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ALM of Meaux from 1948, ACMAT of Saint-Nazaire from 1965 and part of Renault Trucks Defense, now Arquus, since May 2006: the VLRA in 4×4 and 6×6 from 1967, the ALTV pick-up and the Bastion.

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30VEHICLESAbout 12,000 VLRA 1; 14,000 VLRA in allBUILT1967–IN PRODUCTION4CHAPTERS

The VLRA of 1967 — véhicule de liaison, de reconnaissance et d'appui — is the truck ACMAT is known for: 2.5 tonnes of payload, 1,600 km of range and a 200-litre drinking-water tank, a Perkins six, ACMAT's own transfer box and axles, and 80 per cent of its parts shared across more than seventy versions from the TPK 4.15 patrol truck to the six-wheeled TPK 6.50. It was built to be simple and to cross country with its own fuel and water; armour was an option.

More than 85 per cent of ACMAT's output was exported; the company quoted 93 per cent and at least 48 countries, with Arquus counting 12,000 VLRA of the first generation and 14,000 in all. The VLRA 2 of 2009–10 moved to a Renault Trucks 5-litre engine with Euro 2 to Euro 5 options, and ACMAT added the ALTV pick-up on the Nissan Navara and the Bastion armoured carrier on the VLRA chassis after Renault Trucks Defense bought it on 16 May 2006.

4 chapters, 1948 → today

1ALM and the TPK (1948–1966)1948 – 19662VLRA 4×4 (1967–2009)1967 – 20093VLRA 6×61961 – 20264VLRA 2, ALTV and Bastion (2006– )2006 – 2026
194819601975199020052025
11948 – 1966

ALM and the TPK (1948–1966)

1 VEHICLE IN THIS CHAPTER

René Legueu's ALM converted Panhard lorries to all-wheel drive at Meaux from 1948, then built the TH4 of 1954 for Saharan work, the TF4 of 1960 and the TPK range of 1961 in 4×4 and 6×6. Most went to civil buyers and colonial customers; the French Army showed little interest until the VLRA.

Registry records · chapter 1

ACMAT VLRA (1967– )1967
21967 – 2009

VLRA 4×4 (1967–2009)

15 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

Paul Legueu moved the firm to Saint-Nazaire as ACMAT in 1965 and launched the VLRA in 1967. The 1982 range ran from the TPK 4.15 FSP special-forces patrol truck and the 4.20 SM3, VCT command car, weapon carriers, tanker, recovery, armoured and ambulance versions to the long-wheelbase 4.32 bus, 4.35 troop carrier, crane truck and workshop, all on a 120 hp Perkins 6.354.4.

Registry records · chapter 2

ACMAT VLRA (1967– )1967TPK 4.15 FSP1982TPK 4.20 SM31982TPK 4.20 VCT1982TPK 4.20 STL1982TPK 4.20 PML, PMN and PMB1982TPK 4.20 SCE and SCC1982TPK 4.20 SL71982TPK 4.20 VBL1982TPK 4.20 and 4.25 SAM ambulance1982TPK 4.32 SB bus1982TPK 4.35 SM31982TPK 4.35 SCM1982TPK 4.30 FA workshop1982TPK 4.20 and 4.31 FFM forest-fire tanker1982
31961 – 2026

VLRA 6×6

8 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

The six-wheelers share the cab, engine and most parts: in 1982 the TPK 6.35 to 6.50 carried 3.5 to 5.5 tonnes at 85 km/h on 138 hp, as troop carriers, 4,000-litre tankers, wreckers, a semi-trailer tractor, forest-fire tankers and convoy-protection trucks with twin 20 mm cannon. The current VLRA 6×6 is a 17-tonne truck for up to 38 men.

Registry records · chapter 3

VLRA 6×61982TPK 6.40 SM31982TPK 6.40 SCE and SCC1982TPK 6.40 WRT wrecker1982TPK 6.35 TSR tractor1982TPK 6.35 FFL forest-fire tanker1982TPK 6.50 CTL1982TPK 6.41 VPC convoy protection1982
42006 – 2026

VLRA 2, ALTV and Bastion (2006– )

7 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTER

Under Renault Trucks Defense and Arquus the VLRA 2 took a Renault Trucks Midlum 5-litre engine of 190 hp, a Commando version in 2010 and a forest-fire tanker in 2012; Morocco bought 300 in 2021. The ALTV pick-up sold a thousand to twenty countries by 2014, and the Bastion on the VLRA chassis has served from the Sahel to Armenia and Ukraine.

Registry records · chapter 4

VLRA 22009VLRA 2 Commando2010VLRA 2 CCF forest-fire tanker2012ALTV2008–19ALTV Torpedo2009–19Bastion (2012– )2008Bastion PATSAS2013

Base models

The structural configurations the registry and the Creator build from; each page carries the researched specification.
ACMAT VLRA (1967– )1967Bastion (2012– )2008

Sources

  1. ACMAT — Wikipedia
  2. ACMAT VLRA — Wikipedia
  3. VLRA — Arquus
  4. Arquus Saint-Nazaire — Arquus
  5. Acmat VLRA — une brève histoire d'ALM-Acmat — Véhicules hors série (Nicolas Bergon), from ACMAT literature
  6. Les différentes versions du VLRA Acmat — Véhicules hors série (Nicolas Bergon), from ACMAT literature
  7. VLRA 1 TPK — Army Recognition
  8. ALM-ACMAT TF / TPK VLRA — Trucksplanet
  9. Véhicules et matériels : l'ACMAT VLRA II — Milinfo
  10. L'armée marocaine a reçu 300 camions de type VLRA — Barlamane
  11. ACMAT AVTL — Wikipedia
  12. ACMAT Bastion — Wikipedia

ACMAT records in the registry

30 records, oldest first.
ACMAT VLRA (1967– )1967 · FranceTPK 4.15 FSP1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 and 4.25 SAM ambulance1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 and 4.31 FFM forest-fire tanker1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 PML, PMN and PMB1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 SCE and SCC1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 SL71982 · FranceTPK 4.20 SM31982 · FranceTPK 4.20 STL1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 VBL1982 · FranceTPK 4.20 VCT1982 · FranceTPK 4.30 FA workshop1982 · FranceTPK 4.32 SB bus1982 · FranceTPK 4.35 SCM1982 · FranceTPK 4.35 SM31982 · FranceTPK 6.35 FFL forest-fire tanker1982 · FranceTPK 6.35 TSR tractor1982 · FranceTPK 6.40 SCE and SCC1982 · FranceTPK 6.40 SM31982 · FranceTPK 6.40 WRT wrecker1982 · FranceTPK 6.41 VPC convoy protection1982 · FranceTPK 6.50 CTL1982 · FranceVLRA 6×61982 · FranceALTV2008–19 · FranceBastion (2012– )2008 · FranceALTV Torpedo2009–19 · FranceVLRA 22009 · FranceVLRA 2 Commando2010 · FranceVLRA 2 CCF forest-fire tanker2012 · FranceBastion PATSAS2013 · France