Fitted with a 67 bhp petrol 6-cylinder engine, the Renault TN was widely used by the Paris bus network from 1934 to 1971. The second was converted into a truck and re-registered in 1957.
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Strange looking thing!
Agreed it looks peculiar.
An early flat floor cab? Driver comfort wasn’t too high on the list then.
Any other reason for design? Possibly to get some extra porters in the cab?
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As I said, it is (or was) a Parisian bus converted into a removal truck. They probably kept part of the initial cab, widening it to fit extra seats, and added proper doors. No idea until when it was in use, but I guess it didn’t go far out of Paris, being unable of more than 30 mph, with an undecent petrol consumption.
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No respite from the Mediterranean sun if you were running from Marseille to Narbonne! 
But hang on: isn’t that a UK registration plate 
With tiny mirrors like that, I can see why he has to hang out of the cab to reverse
Mind you, we all had to do that back in the day.
Judging by the numbers in the windscreen and the marker pole and tape, I reckon that was taken at an early Lorry Driver of the Year event 
If it was 1962 my FiL was there, he came second. My son now has the cup.
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Isn’t that the AEC badge between the headlamps?
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Excellent shout!
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Some famous old companies…Danzas, Debeaux, Mahe, Giraud, Gondrand.
Frederici…anyone around in the 70,s and 80,s will recognize some of them. Not sure how many are still around.
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I like rear dolly on that timber truck
Transconti, disguise as a Berliet…on Middle East work
Skys the limit, forget axle loadings
Berliet working hard for a living
Theres ugly wagons, very ugly wagons, then this…not even its mother could love it…
Italian…chuck an axle anywhere you like, it’ll work
Like to think they were on there way to being saved.
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Thought you might liked that Chris😁
It might be an ugly duckling Senior, but wasn’t this Willeme used by Michelin to test their tires at high speed? I wonder if it got preserved?
Only Friderici is still going strong under their own name I think Senior. All the others were taken over by bigger “fish” unfortunately.