
"robust spacious bodies with the option of 4WD"
Regards Neil
more on topic than that JimCitroJim wrote:They look to me a bit like Standard Vanguards...
...yes and here's one in service with the Foreign Legion in Oubari, Libya in 1952bit more assistance
The XXXXXXX first earned a place in motoring history with the Algiers-Cape Town Rally in 1951, before going to forge itself a truly legendary reputation as a tireless adventurer with equally arduous expeditions from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska and from Tibesti through the Congo to Ethiopia.
Out of interest, how does camelpower relate to horsepower - is it 1:1..... ?NewcastleFalcon wrote:Yes, I think you have it there Bobins! Very reliable but occasionally requiring a helping hand
Regards Neil
That's the picture I posted in my link above.NewcastleFalcon wrote:...yes and here's one in service with the Foreign Legion in Oubari, Libya in 1952bit more assistance
The XXXXXXX first earned a place in motoring history with the Algiers-Cape Town Rally in 1951, before going to forge itself a truly legendary reputation as a tireless adventurer with equally arduous expeditions from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska and from Tibesti through the Congo to Ethiopia.
Regards Neil
The same, but the sand tyres grip betterbobins wrote:Out of interest, how does camelpower relate to horsepower - is it 1:1..... ?NewcastleFalcon wrote:Yes, I think you have it there Bobins! Very reliable but occasionally requiring a helping hand
Regards Neil
Sorry Gibbo, I didn't page down the image list far enough to get to the pic. That's the one. Renault Colorale in its various formats Prarie, and Savane.Gibbo2286 wrote: That's the picture I posted in my link above.
That's an incredibly interesting bookletNewcastleFalcon wrote: This 17 page booklet gives an excellent summary with pictures in English and French of the model and its history.
Colorale les cahiers histoire et passion