Great Yarmouth 45, 1959 AEC Regent V MD3RV530/Massey H33/28R, seen at Paul Sykes' yard, nr Barnsley, c1973. (John Law)

Originally Yorkshire Woollen District 797, Peter Sheffield of Cleethorpes AEC Regent V DHD177 (chassis 2LD3RA479) seen in the snow in Grant Street car park, ca.1975. (John Law)

Preserved Huddersfield AEC Regent V DHD177 at Saville Town depot in Dewsbury, 1991. (John Law)

Stonier of Goldenhill 1 (DHD 184) 1959 AEC Regent V 2LD3RA486 with Metro-Cammell H39/31F body, new as Yorkshire Woollen 804. Photo © Peter Relf [6331]

Great Yarmouth 26, EX9826, 58-seat Massey-bodied Regent V, new 1956. (ACV Sales photo via David Simpson)

Glasgow A297, 1955 AEC Regent V D2RV6G050 / Alexander H32/28R. Photo © Cliff Essex [5956]

Glasgow A338, 1956 AEC Regent V D2RV6G030 / Weymann H32/28R. Photo © Cliff Essex [5954]

Hebble of Halifax 276 (GCP5), 1956 AEC Regent V D3RV109 with Weymann Orion L27/28R body. April 1964. (Peter Relf)

Ipswich 30, 1958 Regent V/Park Royal in the company of GPV32 and LDX40. (John Law)

Eastbourne 57, 1976. (John Law)

Eastbourne Corporation HJK159 stands ready to cope with the extra demands imposed by the annual rush of holiday-maker traffic. (AEC Gazette May-June 1962)

Eastbourne AEC Regents DHC649, DHC652 & HJK160, seen around the town on June 12th 1966. (Chris Stanley/Peter Esposito)

Eastbourne 63 (JJK263), 1962 AEC Regent 2D3RV1100/East Lancs H32/28R. (John Law)

Eastbourne 65 (JJK265), 1962 AEC Regent V 2D3RV1102/East Lancs H32/28R in Hythe Street Dartford on hire to London Country. (Jeff Lloyd collection)

Eastbourne 65 (JJK265) found further work as a playbus & mobile home, but was long disused when photographed at a garage in Wembley as recently as August 23rd 2006. (Damon Cross)

St Helens K199. Photo posted by Carl Dean [6170]

St Helens K199 at Jackson Street depot. Photo posted by Carl Dean [6180]

Eastbourne Corporation 68 (XWV416A, KHC368), 1963 AEC Regent V, withdrawn from service in June 1980, re-registered in 1989. Photographed on West Worthing seafront, July 29th 2007. (Chris Stanley)

Eastbourne AEC Regent V KHC369 photographed on the Eastbourne Buses running day on July 23rd 2006. (Damon Cross) 1 of 2

Eastbourne AEC Regent V KHC369 photographed on the Eastbourne Buses running day on July 23rd 2006. (Damon Cross) 2 of 2

Eastbourne KHC369 at Chobham on 1st April 2007. (Richard Haughey)

Halifax Corporation 16 (LJX 16), 1960 AEC Regent V 2D3RA769 with Metro-Cammell H40/32F body.

Theobald's Coaches of Long Melford ex Hebble Mk V LJX16. (John Law)

Theobald's Coaches of Long Melford LJX 18, 1960 AEC Regent V 2D3RA771 with Metro-Cammell H40/32F body, ex Halifax 18. Photo © Peter Relf [6074]

WAT652 & LJX215. (Lance Blackman)

Western Welsh 667 (LKG667), 1956 AEC Regent V MD3RV205/Park Royal seen in Cardiff Bus Station on July 11th 1968. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Preserved Regent V MCY 407 outside Llanelli Station.

Preserved 1955 Regent V MCY 407.

Hedingham & District MCY419, 1955 AEC Regent V MD3RV022/Weymann L30/26RD, originally South Wales Transport 1198. Photo © Peter Relf [6557]

Ex Aberdeen AEC Regent V MD2RA500/Alexander with Greyhound of Sheffield. (John Law)

Morris of Swansea AEC Regent V tow bus NCP474, ex Hebble. (John Law)

Morris of Swansea cut-down Regent V NCP474, ex Hebble. (John Law)

Hebble of Halifax 311 (NCP474), 1960 AEC Regent V 2D3RA919 with Metro-Cammell H39/32F body. Note the offside illuminated advert panel. (Peter Relf)

Rochdale Corporation 269, NDK969, Gardner-engined Regent V/Weymann H61R of 1956. (ACV Sales photo via David Simpson)

Rochdale 305, Regent V ODK705. Photo © Lance Blackman [5940]

York Pullman Regent V ODN348 MD3RV172 arrived back at its new home in Halifax on 23/12/03. (Lance Blackman)

York Pullman Regent V ODN348. (Lance Blackman)

