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Two reservations. It is missing the characteristic triangular step below the crew cab door, which seems to have been a feature of all Merryweather appliances of this era. The full length door is arguably a much better design. The badge is AEC, while it was usual for Merrywather to replace the AEC badge with their own one. Having said that, I can't see any clue as to who the bodybuilder actually might have been! It has a couple of odd features, suggesting a degree of amateurishness. First, the combination of roller shutters and slam lockers is a bit unusual. Second, the rear body looks as if it was designed to accommodate a wheeled escape ladder, but the roof is not profiled to accept one. Decidedly a bit of an odd fish!

Ed: I agree it looks odd. PSF may of course have bodied it themselves vaguely copying Merryweather.

Added by Rob Johnson on 22 April 2024.

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