Davidoff:
pv83:
I’ve just came across some pics I’ve made a few years ago, whilst waiting to load a secondhand draw bar trailer, I had a look around, and although there were none french marques, hopefully you will find it interestingPatrick
Very nice pictures there Patrick.
The second picture shows two identical Swiss Vehicles, of the marque BERNA. Both are model “Berna 5V”.
I think these were manufactured in the 60s and a few are still around today. I believe there was an association with Saurer but I am not sure how exactly that worked.
Saurer announced in 1982 that they would halt the production of mainstream heavy goods vehicles, and they ceased production of specialised lorries for the Swiss army I believe in 1986 or thereabouts.
There is a large local collector scene and the quality of their build means that there are still a large number in excellent condition to this day. Still, spare parts are becoming scarce, with only few specialised firms left to offer some relief on that front, such as the below firm.
saurer-berna.ch/berna-fahrzeuge.htmlThere would be room for a Saurer / Berna / FBW thread really, but SAVIEM’s fanclub has become a nice forum in its own right so I just chuck in the occasional contribution in here, just making sure that every so often it actually relates to SAVIEM or BERLIET for good measure.
I wish you all a good evening
Regards
David
Thanks there for the info David, much appreciated.
Don’t know to much about Saurer, it’s very “exotic” in my neck of the woods, but they surely do look the part 