after a life time of double declutching arthritis of the knee is the only winner thank God the younger generation of drivers all have auto boxes

[@SirAdamUK]

Now it's just cramp from lack of movement 😆