The Corgi Crane Fruehauf Discharge Dumper Released in May 1974.Cost 17/6 available in yellow & orange finish at 1:41 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Berliet Articulated Horse Box . available in bronze & white finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Berliet Container Truck An up-dated version of No.1106 Mack. available in blue & grey, orange & grey finish. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Berliet Wrecker Recovery Vehicle . available in red finish at 1:48 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Circus Human Cannon Truck Released in February 1979. available in red finish at 1:48 scale. Corgi in detail...

The Corgi Berliet Truck and Trailer - Dolphinarium . available in yellow finish. Corgi in detail...

The Dinky Berliet Missile Launcher . available in olive drab finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Berliet Turntable fire escape 7 3/4in long and the ladder extended 14 3/4 in. Shown in Dinky catalogue No 6 May 1970 for 19/11. The previous Bedford version was replaced by this one, the French Berliet 568 renumbered 956 with different wheel hubs and different colours. As follows:- Metallic red with white back, white interior; Metallic red with white back, white interior, "Falck" issue; Red with black back, white interior; Red or metallic red ? with silver back, white interior.Cost 13/6 available in red finish. Dinky in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet Fire Tender . available in red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet Benne Carrieres . available in blue & orange finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet with Container . available in red & grey finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Camion Berliet Multibenne Marrel . available in grey & yellow finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet Stragain Benne Basculante Laterale . available in green, blue & orange finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet Stragain Benne Basculante Laterale . available in yellow finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet . available in Yellow and red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Betallere Berliet . available in yellow & green finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet Flat Truck with Container . available in yellow finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas . available in red & grey, yellow finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet Tipping Truck . available in blue & orange finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Camion 'GAK' Berliet Brasseur 127mm long. Shown in the 1965 as new and in the 1966 catalogues. available in yellow & red, red finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet GAK Dépannage . available in red, orange finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The Dinky Atlas Berliet GBO Saharien . available in fawn & white finish. Dinky Atlas in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Fire Tender Renumbered 583. available in red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet with Container . available in red & grey finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Quarry Truck Renumbered 580. available in blue & yellow finish at 1:43 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet with Container Renumbered 581. available in red & grey finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet 6x6 covered truck renumbered 818 available in olive drab finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Turntable Fire Escape . available in red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Betallere Berliet . available in yellow & green finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Flat Truck with Container With detachable container with a sliding door. Advertised in the June and September 1961 Meccano Magazinse. Advertised in the July 1962 Meccano Magazine for 8/11.Cost 9/- available in red & grey finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Tipping Truck . available in blue & orange finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet GAK Dépannage Between 1965 and 1971, French dinky produced two recovery vehicles based on the Berliet GAK. When introduced, the Berliet GAK numbered 589, cost was Fr. 9.75 (new francs), about 14/-. The 122mm long truck relied upon the chassis of the British Bedford TK (434) and shared many of its parts. The Berliet GAK, however, was red throughout, with an antenna on some later versions, and flashing light on the cab roof and the white or yellow lettering, 'Dépannage', along each side panel. The earlier version, 589/1 has yellow lettering and 589/2, white. In reality, the Berliet GAK replaced the GBL model and weighed 8.5 tonnes. The truck had a 6-cylinder 4.73 litre Cummins engine, which produced 89 horsepower. The model truck was one of the first French Dinky trucks with plastic windows and then, suspension. The model was withdrawn in 1969.Cost 9.75 Fr available in red finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet GAK Dépannage The Berliet GAK dépannage, model 589A, the 'Highway troubleshooting' recovery vehicle appeared in the distinctive bright orange livery of the 'Direction Départementale de l' Equipement Autoroutes, part of the government's Ministry of Public works. Similar, but not identical to the standard dépannage, 122mm long model 589A, has an antenna and plastic flashing light on the cab roof. Some later versions had suspension, but all had plastic windows and 'Dépannage Autoroutes' along the side panels in black. The cost was fr.11 (new francs), about 15/9.Cost 11 Fr available in orange finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky LMV Road Sweeper . available in cream & green finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet 6x6 Army Wrecker Truck A re-issue of No.826. available in olive drab finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet 6x6 covered truck . available in olive drab finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Gazelle 6x6 model fitted with cover to rear available in olive drab finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Wrecker Re-issued as No.806 in 1973. available in olive drab finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet GBO Saharien The design of the crane on this model looks very odd as though added to a vehicle that might have had some other purpose. available in fawn finish at 1:50 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Paris Autobus Launched in 1965, the Berliet PCM L’Autobus Parisien first appeared in the 1966 Dinky catalogue. The 224mm (about 8.82 in) long bus cost fr. 27.50 (new francs). In the green and cream livery of the Paris bus network, the interior of the model has brown seating, a driver’s seat and wheel, transparent plastic windows and automatic open doors. The model has plastic hubs and ribbed black tyres. The final appearance of the model was in the 1970 catalogue and was withdrawn in 1971.Cost fr. 27.50 available in green & white finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Lyonns Autobus In 1965, French Dinky Toys launched the Berliet PCM Autobus Urbains (Lyonns) 889U. However, it wasn't until 1966 that the model featured in the catalogue. The 224 mm (about 8.82 in) bus cost fr. 27.50 (new francs). In the red and cream livery of the city of Lyon, the clear plastic windows surround fawn passenger seating and a driver’s cab, with a steering wheel. The folding doors open when the suspension is pushed downward. The model compliments the almost identical green and cream of the Autobus Parisien 889. Both make a final catalogue appearance in 1970.Cost fr. 27.50 available in red & fawn finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Tank Transporter In October 1959, in the last of the glossy versions of the French Meccano magazine, French Dinky announced the introduction of the Berliet TTBU-15 Porte-char (890), a 6x6 tank transporter. The 315mm overall length of the vehicle included the 125mm of the Berliet TBU 15 tractor unit and the 170mm of the ‘Swan-neck’ low loader, with a further 20mm when the rear loading ramps are lowered. The tractor unit itself has plastic windows and is a variant of the military trucks 80D/818 and 826. The tractors six 20mm wheels are mounted on 9mm concave hubs by black treaded tyres, with two spares located in the casting, behind the truck’s cab. The ‘Swan-neck’ trailer hooks onto the tractor unit and is secured by a spring loaded, swivel attachment. At the rear of the low-loader, twin axles carry four 19mm wheels, with smooth, black tyres on 7mm convex hubs. The spare wheel is mounted on a concave hub, between the ‘Swan’s neck’, where the low-loader is attached to the tractor. When the ramps come down, they allow for the loading of the French Dinky AMX char (tank). The casting for both the tractor and the low-loader contains a great deal of fine detail, including equipment. Painted in the matt, drab bronze green of the French Army, the vehicle carries the French tricolour on the front bumper and one of the tailgate ramps. The model came in a box which had no picture, but with the blue and white stripes typical of Dinky Supertoys. The model cost 14.50 new francs, about 16/-. The dimensions of the box were 32.4 cm x 8.9 cm x 6cm and it weighed 635grams. The model was withdrawn in 1970.

