1948 AEC Mammoth Major 8 FINA Tanker MkIII

1948 AEC Mammoth Major 8 MkIII in Monsieur Ripois, Movie, 1954

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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jcb ◊ 2013-06-20 12:23	AEC Mammoth Major Link to "www.redbubble.com" -- Last edit: 2013-06-20 12:35:49
sixcyl ◊ 2013-06-20 20:42	I didn't know FINA was on british market too
dsl ◊ 2013-06-20 21:30	Yes - certainly until the 1990s, but then disappeared - probably squeezed out by supermarket petrol expansion. Never a big player but probably a steady smaller share - I remember a couple of Fina stations in Birmingham until I left in the 80s. BTW, ELF was fairly successful in UK in 80s/early 90s - cheapest petrol in south Birmingham for many years, so my dad used them all the time.
Sandie ◊ 2013-06-20 21:32	All UK-model Renaults in the early nineties had 'Renault Recommends elf' stickers in the rear window.
Ingo ◊ 2013-06-20 21:36	In Germany Fina was likely common in the North-Western parts. Yes, their logo since the 60ies is a tribute to the Wankel-engine: Link to "de.wikipedia.org" It was changed during the Wankel-euphory back then. In ther German Wiki-article I've read, that this Belgian company was originally founded in 1920, to control the German oil-and raffinery-industry after WWI