jsutherland:
Thanks for the offer though. Patrick may be interested…Sent from my Hol-U19 using Tapatalk
Eh…? 
I’ve informed Mrs F of your generous offer of tea and a drive and she can’t wait to meet you…
A recent picture of her taken at the T34 Tank drivers reunion in Moscow, just before her pole dancing routine…there were no survivers…
Bon chance
I may be wrong but it would seem to me that there are quite enough Bollekens in that picture 
David
MaggieD:
Brilliant Dave, hopefully Liz won’t see this as I am not very good at hospital visits !!
Regards
Richard
Hi Richard, …our biggest fear eh…“The Wife” as small as they are, we live in terror…
So, Old Citroens, another theme …here’s a few…
David Miller:
I’ve informed Mrs F of your generous offer of tea and a drive and she can’t wait to meet you…
A recent picture of her taken at the T34 Tank drivers reunion in Moscow, just before her pole dancing routine…there were no survivers…
Bon chance
I may be wrong but it would seem to me that there are quite enough Bollekens in that picture
David
It’s all about details David…depending from which angle you’re looking at it
Me, I’m looking at safe distance…due to H&S regulations
pv83:
Bit of history then, the following is about Van Twist, one of the oldest firms that started doing heavy haulage in a time where they yet had to invent that word…Van Twist eventually merged into Mammoet along several other specialised firms, to become one of the biggest players in this field of expertise.
Plan is to post some pic’s of all those firms that eventually became part of Mammoet if there’s interest in it…
Hey, how it was before, owned by Deluyker Gent, just after war.
Eric,
tiptop495:
pv83:
Bit of history then, the following is about Van Twist, one of the oldest firms that started doing heavy haulage in a time where they yet had to invent that word…Van Twist eventually merged into Mammoet along several other specialised firms, to become one of the biggest players in this field of expertise.
Plan is to post some pic’s of all those firms that eventually became part of Mammoet if there’s interest in it…Hey, how it was before, owned by Deluyker Gent, just after war.
Eric,
Cheers Eric!
Never would have thought that the Pacific was previously in Belgium ownership, what became of Deluyker then? Did they merged into the Mammoet group as well?
Cheers, Patrick
pv83:
tiptop495:
pv83:
Bit of history then, the following is about Van Twist, one of the oldest firms that started doing heavy haulage in a time where they yet had to invent that word…Van Twist eventually merged into Mammoet along several other specialised firms, to become one of the biggest players in this field of expertise.
Plan is to post some pic’s of all those firms that eventually became part of Mammoet if there’s interest in it…Hey, how it was before, owned by Deluyker Gent, just after war.
Eric,
Cheers Eric!
Never would have thought that the Pacific was previously in Belgium ownership, what became of Deluyker then? Did they merged into the Mammoet group as well?
Cheers, Patrick
Hey Patrick, they stopped hauling heavy loads, later only did bulk transport and went in de Cementbouw Group.
With the pale blue and white pouder bulktankers, as Heemix and other now owned by the Irisch CRH Group.
Eric,
Now there’s something I wouldn’t have guessed!
If it wasn’t for you I would have never linked them together, cheers for the info Eric!
Fergie47:
So, Old Citroens, another theme …here’s a few…
Well, it looks you really dug the subjetc! The old long-nosed Citroëns were still to be seen in the mid-70s.
David Miller:
That last picture is a really great one Dean.That was the might of the Russian transport industry back in the day and I remember they had just thousands of those vehicles; Skoda tractor units, 26 foot fridges with Petter fridge units that they built on licence.
Overloading could have been a problem but when the same Gentleman owns the lorry, owns the load, owns the road it stands on, employs the driver, employs the Policeman, employs the Ministry Man and writes the law it is difficult to have any misunderstandingskis.
There is even more information contained in the picture. By her funnel colours the little ship belongs to the Soviet ‘White Sea Fleet’ so the picture was probably taken in the North part of the Soviet Union.
Ain’t life grand tovarich?
David
Bloody hell David were you a spy ! You seem to know alot about Russia !
The new Citroen range was launched in 1965 from 5T990 (350 typ) to 10T990 (700 typ), the little range ( 350 to 450) could be delivered with 4 cylinders petrol engine or Diesel from Perkins 4.236 or MAN, the bigger were 6 cylinders petrol or Diesel from own Citroen factory.
The frame,brake system and many other items were completely new and not issued from the old U 23 range, except the 180K which was launched later in 1969 and took a lot of the U 23 range with a "K "cab issued from the Stradair without the nose.
Here a fine exemple of the first 350 with the holes in the front rim, later only 2 were available.
One Citroen 180 K only with petrol engine and one wheel at the rear, later a 320 K was launched with the same cab,engine but twin wheel at the rear.
Transport Vassel in Lyon had a Krupp 6x4 in their fleet.
Also fridge transport Galopin in Normandy had a bonneted Krupp S 801 4 cylinder 2 stroke engine in their fleet.
Merci Michel for all the information. Really appreciated.
Johnny
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