Original page created on 15/12/2011; updated on 13/12/2024.
Brand - Reference
Brekina 85306
Type
Berliet GLR8
Comments
Very good respect of scale.
Nothing special compared to the previous except the lines on the bonnet that are more visible. We also see better the headlights on the dark painting. The tank seems to me more suitable for petroleum products than for wine, viewing the photos of “pinardiers” 1 (wine transporters), whose tank is narrower, has a kind of longitudinal gutter, and has fewer filling traps (normally two or three maximum), as can be seen here.
- “Pinard” is a slang French word which means “Low quality wine”.
History
The Berliet GLR8 was produced from 1950 to 1960 in the rounded bonnet form.
I made an attempt of translating the Brekina notice sheet (with Google’s help ?). See this translation.
The French brand Berliet is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles. In 1980, it is part of the Renault group. The GLR 8 is a lorry in the 14 t gross weight category, and it debuted in the late 1940s. Surprisingly, the cab design is not unlike that of the German Krupp. Under the short bonnet, there is a diesel engine 5-cylinder MDU type, 120 hp and 7.9 litres of displacement.
Documents:
- Wikipedia article.
- baumaschinenbilder.de website (in German).
- Photos on Wikimedia.
- Berliet GLR8 1950 brochure on autominded.net (3 JPEG pages).
Anonymous photo on magnum31gb.skyrock.com (broken link).
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis length | 7 635 | 87.8 | 87.7 |
| Cab length | 2 660 | 30.6 | 30.6 |
| Cab width | 2 430 | 27.9 | 27.9 |
| Cab height | 2 520 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
| Side beam height | 930 | 10.7 | 11.3 |
| Wheelbase | 4 440 | 51.0 | 51.0 |
| Front track | 1 980 | 22.8 | 23.1 |
| Rear track | 1 873 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Wheel diameter | 1 110 1 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| Tyre width | 268 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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