York Pullman Regent V ODN348. (Lance Blackman)

York Pullman Regent V ODN348. (Lance Blackman)

York Pullman Regent V ODN348 on the 1981 Trans Pennine Run. (via Lance Blackman)

Front end repairs to Regent V MD3 ODN348 completed so far. The areas in primer are new sections, with new wing and wing skirts currently being made/modified. (Lance Blackman)

York Pullman Regent V ODN348. (Chris Strong)

Derby City trainer PFN852, 1959 AEC Regent V 2LD3RA553/Park Royal, ex-East Kent. (Richard Field)

Luton & District driver trainer PFN852, AEC Regent V/Park Royal originally East Kent, seen at Woburn Showbus in 1991. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Sworn to secrecy before Newark, Lance Blackman couldn't send us any preview photos of his dad Tony's fine ex East Kent full front Regent V PFN858, just repainted by Ashley Blackman in the black & white livery of Lockey's of Bishop Auckland. (Neil Fraser)

Regent V PFN858 ex-East Kent, Feb 2004. (Lance Blackman)

Night shot of Lockey's Regent V near Stockton. (Lance Blackman)

PFN858 1959 AEC Regent V new to East Kent Road Car, the bus has been restored back into the livery of Bishop Aukland Independent Lockey's, seen at Halifax depot. (Lance Blackman)

Lockeys Regent V PFN858 ex-East Kent, Springwell 1987. (Mark Harrington)

Ex East Kent AEC Regent V PFN858, Pease Pottage 2005, all the way from Halifax. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

Catteralls of Southam PFN860, ex East Kent A.E.C. Regent V at the depot. (John Law)

Theobald's liked AECs for their d/d fleet. Here's East Kent Regent V PFN864. (John Law)

Regent V PFN865. (Andrew Wright)

Offside view of Park Royal bodied 1959 Regent V PFN865 seen at Ingrow Station on July 5th 2009. (Andrew Riley)

Nearside view of Park Royal bodied 1959 Regent V PFN865 seen at Ingrow Station on July 5th 2009. (Dave Gothard)

British Bus Co PFN870, 1959 AEC Regent V 2LD3RA571/Park Royal new to East Kent and converted by them to open top, seen in 2005 at Del Mar, California. (Bob Martin)

East Kent 7873 (PFN873), 1959 AEC Regent V with Park Royal 72-seat full-front body, seen at Epsom Downs 3/6/81. (Peter Relf)

East Ken PFN874, 1959 AEC Regent V 2LD3RA575/Park Royal and MFN946F, 1967 AEC Regent V 3D3RA2015/Park Royal, running here on the 2007 Herne Bay Bus Day. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Bradford Corporation Regent Vs c1973. (John Law)

Ipswich PPV53, 1963 AEC Regent V 2D2RA1195/East Lancs. (John Law 1980)

Halifax JOC 376 (RCP237) at the depot in 1974. (John Law)

504 passed to Eynon's in 1972.

Taunton playbus, ex SWT 510 Regent V/Weymann.

Rear view of former 510 (RCY 352).

Kirby of Bushey Heath RCY359 & RCY360, 1958 AEC Regent V LD3RA534 & LD3RA535/Weymann, ex-South Wales. (John Law)

Red Rover of Aylesbury ROD 765, 1955 AEC Regent V MD3RV036 with Metro-Cammell H33/26RD body, new to Devon General. Photo © Peter Relf [6138]

Ultra Television staff bus RWU643, 1956 AEC Regent V D3RV099/Roe H33/28R, ex Felix Motors Doncaster, at the 1974 Southsea Rally. (Dave Chalker)

Felix Motors RWU643, 1956 AEC Regent V D3RV099/roe and York Pullman JDN668, AEC Regent III 6812A112/Roe at the old goods shed at Haxey Junction. (John Law)

1964 AEC Regent V MD3RV, Northern Counties FH37/27F, seen at Garelochhead 9/73. Photo © Nick Blurton [6187]

South Wales Transport Roe bodied Regent V for services in the Llanelli Dock area seen when new in 1959. (via Phil Trotter).

Meadowhall Rally 11/9/05: Rochdale AEC Regent V TDK322. (Kevin Jagger)

Rochdale AEC Regent V TDK322 (D2RA662) seen on a Trans-Lancs run. (Dave Gothard)

Doncaster 157 (XDT157), 1958 AEC Regent V MD3RV452 passing 144 (TDT344), 1955 AEC Regent V MD3RV061 on a tour c1972. (John Law)

Doncaster 146 at Cantley Estate. (John Law)

Doncaster Regent V 146. (John Law)

Stevensons TTT780. (Nick Blurton)

TTT781. (Lance Blackman)

Keighley Historic Vehicle Rally 19/6/05: Devon General Regent V TTT781 & Lockeys Regent V PFN858. (Kevin Jagger)

