Here is a picture of an Atkinson Defender tipper that John (Saviem) sold to Appleby’s of Wolverhampton whilst he worked for Ryland at Dudley, ain’t it strange/horrible that these pictures surface after John’s passing? Just think of the reply we would have had off Him!
Hi Fergie this picture has traits of Mappo, that Volvo belonged to a local shunter out of Le Havre and never went further than Paris ha ha, just like the afore mentioned colleague of ours, Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Hi Fergie this picture has traits of Mappo, that Volvo belonged to a local shunter out of Le Havre and never went further than Paris ha ha, just like the afore mentioned colleague of ours, Buzzer.
Surely not Buzzer. It would be way too embarrassing when asked about the different destinations.
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jsutherland:
Buzzer:
Hi Fergie this picture has traits of Mappo, that Volvo belonged to a local shunter out of Le Havre and never went further than Paris ha ha, just like the afore mentioned colleague of ours, Buzzer.Surely not Buzzer. It would be way too embarrassing when asked about the different destinations.
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The phrase “been there, done that, got the T-shirt” comes to mind… 
He did travelled quite the distance, as the reg.plate says 13 at the end, that means he’s from the Bouche du Rhone departement…?
Davidoff:
barreiros:
The Swiss DAF is probably wider than 2300mm. The standard cab was 2434 mm wide including fenders, but I also found one french folder suggesting only 2400mm.However, 2500 mm were generally road-legal in Switzerland. The 2300 mm limit only applied to certain roads that were specially marked, mostly the narrower alpine roads. If the DAF circled in a more urban area, the width probably wasn’t too much of a bother.
Good morning all,
I would generally agree with en Señor Barreiros. The Swiss did have a 2.30m width limit which existed into the early 1980s.
To my knowledge only DAF and VOLVO had specific models.How DAF responded to the challenge I don’t know. Volvo introduced the CH230 which essentially was an F89 with narrower mudguards and a very tiny step which was excellent for hurting one’s knee and legs in rainy conditions.
Here’s the normal F89 setup:
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[click on the picture and it will sit upright]And here is a CH230:
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As you can see, the second step will hardly accommodate the toes and its slippery edge was the cause of many a bruise.
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0More importantly, the more narrow front axle was not the regular “European” F89’s, but came from the F86!
I hope this is of some interest for you Gents.
All the best
David
Were those “smaller” models being built or converted locally then? Can imagine that there wasn’t to much profit in it for the main builders as they had to altenate the whole building process…?
barreiros:
pv83:
Found another batch of “unindentified” cabs, recognise any of these [zb] Anorak?Those cabs are made by Koster out of Wolphaartsdijk. The early ones are easily recognizable with their slanted windshield and the special chrome trim on the doors. The later cabs share their overall look and detail with other contemporary makers like Van Eck and others and need a closer look not to be misidentified.
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Ta for the info and pic’s! 
pete smith:
Fergie47:
We had the Scarab, the French had this …It’s a blatent rip off the Scarab, nick owt the French!
Not according to the pilot I had this week Pete…I reckon he was still under the impression that Napoleon did win the battle at Waterloo… 
Fergie47:
A few more modified lorries, this time for farm machinery
Lovely modified rigids mate, ta for posting! Surely they most be all part of the Fergie Ltd International haulage fleet…
Came across these two…
Having a brew…near the birthplace of Joan of Arc…
pv83:
Having a brew…near the birthplace of Joan of Arc…
What a life you have Patrick!! Time to take in the sights! [emoji1]
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jsutherland:
pv83:
Having a brew…near the birthplace of Joan of Arc…What a life you have Patrick!! Time to take in the sights! [emoji1]
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Hard work that is mate…doing it all for you lot