Unusual piece of kit here, but STEYR obviously thought it deserved a brochure all of its own.
It´s great to get information, and some stories from the past. Thank you Saviem 
Here´s another odd creation from Steyer. I´m not sure what to think about it, but it´s not beautiful in my eyes. 
/Stellan
As mentioned before, many manufacturers either built under licence, or used components from other manufacturers. DAF and MAN seem
to be leaders at this.
Here’s another example using MAN parts.
Yet another brochure from FAR, showing more of the unique coupling system used in those days. I really appreciate to learn more about the foreign producers of lorries and trailers… (In a Swedish perspective)
A special thanks to Saviem for helping us out with FAR and Serma, the French language are almost worse then Latin… which I don’t know anything about either 
/Stellan
more site ,and tipbulkers i drive for five years, now long ago,cheers benkku
We have a modern version of Serma´s automatic coupling here in Sweden, but it looks like it´s only for drawbars. Anything new under the sun? Maybe not, but the driver doesn´t have to leave the cab anyhow 
/Stellan
This is a vehicle I´ve never seen in the Nordic countries, so I don´t know so much about it. It looks like it could be a Daf, but the brochure clearly says that´s a Rover. Was Sherpa a rival to Ford Transit, or a complement? 
/Stellan
The Sherpa has quite a long history. To be honest, i’m not 100% sure on the chronological order of its history, but it’s been made under the
ownership of Austin-Morris, Leyland, LeylandDAF, Freight Rover, and I think latterly by an Russian owned company.
Greetings,All. The OAF driver in the last photo certainly knows how to unload bricks.In my day it was all handball. Regards,900x20. 
LB76:
Yes Stellan, that is correct, “Tautliner” was patented by Boalloy of Congleton Cheshire , England and was for many years (and still is ) considered the ultimate in curtainsider bodies, not cheap but you got what you paid for!
Wasnt the craic with the “Tautliner” that it was all bolted,no welds?
“What we want is Watneys” . . not if its a pint of “Red Barrell” 
Saviem’s been quiet for a while, so hopefully this one will get the juices flowing again!
gb1:
Saviem’s been quiet for a while, so hopefully this one will get the juices flowing again!0
Saviem’s priority is always “the land” and at the moment he is probably getting in his “3rd” cut of silage from his 3 sections of the Shropshire prairie,but don’t worry as soon as the pressure is off he’ll be back to impart further historical,and always most interesting,little gems and nuggets of transport related nostalgia!! Cheers Dennis.
Here´s an information sheet from Freight Bonallack until Saviem is back
/Stellan
Here’s one that’s relatively unknown to most of us.
SCOT were/are (not sure if they are still around) from Canada.
hej gb1 relative is a small word,never seen that before, cheers benkku
Bewick:
gb1:
Saviem’s been quiet for a while, so hopefully this one will get the juices flowing again!0
Saviem’s priority is always “the land” and at the moment he is probably getting in his “3rd” cut of silage from his 3 sections of the Shropshire prairie,but don’t worry as soon as the pressure is off he’ll be back to impart further historical,and always most interesting,little gems and nuggets of transport related nostalgia!! Cheers Dennis.
Evening, (and sadly, a very wet one), Gentlemen. Well im here in the farm office, having dieseled everything up for tommorow, (ever the optomist)! and everyone has gone home for a few hours sleep. But with all this rain it will not be an early start tommorow!
gb1, Dennis, stellan, thank you for your kind words, but they are only my personal memories, and sadly over the years I have mislaid, discarded, destroyed many of my records and photographs. But, as ever the memories remain.
gb1, those early Renault cabbed Saviems could not get anyones juices flowing!! They were like “Quasimodos Revenge” to drive! Goelette, Tancarville, (with the “lazy” horizontal engine), Galion , Foulger, oh boy, no wonder Renault sort solace in a merger with Somua and Latil! All equiped with the column gearchange, but totally unrefined, to look at the lever, well it was like a “long arm stapeler”, and was similarly precise! The 6 cylinder engine, H16A1B, 120/150cv was quite smooth, and considering these vehicles were 1950s technology, they were quite advanced. These were the first non coach built cabs, being produced on line, from in house pressings at Blainville, thus a landmark for French vehicle manufacture.
Stellan, your FAR brochure is very rare, for this is a French manufacturer whose history is little known.
FAR could trace its history from 1919, onward to its demise in 1970. The FAR works at Gennevilliers was originally the Chenard Walcher motor car factory, (1900/1946), in the mid 20s, Frances fourth largest car builder. The age of the building is clearly shown on the brochure photograph of the “usine”, showing a variety of chassis awaiting conversion to the licence built Scammel coupling.
In 1937 they acquired the licence to produce Scammels, Oliver North, designed Mechanical Horse, which FAR named “Pony Mechanique”, and utilised as a power plant Citroens “Traction Avant” 1628cc petrol engine. Later “Ponys” utilised the Cottard built Somua cab, while`st the photograph in the SNCF yard shows the earlier “triangular” Pelpel cab. Later versions shared the Saviem SG2 cab, and diesel engine. (The yellow 3&4 wheeled units illustrated in the brochure).
The operational photographs show Society Calberson, a major user of both FAR, and Saviem, in its, (1970s), fleet of 3000 vehicles. Based from its extensive premises at 183 Avenue Clichy, 75017, Paris. (strange after all these years ones customers address is still clear in my mind)! Calberson, under the direction of M Lambert PDG, was along with Frantour, France Location, Novatrans, and Bourgey Montreuil of Chambery, a subsidiary of Group SCETA, rue Pablo Neurda, Levallois Perret, directed by the evervescent M Jacques Fournier. At that time the number 1, & 2, in France, (and showing a nett 10% profit margin)!!!
Of course the major shareholder in Group SCETA was the French state railways, SNCF, a major user of FAR Scammel vehicles, as was our own British Railways. What happened to all the FARs, … I do not know, that some still exist, and working is true, (but FAR managed to fit a brake to the single steering wheel, unlike Scammels succesor Leyland), so the vehicle remained viable.
Anyway, Im away to my bed, and resist the temptation to become boring, with tails of Calberson, its liason with the popular broadcast media, its image, and its tremendous camerarderie. Cheerio for now.