DEANB:
A few oldies. The first one is a early globetrotter !
A Berliet GPEF 12 built c. 1933. Maybe not a globetrotter, but it has a sleeper and probably drove all around France. It’s written “transports rapides”, which means “fast transport”. Well, at least fast for its time, with a max speed averaging 50 kph with its 12-litre Diesel.
Davidoff:
pv83:
Day 2Hello again Patrick
When zooming in on that close-up of your dashboard, I think I can see that your motor has already completed 1.1 Million kms. Not bad at all for reliability given the strain this kind of work puts on them, especially the engine/drivetrain etc.
Has your Volvo had a rebuild already? And, is it a 12 or 16 liter?Enjoy your trip home
David
Ey up mate!
Still does the job, still pulls like a train! Far as I know the engine hasn’t been rebuild, only thing that was replaced was the gearbox, not bad at all I reckon…however, the old girl died on me last Saturday, wheel bearing went ■■■■ up…got back home on a low loader…and it became my last trip as well with the old steed, the decision was made to not repair her anymore… so as of yesterday I’m the “captain” of yet another Volvo…fitted with an auto 'box though…the ones on here that know me a bit better will certainly know how I think about that…
These types are fitted with the 13L engine, the 16L engine starts from the 580bhp range on I think…?
The old one was a 480, the one I’ve got now is a 500, and fitted with quite a luxurious interior. Will post some pic’s as soon as I can.
Cheers, Patrick
Four old photos
No 1…Saturday afternoon maintenance before setting off on Sunday, maybe the son of the owner helping out perhaps
No 2…Someone asked the other day about the rack on the trailer headboard, here’s a pretty good pic of what it was used for, another few feet and it would rest in the rack if necessary. That’s some trailer to…
No 3… Line up of the Co-op fleet, the Berliets are obvious, but not sure on the rest of the fleet …
No 4… An old girl that never made it back after the war…
Bussing, late '60’s…underfloor engine…some wagon and drag…
I got a lift once in a later Bussing, only a few kilometers, so quiet, but far enough to realise just how far behind we Brits were… 
Thanks again Fergie. Top pictures.
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Fergie47:
Four old photosNo 4… An old girl that never made it back after the war…
Your old girl (Bedford?) looks really odd! Hasn’t the picture been distorted? With such a high gravity center, it’s bound to overturn at the first roundabout!
Froggy55:
Fergie47:
Four old photosNo 4… An old girl that never made it back after the war…
Your old girl (Bedford?) looks really odd! Hasn’t the picture been distorted? With such a high gravity center, it’s bound to overturn at the first roundabout!
Paul…Don’t think so, it may be fitted with a Scammell coupling as I can see some pick up ramps, or maybe the military had their own couplings…or maybe it was "modified by the new owner…more experienced lads in classic military vehicles might know.
Can you make out what the other wagons are on the Co-op pic ?
Fergie47:
Froggy55:
Fergie47:
Four old photosNo 4… An old girl that never made it back after the war…
Your old girl (Bedford?) looks really odd! Hasn’t the picture been distorted? With such a high gravity center, it’s bound to overturn at the first roundabout!
Paul…Don’t think so, it may be fitted with a Scammell coupling as I can see some pick up ramps, or maybe the military had their own couplings…or maybe it was "modified by the new owner…more experienced lads in classic military vehicles might know.
Can you make out what the other wagons are on the Co-op pic ?
Picture looks distorted: squashed in from the sides thrusting the perpendicular into an extended pose! Robert
robert1952:
Fergie47:
Froggy55:
Fergie47:
Four old photosNo 4… An old girl that never made it back after the war…
Your old girl (Bedford?) looks really odd! Hasn’t the picture been distorted? With such a high gravity center, it’s bound to overturn at the first roundabout!
Paul…Don’t think so, it may be fitted with a Scammell coupling as I can see some pick up ramps, or maybe the military had their own couplings…or maybe it was "modified by the new owner…more experienced lads in classic military vehicles might know.
Can you make out what the other wagons are on the Co-op pic ?Picture looks distorted: squashed in from the sides thrusting the perpendicular into an extended pose! Robert
I have seen these Bedford O Type and special trailers before, both in photos and in real life, and they were like that. Hazarding a guess I would suggest that they were an RAF spec for loading goods directly into a transport 'plane.
Fergie47:
Can you make out what the other wagons are on the Co-op pic ?
Hi Dave,
N° 6-10 on the right are Renault/Saviem “fainéants” (lazy) with underfloor engine.
Second batch on the left (after the Berliet) are bonneted Citroën Type 46 or 55
The two facing at the far end are also Citroën Type 23 or 46/55, with a special forward-cab bodywork.
In the background is an old bonneted truck, perhaps an ex-WW II rescue/wrecker truck. Too far away, difficult to say more about it.
Froggy55:
Fergie47:
Can you make out what the other wagons are on the Co-op pic ?Hi Dave,
N° 6-10 on the right are Renault/Saviem “fainéants” (lazy) with underfloor engine.
Second batch on the left (after the Berliet) are bonneted Citroën Type 46 or 55
The two facing at the far end are also Citroën Type 23 or 46/55, with a special forward-cab bodywork.
In the background is an old bonneted truck, perhaps an ex-WW II rescue/wrecker truck. Too far away, difficult to say more about it.
Thanks Paul…nice work…
Froggy55:
Fergie47:
Can you make out what the other wagons are on the Co-op pic ?Hi Dave,
N° 6-10 on the right are Renault/Saviem “fainéants” (lazy) with underfloor engine.
Second batch on the left (after the Berliet) are bonneted Citroën Type 46 or 55
The two facing at the far end are also Citroën Type 23 or 46/55, with a special forward-cab bodywork.
In the background is an old bonneted truck, perhaps an ex-WW II rescue/wrecker truck. Too far away, difficult to say more about it.
Whoooooops… double post
Fergie47:
One to keep Whippersnap happy, Guy Big J … 180 Gardner…only kiddin.
Found some more footage in the archives of those 180 Gardner powered Big J’s…Never would have thought those engines could pull all that…but what do I know, still wet behind the ears etc. 
The unit shown in the last three pic’s is the first build FTF fitted with the in-house designed cab, was later replaced with the Motor Panels Cab (learned all this at school during history class Fergie, see, I did pay attention… 
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