The Smoking Truck Mystery. (UPDATE: 1938-1939 Berliet Dauphine)

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In the days when smoking was commonplace, rarely did the actual packets that the cigarettes came in attract any notice. One that did though create some interest among motorists was this new flip-top packaging in the 1970s from the Gauloises brand.
    If we ignore the Gauloise winged helmet mascot, the car is either an actual model or a graphic artist’s interpretation of what is presumably a French make (click main pic). Despite various opinions expressed at the time it seems that nobody came up with a definitive identification. Suggestions that can be recalled included Amilcar Compound, late model Chenard-Walcker, plus several American makes, but none provided a perfect match.  If someone out there can identify the car, it would be nice to know.
by: Leo J. McAllam

UPDATE: Compare our "Gaulloise" with this Berliet (click!) that we found on the website of the Fondation Berliet

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