Saviem's fan club (Part 1)

froggy55 · 7 January 2022 08:07

Fergie47:
Two old girls that look like they could pull a house down stood still…

The firts is a Berlilet GBM 10b registered early 1956; an impressive and massive truck. Second is a Bernard with a special aluminium body; one only was built. Very interesting pictures indeed!

jsutherland · 7 January 2022 09:05

Fergie47:
Two old girls that look like they could pull a house down stood still…

great pictures Fergie47

fergie47 · 7 January 2022 16:24

tiptop495:

Fergie47:
A few 88 / 89s from around Europe…

Hey,

This two have still the Volvo Portugal cab, left is an F86 with 88 cab.
For a short time even the F10/12 was built with a Volvo Portugal cab.

Eric,

Hello Eric…never knew that, an F86 with an F88 cab…amazing, thanks for that.

Froggy55:

Fergie47:
Two old girls that look like they could pull a house down stood still…

The firts is a Berlilet GBM 10b registered early 1956; an impressive and massive truck. Second is a Bernard with a special aluminium body; one only was built. Very interesting pictures indeed!

More good info there Froggy… impressive wagon for 1956.

jsutherland:

Fergie47:
Two old girls that look like they could pull a house down stood still…

great pictures Fergie47

Great to see so much interest in them, and some great info too…makes posting the pics worth while when you get those knowledgeable people on board to comment.

PS. Dave Junior has a pair of Swiss F89 four wheelers and a F89 6X4 tractor unit…and an F88 unit as well if I remember…

michel · 7 January 2022 18:16

The interior of the Portugese F 86 with 3 places; as the TD 70 engine was lower than the TD 100.

michel · 7 January 2022 18:18

The bonneted range had also a Portugese own-built cab from Auto-Sueco near Porto. It was more angular and had a split windscreen.

erf-ngc-european · 7 January 2022 20:14

erf-ngc-european · 10 January 2022 13:19

erf-ngc-european · 10 January 2022 23:40

erf-ngc-european · 13 January 2022 11:55

There don’t seem to be many pics around of this Berliet model:

erf-ngc-european · 13 January 2022 11:59

Looks like a Belgian Sitra frigo outfit. The dog-leg road across the bridge look familiar: it wouldn’t be the first river crossing after leaving Irun for Pamplona at the bottom of the gorge would it?

froggy55 · 14 January 2022 08:07

ERF-NGC-European:
There don’t seem to be many pics around of this Berliet model:

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Probably a 950 KBT from the mid-'70s.

froggy55 · 14 January 2022 08:17

ERF-NGC-European:
Looks like a Belgian Sitra frigo outfit. The dog-leg road across the bridge look familiar: it wouldn’t be the first river crossing after leaving Irun for Pamplona at the bottom of the gorge would it?

The Mack FT 700 was quite popular at a time. Transports Borca of Cormeilles en Parisis, which previously operated only Bernard trucks, switched on to Macks when Bernard ceased production in 1967. They were reputed uncomfortable but very reliable.

erf-ngc-european · 14 January 2022 09:33

Froggy55:

ERF-NGC-European:
Looks like a Belgian Sitra frigo outfit. The dog-leg road across the bridge look familiar: it wouldn’t be the first river crossing after leaving Irun for Pamplona at the bottom of the gorge would it?

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The Mack FT 700 was quite popular at a time. Transports Borca of Cormeilles en Parisis, which previously operated only Bernard trucks, switched on to Macks when Bernard ceased production in 1967. They were reputed uncomfortable but very reliable.

And in Holland too: Vlatrex and Bloem spring to mind; both on M/E work. HG Brown in UK. And of course OTS on M/E work.

michel · 15 January 2022 15:23

Berliet GR 190 with sleeper cab in contract with GEFCO ( groupage express de Franche Comté). Original colour from factory.

bald · 15 January 2022 21:16

ERF-NGC-European:
Looks like a Belgian Sitra frigo outfit. The dog-leg road across the bridge look familiar: it wouldn’t be the first river crossing after leaving Irun for Pamplona at the bottom of the gorge would it?

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Hey Robert,
It is a Belgique Sitra truck but I think the picture was taken on the old road down from the Fréjus tunnel on the french side, you crossed the river a few times in those days.

erf-ngc-european · 15 January 2022 21:43

bald:

ERF-NGC-European:
Looks like a Belgian Sitra frigo outfit. The dog-leg road across the bridge look familiar: it wouldn’t be the first river crossing after leaving Irun for Pamplona at the bottom of the gorge would it?

Hey Robert,
It is a Belgique Sitra truck but I think the picture was taken on the old road down from the Fréjus tunnel on the french side, you crossed the river a few times in those days.

Ah! That makes sense.

PS. I didn’t know Sitra had a depot in Kinshasa!