Saviem's fan club (Part 2)

Nice to see you back on here Senior! I haven’t forgotten about you, just really busy with all sorts of stuff! Please don’t let M2 slap my legs!

I have the same problem regarding uploading pic’s, it does seem to work on my phone though.

Some suggested to use some photoshop tools in order to get it sorted, haven’t tried it yet though.

One for the experts, is this a Latil?

Indeed, I’d say a Latil-Batignolles or Latil-Brimont. Registered in 1968, which matches perfectly.

Here’s another one I saw a month ago.

Cheers Paul, it’s the first time I’d seen a Latil in this shape.

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Is that a typo? 1968?
I guess that that tractor is used in logging? Ground anchor and winch to drag timber out of the woods?

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Wouldn’t you just love to do the shopping in that though? Maybe a bit chilly though. :thinking:

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Indeed designed for logging, but that day giving a hand cleaning the site of a ruined castle. Fitted with a Saviem engine, when the older ones had Gardner 4 LWs.

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Here’s an interesting one, seen several ones based on a CX, but never one based on a SM!

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@pv83 didn’t the newspapers have custom multi axled SM vans, doing high speed deliveries?

The Dutch “Telegraaf” newspaper used the CX GTI ones, 2.5 Turbo engine, went like the clappers! I’ll see if I can find a pic of one.

Edit, found some footage @star_down_under

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SM s were very special Citroens.
This is a (I don’t know how accurate?) story of the CX s that were adapted for express goods.

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SM’s were special, because they had a Maserati V6 under the bonnet. Most workshops struggled with it, one of the reasons probably why Citroën didn’t sold that many I reckon.

Whoops! I posted much the same time as @pv83.

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Same basic engine used in 7 Series Volvo. All alloy and prone to blowing head gaskets.

That was the PRV (Peugeot, Renault, Volvo) engine though wasn’t it?

@pv83 yep, that’s the one.

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Sorry, but the Citroen SM used a Maserati V6, it had nothing to do with the PRV engine. The SM was built from 1970 to 75, the PRV engine only started production in 1974. Whilst both were 90degree V6s they were very different designs, the Maserati was lighter, they had different bore and stroke, different capacity (6cc) and the Maserati unit had triple twin choke Webbers, the PRV definitely didn’t get those. The CX which came after the SM, did use the PRV.

Interesting fact about the SM, they were all built as left hand drive, and the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand cars were then converted by Citroen after completion.

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Interesting, I didn’t knew that they were converted from LHD to RHD once they reached the shores of those countries.

I did mention above that it was a Maserati engine, because Citroën was the legal owner of Maserati from 1968 until 1974, after that it went downhill for Citroën financially speaking.

The first PRV design showed that it was a traditional V8, hence the 90 degree angle, it was turned into a V6 once the oil crisis broke out.

I jumped the gun a bit, the PRV was used in the Delorean.

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Not necessarily French manufactured, but interesting enough to most on here I hope, this is a photograph of a Linn halftrack, these were built in the state of New York apparently.

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