The AEC Regent V was a front-engined double-decker bus built by the Associated Equipment Company between 1954 and 1969. It was the last AEC Regent series double-decker model, and was the successor to the AEC Regent III (not to be confused with the AEC Regent IV underfloor-engine double-decker bus, which never entered production).

The AEC Regent MkV was introduced in 1954, and during its years of production a number of variations have been available, Originally designed as a 27ft long model, it had a wheelbase of 16ft 4in, a 30ft long version with 18ft 7in wheelbase being introduced in 1956.

Jun 28, 2015 · Kowloon Motor Bus, the sole operator of AEC Regent Vs in Hong Kong, received a total of 210 Regent Vs with extra long wheelbase in 1960s, they had 34-foot-long bodywork (longer than contemporary British standard of 30 feet) supplied by …

The AEC Regent V was a front-engined double-decker bus built by the Associated Equipment Company between 1954 and 1969. The Regent V had AEC's own frontal design and concealed radiator as standard, It was fitted with an AEC engine or Gardner 6LW engine, coupled to a synchromesh or AEC Monocontrol semi- or fully-automatic gearbox.

Feb 28, 2020 · The company reverted to the regent from 1962 after putting 56 Atlanteans in service in 1959-61. In 1966, five 27ft long by 8ft wide Regent Vs entered service - this batch being very near the end of production of the AV590 engine.

May 19, 2019 · The new Regent V model introduced by AEC came in two versions, the standard version with the 9.6 litre engine and the lightweight (termed Medium-weight by AEC) version with a new '7.7' litre engine, the AV470 which was actually 7.685 litres and first introduced on …

Pictured here in Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent (as it was turning into Monson Road), is VKR39; one of eight lowbridge Park Royal bodied Regent V's that was delivered to Maidstone & District in 1956. The image, supplied by the owner, Paul Baker, probably dates from the late 50's.

Jan 26, 2014 · Making a change from the usual Bristol Lodekkas featured on this blog is this handsome AEC Regent V, one of Devon General's 1957 batch of 59-seat double decks. I took this photo just before boarding the bus in Exeter during a special event in May 1994 involving 2 steam locomotives.

By this date the five remaining Regent Vs were identifiable from a great distance as they featured individual combinations of black and cream window rubbers, fixed and opening windscreens and different NBC logos on the front grille.

Jul 13, 2024 · A full list of Regent V codes can be seen here. 2D3RA Regent Vs were 30ft long, most 27 footers were 2MD3RA (etc). LD3RAs were the original 30 footers with the earlier Regent III type A208 engine – as were the D3RVs of (for instance) Sheffield and Liverpool.