Saviem Buses
S53R At La Valette Squat Village . 2011
6332TZ30 Saviem S53R .
Seen 5.9.11 La Valette (30) Gard . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Ba Ya's New Paint Job . 2013
AZ406KH Saviem S53M .
Seen 2013 later sold when she moved back into a house . Photo = Ba Ya .
DT Steave's Old CRS Bus . Sold On greedbay 2013
UKE528R 78N.2177A (1977) Saviem SM6 D90 . Carrier . Ex-CRS .
Seen 2013 After being in storage for years it was bought to be converted into a catering unit ! Photo = Struan Robertson .
Douille Fred's S53RX In Ales . 2013
CL430LD Saviem S53RX . Ex-Cariane / Keolis ..
Seen 2013 Ales (30) Gard . Photo = Dave Fawcett
S53R Luxe Seen In Ales . France 2013
LR223ZB (1980) Saviem S53R Luxe .
Seen 2013 Ales (30) Gard . France . Fitted with a MAN D 0846 HM . Used by a father & his young son , but converted by a previous owner . Photo = Dave Fawcett .
S53RX Mobile Home . Nr Carcassonne 2012
AF628NW c(1990) Saviem S53RX . Ex-French Army ?
Seen 2.4.12 Carcassonne (11) Aude . France . Fitted with a MAN D 0846 HM82U 170hp engine . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Ba Ya's S53M Parked Up In Woods 2011
AZ406KH Saviem S53M .
Seen 2011 . Later sold when she moved back into a house . Photo = Ba Ya .
Ba Ya's S53M With Previous Owner In Toulouse
AZ406KH Saviem S53M .
Seen 2011 Toulouse . France . photo = Ba Ya .
Dt Steave's Ex-French CRS Bus At Rostock 1994
UKE528R 78N.2177A (1977) Saviem SM6 D90 . Carrier . Ex-CRS .
Seen 1994 Rostock . photo = Dt Steave .
Heuliez GS77 . La Valette Commune . France . 2011
Heuliez Scolaire Bus GS77 . Ex-RATP Saviem SC10 UB .
Seen 5.9.11 La Valette (30) Gard . France . Was a home , now a store shed . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Ba Ya's New Paint Job . 2013
AZ406KH Saviem S53M .
Seen 2013 . Later sold when she moved back into a house . photo = Ba Ya .
S53M At La Valette Squat Village . 2011
4753YM30 Saviem S53M .
Seen 5.9.11 La Valette (30) Gard . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Black Ex- CRS Bus
Q736VAF (1977) Saviem SM6 BL D90.1 . Carrier . Ex-French CRS .
Seen ? Fitted with a MAN engine . At one time owned by Rej , & later Alan . Last seen well rusted in a Bristol vehicle yard for sale in 2018 . Photo = Gary Conway .
Alan's ? Ex-CRS Bus In Yard Near Bristol . 2011
Q736VAF (1977) Saviem SM6 D90.1 . Carrier . Ex-French CRS .
Seen 2011 Bristol . Earlier owned by Rej . For sale in 2018 . Photo = Steven's Transport Photos .
Lisa & Max's S45
55SB8.. Saviem S45 .
Seen 2011 . Lisa & Max's used until they split up . Photo = Lisa .
Ex-Racing Team E7N Bus In Cavaillon . 2010
AL622TQ c(1974) Saviem E7N .
Seen 19.1.11 Cavaillon (84) Vaucluse . France . Fitted with a MAN 2156 HM 6H 235hp diesel engine . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Ex-Racing Team E7N Bus In Cavaillon . 2010
AL622TQ c(1974) Saviem E7N .
Seen 19.1.11 Cavaillon (84) Vaucluse . France . Fitted with a MAN 2156 HM 6H 235hp diesel engine . Heavily modified by the racing team & even more so to make a home . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Aymeric's S45GT . 2010
6877GL28 Saviem S45GT.
Seen 2010 , Photo = Aymeric .
Heuliez GS77 . La Valette Commune . France . 2009
Heuliez Scolair' Bus GS77 . Ex-RATP Saviem SC10 .
Seen 2009 La Valette (30) Gard . Ex-RATP SC10 converted to School Transport . Photo = Totor .
Saviem ? Czech To Perpignan 1998
reg? Saviem ? .
Seen 1998 France . photo = Julie
Jeremie's S53 . 2019
AY922WZ Saviem - Renault S53 .
Seen 2019 Photo = Jeremie
S45GT With Raised Rear Roof Section . France 2018
6168GK49 Saviem S45 GT .
Seen 2018 France . Photo = Dave Stretton
Converted S45GT Parked With Campers 2018
447QG41 Saviem S45GT .
Seen 2018 .
S53R With Bedroom-Caravan Pod . 2018
EL090AD Saviem S53R .
Seen 2018 Better used as a static with such a height extension ! Photo = Garage Iziki
Two Storey S53M At Frequency Festival 2018
..ACP30 Saviem S53M .
Seen 2018 Portugal . photo = Vanessa
Ex-CRS Riot Bus In Bristol Yard 2018
Q736VAF (1977) Saviem SM6/D90.1 Carrier . Ex-CRS . France .
Seen 2018 Bristol . At one time owned by Rej , then Alan ? then left to rust in a Bristol yard & gratified . Stef rescued it & sold it to Gerwyn . Photo = Neil
Stephane's S45GT In Snow . 2017
reg? Saviem S45 GT .
