1937 AEC Matador boxvan ARV143 at the 2006 Gaydon Commercial Motor Show. (Dave Gothard)

W.J. Dutton EV5782, 1932 AEC 640 Mercury 4-ton petrol van seen receiving attention at Brighton on May 4th 1969. Still listed by the DVLA but not seen for many years. Has it survived? (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Two grand old AECs share garage space together at Bow in east London on June 28th 2008. AXM693 is 1934 AEC Regent STL441, and DGJ181 is 1936 AEC Mercury tower wagon 89Q. (Damon Cross)

London Transport 4-ton tower wagon 84Q (DGJ176), 1936 AEC Mercury 641285 seen in Maple Street off Tottenham Court Road on April 26th 1961. (Peter Relf)

A chance meeting with London Transport tower wagon 89Q (DGJ181) on the Chelsea Bridge Road alongside Battersea Park, heading down to Brighton on May 4th 2008. 1936 AEC Mercury 641290. (Jonathan Pye)

London Transport tower wagon 89Q (DGJ181) takes its place on Madeira Drive after the run down from London on May 4th 2008. (Damon Cross)

The Ryder family sent this heavily retouched but interesting photo of Mr Ryder Snr standing by his early 1931 AEC Monarch model 641, reg GN9787, thought to be with the Danish Bacon Co Ltd. (Thomas & Chris Ryder)

1934 Monarch TL3513. (Ray Evans)

1934 AEC Monarch coal & coke lorry TL3513 resides at the Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum. Stunning photograph courtesy of DAVE GOTHARD.

1938 AEC Monarch Mk II Type 344 VV7188 - note the chromed front hub caps introduced for the 1938 season - at the CCMS at Cranfield on 7/9/80. Where is it now??? (Ted Taylor via CCMV)