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[martc]

22 hours ago, High Jetter said:

It's just occurred to me that I'm not aware of any Citroen HGV's. The CCC says they made the Belphegor and K-series, but seemed to leave the market open for Savien/Renault. Any experts know why? (Sorry no prizes, it's just out of interest)

I'm no expert, but after the second world war the French government dictated what models each car company could make so that there was little overlap and hence competition between them to try and keep them all afloat. I wonder if there was the same intervention in the HGV market, Citroen and Renault making lighter models, Saviem and Berliet making heavier ones?

[MiniMinorMk3]

Citroen Belfegor

Citroen (Michelin) purchased Berliet in 1967.

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A Renault/Saviem Super Goelette 2 from 1971.

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A Kamaz 53213 with a DS138B bitumen tank.

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A Sterling from the USofA, the forward control tilting cab design was a bit of a novelty over there at the time it was built. Sterling, as a name disappeared in 2008, but to be honest, I hadn't heard of them until now. 

Their history here -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Trucks

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A couple of FIAT transporters...

... and an OM.

 

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The front lorry is a Bianchi (later to become Autobianchi) Visconteo. Not sure about the one at the back, could be an OM.

Side view of the Bianchi.

 

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Production of Ural-375D loories at the Ural Automobile Plant in Miassa.

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A MAZ-5429 towing a PAGZ-2500-32 trailer specially designed for the transportation of methane bottles.

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Pasino are a well known FIAT (now Iveco) commercial dealer.

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FIAT 241.

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A FIAT 682 N2. Any idea what the triangle sign is for? Italian equivalent to STGO?

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Somewhere in Glasgow.

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A GAZ 66 prep'd for parachute delivery. Judging by the quality of the Russian military nowadays it'll probably just hurtle to the ground and smash to pieces after falling through the floor of the plane, the parachute (assuming the vodka soaked squaddie fitted it in the first place) would be moth infested.

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20 minutes ago, martc said:

Any idea what the triangle sign is for?

I guess the triangle sign is to indicate/warn that the truck is pulling a trailer.

[Dyslexic Viking]

 

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Various MAZ's.

[martc]

The French company Tracteurs FAR, part of the Chenard-Walcker group, and later the better known Saviem, made mechanical horses (actually pony mecanique) along the same lines as Scammel in the UK. In fact FAR's first pony was a licence built UK Napier, also the origin of the Scammel horse.

Sharing the same cab!

They also made a 4 wheeled version, this one worked for La Poste -

 

[martc]

A TMM-3 heavy mechanised bridge on a KrAZ-255B chassis being deployed by the National People's Army of the DDR.

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[rattlecan]

The two wreckers were ours when I was a fitter at the NCB back in the 80’s. The small Foden I only drove a couple of times as it was old & decommissioned (the image you see here was some time later after one of our bodyshop guys had bought for himself & restored it)

the larger 8 wheeler Foden I drove miles & dragged all manor of stuff in with it. Did about 45mph flat stick but in low range would pull a factory off it’s foundations 🤣

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An OM Lupetto and being held up by an OM forklift.

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A GAS-53A in a bit of bother in Belorussia.

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Does my truck qualify?

[rattlecan]

Here’s another from the NCB days. Scammell Crusader with a V8 Detroit motor. 2 stroke diesel screamer, sounded awesome. 
second pic is how it now looks.

[Matty]

46 minutes ago, rattlecan said:

Here’s another from the NCB days. Scammell Crusader with a V8 Detroit motor. 2 stroke diesel screamer, sounded awesome. 
second pic is how it now looks.

As many of these as you've got please!

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1 hour ago, Matty said:

As many of these as you've got please!

Ok few more. The Guy Big J4T tractor unit was another one of our garage breakdown trucks. When it had sort of ‘come to the end of its life’ predictably the fitters got it (coz we were obviously scum 🤣) so we made a solid bar for it for tow ins.

The rest are just part of the fleet

[rattlecan]

Strangely I’ve only just realised but the Marina van hiding behind  the Leyland Octopus, I bought from the Coal Board before it went to auction for the princely sum of £200. Was perfect for my bloody great Doberman at the time