fodenway:
Froggy55:
This truck belonged to the Spanish National Electricity Company; could it be a Leyland, and possibly a Rhino?
0Undoubtedly a Thornycroft Amazon, 1940s vintage.
Thanks!
Eddie Heaton:
Since your post has sparked several memories; … a personal enquiry M. Nydel , … there being no compunction on your part to respond to this query incidentally , … but may I enquire as to the approximate location of your habitat during your sojourn in the midi . My reason for asking being an enduring affection for all things French , little more … I consider the midi to be anywhere south of the 45th parallel.
I’d be thrilled to learn that I may well have ridden past your domicile on my Honda 90 20 years ago . Highly unlikely I’ll admit , although not entirely impossible .
Approx. 100 klix s. of Grenoble, w. of Gap,close to Veynes and Serres.
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Approx. 100 klix s. of Grenoble, w. of Gap,close to Veynes and Serres.
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Many thanks for your response to my query Beau .
I’ve driven the Route Napoleon on numerous occasions , in both directions , the northbound descent down into Grenoble being being uppermost in my memory owing to the adverse effect the long descent had on my braking capability on arrival at the bottom , just prior to entering Grenoble .
I’ve certainly never travelled this route on a Honda plack , nor have I ever deviated west of this route apart from one notable occasion when coming south on the RN 7 , and with a little time to spare , I chose to take the scenic diversion out of Valence , via Crest to Die . ( I assume the French pronounce it Dee Ay ) .
I didn’t hang around the place very long , just long enough to discover that some of the locals actually inhabit dwellings constructed within the perimeter walls of the old town … Brilliant! .
I have no idea when or by whom these walls were built , but they appear to have been constructed , at least in part , using rubble from former buildings . Evidence of this can be seen in what appear to be Roman columns lodged within the walls .
From Die , it seems likely that I may well have passed if not directly through , then at least in the vicinity of both Veynes and Serres on my way south , although to be honest , it’s that long ago , I don’t remember. I can’t even remember where my ultimate destination was if I’m being perfectly frank … Sad innit ?
But I’ve still got a photo that I took of the town wall in Die somewhere .
Give us a minute , I’ll go and see if I can find it .
Nah ! … can’t find it , need to reorganise my filing system … I’ll have another look when I’ve got a bit more time .
One of Vermeulen’s DAFs before they saw sense and bought ERFs 
Trailer is clearly supplied by Nooteboom (unless he just happened to have a puncture outside their works).
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@ Eric aka TIPTOP
Is this the ex-De Meulemeester White as in the TV-series Transport?
As fa as I know only a handful White Road Commanders type II 6x4 were in Belgium
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Thanks!
Though French myself and once upon a time a biker (Triumph T 110), I had never heard about Guiller and the AMC engines, manufactured between 1942 and 1959 in Clermont-Ferrand.
moto-collection.org/blog/am … poir-decu/
1958 Bernard 6 RA150 with fridge
jsutherland:
1958 Bernard 6 RA150 with fridge0
Finely designed and built.
Saviem SM240.
Its that time of year again, so a few snow scenes, some new, some old.
Happy Chrstmas to all the Saviem thread enthusiasts who post photos and comments, also to those that drop in now and then for a look, hope you enjoy some of the mostly French and other European lorries.
I hope that 2024 is kind to you all…
Fergie
Hi & yuletide greetings Dave trust you and the Mrs are well, here is a picture of Franky Allans yard off Portsmouth road, Public Benefit Coal Co or later PBC European transport, as you know some of those old Foden 8 wheelers were cut down and converted to tractor units and sent abroad, he never had many sleeper cabs either and it was my first job going abroad in the early 70’s, pay was crap but we were young and keen and stupid but we never realized that at the time, got the taste for International work and the rest is history, all the best JD
The second picture shows an ÖAF (Östereichische Automobil Fabrik) type Tornado with M.A.N.-engine.
Another picture typical of that era
And the first one a Willème L 10 B fitted with a Douzet cab (c. 1947-52)
