THINKING BIG

French vehicle maker Berliet may be best known for the massive T100, but the less familiar GBU 15 is an equally impressive feat of engineering

The GBU 15 was demountable/folding down to the mid-line, for transportation through tunnels on the French rail system
pictures Simon Cooke

If you ask owner Alastair Scott how and why he came to own this Berliet GBU 15 Cargo Tracteur d’Artillerie (artillery tractor) his answer is: “Why not? Who wouldn’t want to own such a cool and massive truck?” Not all of us are lucky enough to have the space to store such a behemoth, but Alastair also owns and operates Tank School and a private air field. His love of large, complex and challenging machinery is obvious to see.

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