It was unveiled at the 1960 Commercial Motor Show and was intended to be a purely export chassis.

[2] It was available in both left and right hand drive versions, other options included power assisted steering and air suspension.

The Regal VI had a strong following, vehicles being exported to Argentina, Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay.

This was made up of a Regal VI chassis, an AV690 (11.3-litre vertical engine) mounted on the front overhang instead of under the floor.

The Kudu was assembled from complete knock down kits at the Durban factory which had recently been acquired by AEC.