Froggy55:
Yes, there were a few BMC trucks imported by Willème c. 1960. They beared both logos.
imcdb.org/v015214.html
This one has a Saviem badge, for some reason. Maybe Saviem paid the film makers?
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anorak:Froggy55:
Yes, there were a few BMC trucks imported by Willème c. 1960. They beared both logos.imcdb.org/v015214.html
This one has a Saviem badge, for some reason. Maybe Saviem paid the film makers?
The text on that site mentions Saviem purchasing Willeme, thus the rebadging. Froggy, help, fact check please!
Dipster:
[zb]
anorak:Froggy55:
Yes, there were a few BMC trucks imported by Willème c. 1960. They beared both logos.imcdb.org/v015214.html
This one has a Saviem badge, for some reason. Maybe Saviem paid the film makers?The text on that site mentions Saviem purchasing Willeme, thus the rebadging. Froggy, help, fact check please!
Apols for not reading it properly 
Probably for the needs of the film, because Saviem never intended to buy Willème. Negociation had begun at the time (1970) with Volvo, but finally failed. Willème was finally bought by PRP, which used the Willème badge on their series TG heavy haulers until 1980.
Froggy55:
Probably for the needs of the film, because Saviem never intended to buy Willème. Negociation had begun at the time (1970) with Volvo, but finally failed. Willème was finally bought by PRP, which used the Willème badge on their series TG heavy haulers until 1980.
AEC had a tie up with Willeme back in the 1960s.
Saurer D 290B fitted with an Iveco cab in 1981.
DEANB:
Froggy55:
Probably for the needs of the film, because Saviem never intended to buy Willème. Negociation had begun at the time (1970) with Volvo, but finally failed. Willème was finally bought by PRP, which used the Willème badge on their series TG heavy haulers until 1980.AEC had a tie up with Willeme back in the 1960s.
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Of course they did! Willème fitted the bigger AEC engines (AV 700 & 760) in their trucks, and also sold Willème-rebadged AEC trucks. Some models were available either with a Willème or an AEC engine.
Froggy55:
DEANB:
Froggy55:
Probably for the needs of the film, because Saviem never intended to buy Willème. Negociation had begun at the time (1970) with Volvo, but finally failed. Willème was finally bought by PRP, which used the Willème badge on their series TG heavy haulers until 1980.AEC had a tie up with Willeme back in the 1960s.
Of course they did! Willème fitted the bigger AEC engines (AV 700 & 760) in their trucks, and also sold Willème-rebadged AEC trucks. Some models were available either with a Willème or an AEC engine.
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DEANB:
Froggy55:
DEANB:
Froggy55:
Probably for the needs of the film, because Saviem never intended to buy Willème. Negociation had begun at the time (1970) with Volvo, but finally failed. Willème was finally bought by PRP, which used the Willème badge on their series TG heavy haulers until 1980.AEC had a tie up with Willeme back in the 1960s.
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Of course they did! Willème fitted the bigger AEC engines (AV 700 & 760) in their trucks, and also sold Willème-rebadged AEC trucks. Some models were available either with a Willème or an AEC engine.
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Interesting and accurate. Strangely, this article doesn’t mention Willème started their business by reconditioning WW I Liberty trucks; then importing new American trucks and putting them to French standards. Gradually, they shifted to their own products but, when more power was demanded, they used water-cooled German Deutz engines (4, 6 or 8 in line) first built under licence, then freely after WW II.
Fergie47:
Men and their motors
Incidentally, St-Donat (see Pic n°1) was also the place of birth (1954) of my first girl-friend. Bouvarel’s trucks were green.
Froggy55:
Fergie47:
Men and their motorsIncidentally, St-Donat (see Pic n°1) was also the place of birth (1954) of my first girl-friend. Bouvarel’s trucks were green.
Froggy…rumour had it that the man in the middle of the photo is the father of that young girl, and he’s looking for you for some reason…I won’t dob you in though… 
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The Monarch issued Willeme was the K 301 type, at 16 tons , it did’nt sell a lot because Willeme dealers were more heavy lorries oriented but nevertheless some worked in distribution like this fuel tanker.
Austin-BMC found a small piece of the market in the 60 th in France when distributed by Willeme network. They were cheap and offered good payload.
This FF named F 140 in France has been restored by Mr Calsat who owned a transport company in Rodez.
Commercial brochure.
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That advert is for the FHK series with underfloor engine allowing a double passenger seat. One of the reasons I suffered with back problems in the sixties was through crouching under the wheelarch and removing the cylinder head to replace pistons and liners, every manifold stud etc had to be removed from the head and then you could just squeeze it out between the chassis rail and the cab floor. Then you had to do battle with the three piece sump! I worked on some sweeper versions that were LHD (I burned the wiring loom out on one, but that’s another story!) so the clutch and brake master cylinders had to be removed before the rocker cover etc could be removed. At least they didn’t suffer the cooling system problems that the later FJK tilt cab models with the same engine did, plus they pulled like a train compared to the Ford and Bedfords.
Pete.
windrush:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That advert is for the FHK series with underfloor engine allowing a double passenger seat. One of the reasons I suffered with back problems in the sixties was through crouching under the wheelarch and removing the cylinder head to replace pistons and liners, every manifold stud etc had to be removed from the head and then you could just squeeze it out between the chassis rail and the cab floor. Then you had to do battle with the three piece sump! I worked on some sweeper versions that were LHD (I burned the wiring loom out on one, but that’s another story!) so the clutch and brake master cylinders had to be removed before the rocker cover etc could be removed. At least they didn’t suffer the cooling system problems that the later FJK tilt cab models with the same engine did, plus they pulled like a train compared to the Ford and Bedfords.
Pete.
Couldn’t fault the ex derbyshire stone one I drove , 5speed box , 2speed axle , as you said it ran rings found thebedfords and fords . We had a job in elland , but she didn’t like nant sarah’s road out of Delphi , it got a bit steamy up by the reservoir . And yes I am that old!
