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Bush fire truck St Raphael
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No: 42861   Contributor: Petros   Year: 1977   Manufacturer: Other   Country: France
Bush fire truck St Raphael

1970s image from France. I cannot identify chassis.

Late Alastair Collins collection - used with permission. Original image by George Ditchfield.
Picture added on 03 September 2021 at 21:36
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ah, is it one of these?



Added by Petros on 03 September 2021.
Berliet GBK18

Added by Jacques PETER on 03 September 2021.
Good catch!

An identical old Berliet 4X4 brush pump-tanker for rural use.

These Berliet GBK chassis was produced in large numbers for the French army, but were also very popular with the fire service for off road firefighting. A version with a full four door crew cab was also produced but the single can with the open wooden crew bench was less expensive - and therefore more popular!

Added by Rob Johnson on 03 September 2021.
"Can" can be read as "cab". A finger fumble again. No relation to the can-can, despite the Berliet's French origins!

Added by Rob Johnson on 04 September 2021.
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