What's this? the french answer to a Unimog

[The G-man]

I have a contractors felling a couple of trees that are rotten and at risk of falling down, they arrived in something I had never seen before. I thought i had a decent knowledge of 4x4's but how wrong i was. Anyone know anything about these?

[grudas]

unimog with a cab swap?

[Brads67]

Reynolds Broughton.

[Shakermaker]

Looks like a Reynolds Broughton to me as well and its not quite French not quite British not quite American...

[neutral 3]

Simca Marmon MH600
I bought one of these in 99, to use in my Tree Surgery biz. They have a flat head 4.2 litre V-8.
It was parked on the drive one day, when a Mancunian guy said “ Omg !! We had those in Djibouti !! “
Turns out he had been in the French Foreign Legion in Nth Africa and had ridden / driven them out there.
Loved my one, 3 of us drove down to Beltring in in in July 2000, had a fantastic weekend. I stupidly sold it in early 01 I think,

Edited by neutral 3 on Friday 24th April 23:09

[neutral 3]

My one had a “ Truel “ winch and was in the French Army “ woodland camo “ scheme. Most were just olive drab.

[C8]

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[chilistrucker]

I keep looking at them, and Bedford springs to mind for some reason.

[Custard400]

RB44, the biggest sack of st the British army has ever had to use!

[griffin dai]

Custard400 said:

RB44, the biggest sack of st the British army has ever had to use!

Yep!! I drove them in mortars, hated them.

[Munter]

Ok so I guess they just sourced the cab from Renault. But what's the rest of the RB44?

[66mpg]

The RB44 was based on the Dodge 50 series, later Renault 50 series:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_50_Series

[Brads67]

http://www.military-today.com/trucks/rb_44.htm

[finlo]

I remember them as pickups/light trucks badged as a Dodge.

[finlo]

neutral 3 said:

Simca Marmon MH600
I bought one of these in 99, to use in my Tree Surgery biz. They have a flat head 4.2 litre V-8.
It was parked on the drive one day, when a Mancunian guy said “ Omg !! We had those in Djibouti !! “
Turns out he had been in the French Foreign Legion in Nth Africa and had ridden / driven them out there.
Loved my one, 3 of us drove down to Beltring in in in July 2000, had a fantastic weekend. I stupidly sold it in early 01 I think,

Edited by neutral 3 on Friday 24th April 23:09

I think they "borrowed" the stylist of the Thames trader for that one!