[7300] Mel Edwards' wonderful ex BRS A.E.C. Mandator ECL142D seen on the English/Scottish border. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mel Edwards' Mandator ECL142D - new to BRS Ipswich depot - seen at the Ace Cafe event on the North Circular Road. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mel Edwards' ex BRS Mandator ECL142D seen on the Anglo Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator ECL142D. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

BRS Mandator ECL142D, Wollaton Park 2006. (Rob Fraser)

1966 AEC Mandator ECL142D at Gaydon 2004. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

Neil Boughey's Mandator + Foden steamer seen on the Ayrshire run. (Gyles Carpenter)

McAlpine's 1966 Mandator in Portsmouth, 1970s, hauling a Scammell Himalayan dumptruck. (Dave Chalker)

1966 AEC Mandator JJJ176D ex-Texaco livery seen at the Belfast truckfest in 2004. (Dave Gothard)

Mandator TFD981G. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

Mandator TFD981G. (Andrew Wright)

1968 AEC Mandator artic TFD918G at Gaydon 2005. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

1969 AEC Mandator TUD969G seen at Newark airfield on May 24th 2009. (Gyles Carpenter)

1969 AEC Mandator tractor unit UFD280G (ex Netherton Steel Ltd) at the Cart Marking Ceremony, Guildhall on July 18th 2007. (Phil Rawlings)

AYA404H, Kevin Clarke's Mandator seen on the Taunton New Years Day run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mainland Market Deliveries of Portsmouth Mandator OBK642H at Portmouth's Camber Docks in the 1970s. (Dave Chalker)

Mandator of Mainland Market Deliveries, Portsmouth, at Camber Docks Portsmouth in the 1970s. (Dave Chalker)

CVC 3/6: AEC Mandator RTA205H. (Andrew Wright)

1969 AEC Mandator artic RTA205H at Gaydon 2005. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

[7301] Steve Gray's A.E.C. Mandator RTA205H seen on the 2005 HCVS London to Brighton run, 01/05/05. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mainland Market Deliveries Mandator RVV823J with a load of cauliflowers. (Dave Chalker)

WPP736J, Chad Evans' Mandator on Shap in the Anglo Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator WPP736J. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

[7492] Swansea Festival of Transport: A.E.C. Mandator recovery PRN596K. (Phil Trotter}

1972 AEC Mandator ADH779L (chassis 2TG4R23639) at the Classic & Vintage Commercial Show at Gaydon on June 8th 2008. (Alan Lees)

1972 AEC Mandator ADH779L car transporter with an iconic collection of cars on board seen at Astle Park in 2006. (Dave Gothard)

1973 AEC Mandator JKT732L in the John Mould Collection at Burghfield. (Phil Rawlings)

1973 AEC Mandator JKT732L from the John Mould collection seen on Madeira Drive on May 3rd 2009. (Gyles Carpenter)

1973 AEC Mandator JKT732L from the John Mould collection seen on Madeira Drive on May 3rd 2009. (Dave Gothard)

1973 AEC Mandator PYD772L on the CTP A-Z run in April 2009. (Dave Gothard)

PYD772L, Andrew Leonard's Mandator seen near Shaftesbury on the CTP A-Z run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator PYD772L. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

E&N Richie's Mandator WHK926L seen on the 2003 North of England run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator WHK926L. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

AEC Mandator WHK926L seen at Gaydon 2004. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

Clack's Mandator TAN549M seen pulling on to the AEC Southern Rally a few years ago. (Gyles Carpenter)

TGU205M, Graham Edge's Mandator seen at Eamont Bridge on the A6, on his Anglo Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator TGU205M. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

Graham Edge's Mandator climbing Shap and about to be overtaken by Volvo F88s. (Gyles Carpenter)

Graham Edge's Mandator with 12 tons of concrete on. I've never heard such a marvelous sound as he climbed Shap, brought back a lot of memories for the enthusiasts present. (Gyles Carpenter)

Graham Edge's Mandator seen in Scotland on the Anglo-Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Graham Edge has recently parted with his Spiers of Melksham Mandator TGU205M. Here it is at the Classic Commercial Motor Show, Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon in the livery of its new owner Scotlee Transport. (Peter Quinn)

Graham Edge's old wagon TGU205M, now in the superb livery of Scotlee Transport, seen on the Ayrshire run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1973 AEC Mandator artic TGU205M at Gaydon 2005. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

1973 AEC Mandator TGU205M climbing Shap on the Phoenix run. (Gyles Carpenter via CCMV)

AEC Mandator TGU205M, Ayrshire Road Run, July 11th 2009. (Dave Gothard)

