AEC Mammoth Major in Devon Wood Print

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THIS PAINTING IN OILS ON CANVAS IS FOR SALE. PLEASE CONTACT MIKE AT mike@transportartist.co.uk.YOU TOO CAN COMMISSION MIKE TO PAINT YOUR VERY OWN ORIGINAL OF YOUR FAVOURITE VEHICLE, A SOUND INVESTMENT FROM WHOM MANY REGARD AS BRITAIN'S LEADING TRANSPORT ARTIST. JUST E-MAIL mika@transportartist.co.uk

Bowling along the old A38 at a heady 32mph this AEC eight-wheeler is typical of many long distance fleets of the immediate post-war years. Already over ten years old the vehicle would be expected to soldier on for another five at least before being pensioned off or sold to another perhaps smaller haulier. Under the bonnet would most likely be the trusted AEC 7.7 litre diesel a rather small capacity for the gross weight of 22 tons, the later Mk III version would have the bigger 9.6 or even the mighty 11.3 litre fitted to deal with 24 tons or with a trailer 32 tons gross weight.
In the background one of the finest sports cars ever made,a Jaguar XK120, is fast approaching to over...

COMMISSION A PAINTING FROM MIKE. It is with great regret that I have to inform you that Mike sadly passed away November 2020 aged 81, but I, (his partner) will keep his shop here going and am happy to reply to any emails you might send to his own email address at mike@transportartist.co.uk. Virtually nobody considered the humble lorry worthy of the subject of a painting until Mike made it so. Years of being at the sharp end of long distance HGV driving has given him an insight and knowledge into the industry that enables Mike to depict lorries as they really were in the past and not the idealized view of the less knowledgeable making him the man to paint an original of your favourite commercial vehicle. He is without a doubt THE lorry...