Between 1894 and 1932 Rochet-Schneider built automobiles in Lyon, France. In the early 1950’s, the French Army sought tenders for a new era of military trucks. Rochet-Schneider built a prototype 6x6, known as the T6. This vehicle required considerable modification to meet necessary standards and as a result, the manufacture was awarded to another company. Berliet, the other producer, built vehicles at nearby, Vénissieux and took-over Rochet-Schneider in 1951. The production version of the truck had a 15 litre, 6 cylinder engine and the vehicle became known as the Berliet TBU; the basis for French Dinky’s tractor unit for models 80D/818, 826 and 890. Berliet sub-contracted the production of the ‘Swan-neck’ low-loader to a firm called Codor.

Subsequently, Citroën bought Berliet but Michelin, the owners of Citroën, sold Berliet, which had been merged with Saviem. Renault bought the new company to create Renault Vehicles Industriels (RVI), which is now in partnership with Volvo trucks.

The Berliet Porte-char was introduced in 1959 and withdrawn in 1970. Cost 14.50 new available in olive drab finish. French Dinky in detail...

The French Dinky Berliet Low Loader with transformer released in June 1961 and made till 1965. No 890 was a military version. The transformer load is plastic. available in orange finish at 1:43 scale. French Dinky in detail...

The Matchbox King Size Berliet Bridge layer .. Matchbox King Size in detail...

The Solido Fire Recovery Truck This model is – as the original – a unique version with German text and municipal markings.

Many die casts can be found with the municipal coat of arms of the ‘Sapeur Pompiers - Ville de Paris’.

It had a 2 man crew. It was possible to drive and operate the crane by turning the driver seat. This unit had 4 inclined supports.

This type of fire truck is used by several fire departments in France.

The RICHIER company was a giant construction company specialist based in several locations in France with their headquarters located I Paris. This [1:1] unit was used from 1972 over 4 years as demonstration by the Richier factory and then purchased in 1976 & until 2002 on duty by the (professional) Fire Brigade of the municipality of Kaiserslautern and unique in Germany. Vehicle license plate “KL-287” and Radio call sign: “Florian Kaiser 62”. After that period this vehicle was sent in 2002 to the Museum „Feuerpatsche Hermeskeil e.V.” Neuer Markt 2 in 54411 Hermeskeil (Germany). available in red, yellow, olive drab finish at 1:50 scale. Solido in detail...

The Solido Berliet Fire Engine For forest fire & heather & natural fire fighting. available in red finish at 1:50 scale. Solido in detail...