Original page created on 16/08/2017.
Brand - Reference
Tchoutchou CHO030
Type
Berliet Stradair flat bed brewer
Comments
Mounted kit. This is an extra long 4 m wheelbase chassis.
On delivery, the lorry already has a broken slatted side upright. Satin paint is not very smooth; in fact, it is due to a lack of polishing of the raw body. There are un-eliminated burrs around the window frames, provided with Plexiglas (not embedded). So difficult to clean.
The cab is poorly treated: bumper not high enough, cab bottom truncated, no rounded wheel arches. No rear-view mirrors, no wipers, no steering wheel. Radiator grille and headlamps replaced (or not) with totally incongruous silver stickers. X-shaped reinforcement of the frame not reproduced. The wheel axes are drilled skew; they are therefore bended. Here is a comparative picture. Either there were two different cabs, or the model is a caricature!
All that for twice the price of a Brekina equivalent model. But it’s craft, and it has the merit of existing, hasn’t it?
History
The Berliet Stradair, which is a medium-sized lorry adapted to deliveries, was produced from 1965 to 1970, with about 6,000 units sold. Diesel engine 4 in-line cylinders, 5,880 cm³, 88 kW (120 hp DIN). Unladen weight 5 t, gross weight 8,5 t. Maximum speed 110 km/h.
Despite of, or perhaps because of its very innovative design and style, it has not been very successful. It was fitted with a “revolutionary” suspension incorporating Airlam air cushions which caused problems of reliability.
Documents:
- Site of Fondation Marius Berliet, and particularly, this PDF document.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis length | 8 220 | 94.5 | 88.8 |
| Cab length | 2 140 | 24.6 | 24.8 |
| Cab width | 2 192 | 25.2 | 25.3 |
| Cab height (unladen) | 2 352 | 27.0 | 26.5 |
| Chassis height (loaded) | 750 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Front cantilever | 1 820 | 20.9 | 22.0 |
| Wheelbase | 4 000 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Front track | 1 860 | 21.4 | 21.0 1 |
| Rear track | 1 726 | 19.8 | 19.5 1 |
| Wheel diameter | 880 2 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
| Tyre width | 188 2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
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