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Tim Cotton returns to BLB with this bonneted French bruiser (or should that be le bruiser?) and to say: "Continuing the theme of trucks spotted whilst on holidays - here are three Renault tippers seen on two seperate trips to France. The bonneted one was in Nimes back in 2006 and the other two were by a beach on the South coast in 2007.It was the bonneted one which prompted this email, as I thought it was a little different Tim." Well it is different Tim, and a great lead in to a pie (sorry quiche) quiz thus: Who can tell me anything about the cab on this truck...and what would it have been badged at before it had a Renault diamond on the front? Now click through here for a sure-fire way to get a decent spot on the beach....
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And what nit let this tipper loose on the sand? Still, this has to be the best way to stake your claim on the beach...covers so much more room than a German beach towel don't you think?
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And if there are too many stones you can always bring your own sand too!
The Renault cab (its main section, without the bonnet on the tipper) is the 'Club of Four' cab, developed in the 1970s jointly by Magirus-Deutz (subsequently seen on ligter IVECO trucks), DAF, Saviem (subsequently adopted by Renault) and Volvo (F4, F6 and F7 range) for their respective ranges of 6-12 tonne GVW trucks using many common parts.
Even though the four manufacturers were soon paddling in their own separate directions, this cab went on to be one of the most successful and frequently used cabs in the industry.
Cheers from Poland,
Andrzej
Brian,
I believe that the cab on the orange artic tipper is a club of four variant which only Renault used. (The forward control version was used by Saviem/Renault, DAF, Magirus-Deutz and Volvo in the mid-1970s). You have featured a Mack conventional truck that used the same cab after Renault bought that company.
It was introduced after the former Berliet bonneted range (with their cabs derived from the Relaxe cab of the 1960s) had been rebadged as Renaults.
I came across an interesting article in Holland a couple of years ago which described how Renault reworked several hundred 6x6 Berliet military lorries for the French army by fitting modern engines and these cabs and bonnets to replace the open cabs with canvas roofs. Perhaps your contacts at Renault Trucks can provide something in English about it for you.
Best Regards,
Mark Graham
The Renault may have carried a MACK badge at some time -- MACK USA used that same cab on a range of bonneted mid-weight city delivery trucks.
The bonneted truck is a Renault C series, it existed in two and three axle forms with and without all wheel drive and sleeper and crewcab versions were also available. It appears to have been a replacement for the old Berliet GBH series.
The club can was well used but the current Premium/Midlum cab is not doing too bad in terms of global usage either DAF LF, Renault Midlum, Mack freedom line, Volvo FL and VM, the lightweight Kenworth and Petes in the US. The Premium is on the Kerax, The Volvo FE, the Mack Quantum, SISU and BLBs favourite Nicolas Tractomas.