14 August 1988
Wythall Transport Museum
Chapel Lane
Wythall
Worcs
Eng,
HSU 848
a 1945 AEC Matador 4x4.
registered in 1988 and in use as a recovery vehicle.
I must confess to having a real liking for these docile beasts.
I was lucky enough to ride as a passenger in Birmingham City Transports Matador,
the one based at Harborne Depot when we had to call it out to recover a dead bus from Longbridge.
For some reason our own towing vehicle, a converted Daimler COG 5, Lorry 19, was unavailable.
The Harborne Matador was beautifully kept. Had it been based at Selly Oak i may well have got to drive it.!!
