The cream of the Foundation
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Re of the Hawk's roving correspondents, Lawrence Sheffer, recently visited the Berliet Foundation near Lyon, home to what Lawrence describes as "one of the
most remarkable collections of road vehicles d has been my pleasure to see." You can judge for yourselffrom this
example a 1925 Hotchkiss type PL25 lorry, jilted with a wooden body thought to be used for the transport of horses when the tilt roof was removed Every vehicle in the Bethel collection was made in France and, says, Lawrence gives a "very real representation of the French motor industry': The French Government was a lot less restrictive than the British at the turn of the century, enabling the French motor industry to blossom at that time. In Particular the heavy truck industry really took off Sadly, the Berliet Foundation is not yet open to the public although recognised organisations can contact the management to arrange a tour The old offices of the Berliet company house a collection of documents detailing the history of the companies that eventually became known as Renault.