Hartlepool Corporation 4, TUP 859, 1956 AEC Regent V MD3RV261/Roe H35/28R seen in 1966. (Mark Harrington collection)

Devon General HR817, 1957 AEC Regent V MD3RV321/MCCW H33/26R. (Phil Trotter)

Grimsby-Cleethorpes Transport 60 (VJV 502), 1963 AEC Regent V 2D2RA1418 with Roe H39/31F body. Photo © Peter Relf [6215]

East Yorkshire 636, VKH36, AEC Regent V MD3RV264/Willowbrook H30/26RD in Hull on 9/6/70. (Mark Harrington collection)

East Yorkshire "Beverley Bar" Regent V VKH44. (John Law)

Llynfi Motor Services VWN957/956, former South Wales Regent Vs. (John Law)

Regent V WAT651 presumably leaving Hull Bus Station. Photo posted by Lance Blackman [6069]

East Yorkshire 'Beverley Bar' Regent V WAT652 in Cottingham Road. Photo posted by Lance Blackman [6050]

East Yorkshire Regent V WAT652 moves again! Photo © Lance Blackman [6195]

East Yorkshire Regent V WAT652 moves again! Photo © Lance Blackman [6195]

WAT652's radiator is now back on and up and running again. (Lance Blackman)

East Yorkshire Regent V WAT652 work in progress at Halifax J.C. (Lance Blackman)

East Yorkshire A.E.C. Regent V WAT652 at A.E.C. Southall ... Halifax style. (Lance Blackman)

Progress on Beverley Bar AEC Regent V WAT652 is such that the bus should debut at the East Coast Run this year! (Lance Blackman)

AEC Regent V WAT652 out for a run. (Lance Blackman)

The last vehicle constructed to full 'Beverley Bar' specification was one of the buses operating the free service linking Brough to Kirkby Stephen West station over the Easter weekend, April 2007. Lance Blackman at the wheel. (Mark Harrington)

Lance Blackman's Beverley Bar AEC Regent V WAT652 in the snow between Kirkby Stephen and Brough on March 23rd 2008. (Jonathan Pye)

A1 of Ardrossan WCS195, AEC Regent V/Strachans, Sandtoft 1979. (John Law)

East Kent WFN839, 1961 AEC Regent V 2D3RA999/Park Royal. (John Law)

Leeds WUA835, 1956 AEC Regent V MD2RA141/Roe. (Cliff Essex)

Preserved 1957 Barton AEC Regent V LD3RA455/Northern Counties XAL784. September 2007. (Ray Evans) 1 of 2

Preserved 1957 Barton AEC Regent V LD3RA455/Northern Counties XAL784. September 2007. (Ray Evans) 2 of 2

Barton XAL785, 1957 AEC Regent V LD3RA458/Northern Counties in service in Nottingham in August 1967. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Doncaster 152 (XDT152), 1957 AEC Regent V MD3RV447/Roe H37/28R at the Leicester Ave depot, c1972 (John Law)

Doncaster Regent V 152 at Greyfriars Rd depot. (John Law)

Doncaster Regent V no.155 seen at Cantley Estate in the early 1970s. (John Law)

Doncaster AEC Regent V/Roe no.157 at Cantley Estate on a DO&LRS tour in the early 1970s. (John Law)

Former East Kent Regent V XVS913 (PFN873) at Isle of Anglesey Vintage Rally 2003. Photo © Andrew Wright [6140]

East Kent YJG816, 1962 AEC Regent V 2D3RA1120 with Park Royal H40/32F body. Pencester Road, Dover. (Peter Relf)

Partridge's Regent V YJG817. (John Law)

South Wales YVY803. (Peter Relf)

Pub-liveried SWT 571 at Llanelli.

Preserved South Wales Transport AEC Regent V (11BWN) at Gorseinon Bus Station. (Andrew Tucker)

Colchester Corporation 17 (1295F), 1957 AEC Regent V D3RV409/Massey H33/28R seen in Colchester High Street. (Peter Relf)

Preserved Regent V 586 (154FCY) at Tycoch.

Split-screen 575 (15 BWN) in Swansea.

City of Oxford 195 (195BFC), 1957 AEC Regent V exposed radiator MD3RV306 with Weymann L30/28RD at Gloucester Green Bus Station. (Peter Relf)

Regent V 2170KW and Regent III JVH379, Bradford '79. Photo © John Law

Upminster & District 220CXK, 1961 AEC Regent V 2D2RA1034/Park Royal B46990 new to BEA, seen on March 16th 1968. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

1962 AEC Regent V YAF407A 2D3RA1106/Park Royal H41/32F, originally AERE Harwell staff transport 237AJB. Ringwood 1994.
(Chris Stanley collection)

1962 AEC Regent V RFO361 2D3RA1110/Park Royal H41/32F, originally AERE Harwell staff transport 241AJB. (Chris Stanley collection)

Single deck Regent V survivor, Ravenhill 1989.