#692 Majorette – Saviem Citerne (1975)

I conduct maintain 3 dissimilar Majorette Saviem Tankers, which I desire to demo today. This detail model was manufactured betwixt 1975 in addition to 1983 inward many dissimilar decorations.

I took a expect at the catalogues in addition to constitute this:

1975 to 1978 – 245 Cîterne – Red in addition to Yellow “Shell”
1979:

1980:

1981 – 245 Citerne - Red in addition to Yellow “Shell” in addition to Red “Texaco”, this end i curiously marked “Gulf Tanker”.
1982 – 245 Citerne - Red in addition to Yellow “Shell” in addition to Blue in addition to White “Gulf”, this fourth dimension correctly marked.
1983 - 245 Citerne - Red in addition to White “Shell” or Red in addition to White “Esso”.

In 1984 it is replaced past times a dissimilar tanker model (a Ford truck) with a to a greater extent than modern design.

During all those years, in addition to although the catalogue images depicted 4 or v versions only, at that spot were several color variations available, similar the Gulf version inward reddish in addition to white (instead of bluish in addition to white) or the Texaco version inward reddish in addition to white (intead of reddish only) alongside others. These variations are understandable because the Saviem truck was in all likelihood assembled on the become with i truck in addition to and then the tank. So if sometimes the colours did non match, this would non hateful a big problem. Apart from that, the same casting was also available with a container box, a prefab household or around other load. The i with the household was offset released inward 1975 every bit well, in addition to ofttimes comes with an older type of wheels. Both the tanker version in addition to the household carry are “updates” of an older truck (a Bernard) which was available earlier inward the same color in addition to with the same names (Citerne).

This 6 cycle model should non live false with a really similar i with exclusively 4 wheels.

The nation of war machine version I am showing hither is quite rare. It is the exclusively i I conduct maintain always seen with those nation of war machine symbols. There is around other i with the text “US Army” in addition to a white star over bluish circle, but this decal is clearly different.

Other variations include a dark-brown base of operations or a dark base of operations (the dark-brown i seems to live to a greater extent than mutual inward older models). Most Saviem tankes conduct maintain the classic mid to belatedly 70s wheels (like the Texaco model), but around conduct maintain the 3 spoke wheels too. Note that the Shell model conduct maintain both types of wheels: 3-spoke front, the other on the rear. The mixing of cycle types is non rare, at that spot are other examples on the internet.

The plastic base of operations has ii modest tanks casted on both sides of the cabin. These are really frail in addition to ofttimes missing. Note that my exclusively consummate model is genuinely the Texaco model. The other ii are “incomplete”.