AEC Mandator TGU205M, Ayrshire Road Run, July 12th 2009. (Dave Gothard)

Disused AEC Mandator YUY105M seen near Bromsgrove in April 2009. (Steve Holmes)

MG Rover may be gone but their A.E.C. Mandator wrecker is still alive and has been acquired by Dave Jones who is beginning a rolling restoration. (Gyles Carpenter)

Russ Fenwick's Mandator LUE673P. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator TG4R LUE 673P. (John Law)

Mandator NBF92P. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

NBF92P, David Hopkins' Mandator seen on the Anglo Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator TG4R NBF 92P. (John Law)

David Hopkins' Mandator NBF92P seen in Scottish scenery. (Gyles Carpenter)

1976 AEC Mandator artic NBF92P at Gaydon 2004. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

1976 AEC Mandator NBF92P has changed ownership and is now fitted with a new cab roof. Gaydon 10/6/07. (Peter Quinn)

1974 AEC Mandator 74-LH-517, Llandudno 2007. (Dave Gothard)

Eammon McKenna's AEC Mandator AIL4565 over from Ireland, seen on the Ayrshire run 08/07/07. (Gyles Carpenter)

Immaculate working 1974 AEC Mandator TG4R tipper DAA797 with Leyland-type narrow vents. Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1977 AEC Mandator TG4R tipper DAL335, an unusual application for this type of chassis. Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

Extremely clean AEC Mandator tipper EBB348, a credit to its owners. Malta 2005. (Alan Lees)

AEC Mandator tipper. The chassis no TG4R5454 is incomplete. Gozo 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1976 AEC Mandator tipper HAE701, Malta 2008. (Peter Skerry)

AEC Mandator IAV757 is still working internally on Gozo. The licence has only just expired despite how rough the cab is. (Alan Lees)

AEC Mandator tipper JAG183, chassis no TG4R145825. Malta 2007. (Peter Skerry)

1967 AEC Mandator tipper JAX354, Gozo 2008. (Peter Skerry)

1968 AEC Mandator quarry tipper. Malta, November 2008. (Peter Skerry)

Mandator. (Andrew Wright)

Mandator. (Andrew Wright)

Mandator. (Andrew Wright)

Mandator. (Andrew Wright)

Tillside Haulage Mandator NSH123R seen on the HCVS Tyne Tees run. (Gyles Carpenter)

CVC 2/6: AEC Mandator aviation refueller OUC843R. (Andrew Wright)

1976 AEC Mandator 4-wheel flat at Channel Commercials. (Gyles Carpenter via CCMV)

1977 AEC Mandator car transporter TYX833S from the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum at Lathalmond. (Damon Cross)

[6612] David Thompson's 1977 Mandator ballast tractor in appalling conditions in Glencoe on the 2004 West Coast run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator V8 OCE829H. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

Mandator V8 FFP998G seen on Madeira Drive, Brighton. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator V8 FFP998G. Gaydon 15/6/03. (Ray Evans)

AEC Mandator V8 FFP998G seen at Gaydon 2004. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

John Tweedie's Mandator V8 GBH93G, Pickering rally. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mark Wiltshire's 1968 AEC Mandator V8 RNW634G now fully restored and seen on the CTP Gloucester Wander on April 20th 2008. (Gyles Carpenter)

1968 AEC Mandator V8 RNW634G seen prior to the 2009 CTP Salisbury road run. (Alan Drake)

RWO533G, John Ward's Mandator V8 seen on Shap in the Anglo Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator V8 RWO 533G. (John Law)

Wollaton Park: A.E.C. Mandator V8 RWO533G. (Peter Quinn)

AEC Mandator V8 RWO533G, Rugby Crickstop 2000. (Ted Taylor via CCMV)

LVL164H, John Mayle's Mandator V8 seen on the Derbyshire Limestone run. (Gyles Carpenter)

John Mayle's 1969 Mandator V8 LVL164H seen at the AEC gathering on May 27th 2007. (Gyles Carpenter)

OCE829H, Neil James' Mandator V8 in Scottish border country on the 2003 Anglo Scottish run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Neil James' 1970 V8 Mandator OCE829H seen on the Ayrshire run 07/07/07. (Gyles Carpenter)

1968 AEC Mandator V8 RNW634G in 'as found' condition at an AEC rally in Nottingham, in the 1990s sometime. It is being drawn by V8 LVL164H which was owned by Karl Rundle at the time. (Jonathan Pye)

John Tweedie's Mandator V8 SCA841J with the high datum cab seen just outside Portpatrick on the Ayrshire run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Mandator V8 SCA841J, Huddersfield Nocturnal Rally 31/10/04. (Kevin Jagger)