Talking about obscure truck brands beginning with 'R' Biglorryblog's favourite cloggie Iep van der Merr (you can check out bis terrific website is via this link) has sent me these two shots in from Mexico starting with the 'RAMIREZ'. Now I would have thought that 'keeper of the Flame' Martin Phippard would know something about this...and click through here for one more...
And for a pie, what film does that quote in the headline come from?
And now the VIPSA...wuh? Iep says: "Talking about unknown brands, ever heard of a 'Ramirez' truck? or a Vipsa?? These are on the
I don't know specifically about either one, but I suspect the second, VIPSA, is an accronym. Spanish and LatAm companies seem to be fans of making words like that, and 'S.A.' is their equivalent of our 'Ltd'. I don't know what the 'P' stands for, but I would guess the rest of it's something along the lines of:
Vehículos Industriales P... S.A.
Anywhere near?
Tim
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I have an idea about reading something about small 4x4 Jeep like vehicles which I think were called Ramirez Rural. As you are looking at names starting with R, I also remember a Dutch manufacturer called RAM who converted American ex-military 2.5ton 6x6 trucks for civil use, they later Ginaf/Terberg type trucks using MAN cabs and engines, Perhaps Iep has more details on these as the company no longer appears to be in existance.
Ramirez started producing trucks in their Nuevo Leon factory in 1952. They also produce busses, small van's trailers and SUV's. They apper to be an General Motors doughter.
The only thing I know about Vipsa, is that I saw Iep's picture of this truck before in the Truckstar issue number 7/8 in 1998.
Best regards,
Alex Miedema
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Humphrey Bogart in the 1948 film "The Treasure of Sierra Madre".
Pie time (Melton Mowbray please).
There are others who will know a lot more but I can at least kick off with Ken-Mex, the Mexican Kenworth, DINA, the Mexican International and Pena which was a Mexican build Autocar back in the 1970s. Then there was the FAMSA, a licence-built IH S-Line and there were one or two others whose names escape me right now. GREAT place for trucks though but all mine are on video. Sorry Brian but maybe I can send a clip for BLB.
Ramirez built some truck-tractors with bulges in both doors so the driver could lay down on the full bench seat and more or less stretch out. Mexican sleeper cab.