Seen 2017 photo = Stephane
S45 Clutch Failure On Col De Peras
reg? Saviem S45 .
Seen ? Caused by wrong gear selection when driving out of weekend parking . Photo = Ruth
S45GT In Morocco 2017
EQ586GB Saviem S45 GT .
Seen 2017 Morocco . photo = Trevor
Samuel Le Pirate's S53R.OO In Montelimar . 2010
713BRT13 Saviem S53R.OO .
Seen 8.8.10 Montélimar (26) Drôme . France . Samuel & 2 mates had stopped to shop at Lidl ! was being sold on Le Bon Coin for 28000 Euros in 2012 . Photo = Dave Fawcett
S53M With Added Top Deck ! ADM Squat 2016
309DPZ77 Saviem S53M .
Seen 2016 Holland . Photo = Frans
Rej's & Jool's Ex-CRS SM6 . Glastonbury 2000
Q736VAF (1977) Saviem SM6 D90.1 . Carrier . Ex-French CRS . YTT62S (1977) Saviem SM6 D90.1 . Carrier . Ex-CRS .
Seen 2000 Pilton . Somerset . Photo = Phillip
Rej's Ex-CRS SM6 D90.1 . 1999
Q736VAF (1977) Saviem SM6 D90.1 . Carrier . Ex-French CRS .
Seen 1999 . Also owned by Alan at one stage & seen abandoned & tagged in a Bristol yard in 2011 & for sale in 2018 . Photo = Phillip
Double Decked S53 At French Festival 2015
reg? Saviem S53 .
Seen 2015 France . Photo = Alexandra
S53R Living In Nimes Industrial Zone 2014
AJ144QA Saviem S53R .
Seen 2014 Nimes (30) Gard . Photo = Dave Fawcett .
S53R Living In Nimes Industrial Zone . 2014
AJ144QA Saviem S53R .
Seen 2014 Nimes (30) Gard . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Black & White S53R In North Africa
5126XW84 Saviem S53R .
Seen ? Photo = Freeteknomad .
Ton & Annemieke's S45 In France 2013
CS978YG Saviem S45
Seen 2013 France . They intend taking their home down to Morocco for the winter . Photo = Ton .
Gavin & Coco's SC45 At Tournon . France 2001
3684WA26 Saviem SC45 . Ex-Annonay Bus Co.
Seen 29.6.01 Tournon (07) Ardeche . France , Later painted a shitty brown , then an all-over mural . Now it's been sat unused for years on their land . photo = Dave Fawcett
Mike's S53R . Fontaine de Vaucluse , France 2005
4352VY30 Saviem S53R . Ex-Faure Bros.
Seen 7.1.05 Fontaine de Vaucluse (84) Vaucluse . France . Mike was just starting to fit out the interior , later taking it east but the engine blew up . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Two Ex-Camargue Saviem S53 At Larzac Festival 2003
3128LB13 Saviem S53RX . 1524MF13 Saviem S53R . Ex-Arles Bus Company .
Seen 10.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . Owned by two couples travelling together & first met when stuck in ice by the canal at Arles ! Photo = Dave Fawcett
Luke's S53M At Larzac Festival , France 2003
4529TA47 Saviem S53M .
Seen 8.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . Another interior shot of Luke's bus . Scrapped after engine failure & his death . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Luke's S53M At Larzac Festival , France 2003
4529TA47 Saviem S53M .
Seen 8.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . Inside Luke's bus , later scrapped after his death . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Luke's S53M At Larzac Festival , France 2003
4529TA47 Saviem S53M .
Seen 8.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . The engine blew up and Luke died , so was probably scrapped . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Luke's S53M At Larzac Festival , France 2003
4529TA47 Saviem S53M .
Seen 8.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . Sadly Luke died since this festival & the engine blew up in the bus , so imagine its been scrapped ? . Photo = Dave Fawcett
S53M At Larzac Festival . France 2003
Saviem S53M .
Seen 8.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . One of several bars running in the camp-site at this badly organised so called 'ecological' festival ! Photo = Dave Fawcett
Gavin & Coco's S45 At Larzac Festival 2003
3684WA26 Saviem SC45 . Ex-Annonay Transport Company .
Seen 10.8.03 Larzac Festival (12) Aveyron . France . Hard to see the paint-job in this light and angle , but an improvement on the previous one . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Gavin & Coco's S45 At Tournon .France 2002
3684WA26 Saviem S45 . Ex-Annonay Transport Company ..
Seen 15.7.03 Tournon (07) Ardeche . France . Seen in the same spot as when still white . Gavin got a lot of flak for his 'shitty' paint-job ! Which then improved with an all-over mural . Since sat unused for years on their land . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Mike's S53R . Fontaine de Vaucluse , France 2005
4352VY30 Saviem S53R . Ex-Faure Bros.
Seen 7.1.05 (84) Vaucluse . France . Mike had started fitting his bus out , starting with condemning 99% of the windows ! Photo = Dave Fawcett
SC5 In Bieron's Yard . Malataverne . France 2000
Saviem SC5 .
Seen 11.11.00 Bieron Bus Yard . Malataverne (26) Drome . France . This huge depot has a changing stock for export , but the odd stuff like this ex-living vehicle tend to hang on ! Photo = Dave Fawcett
Jules Verne Style Creation In Toulouse 1997
reg ? Saviem S53 .
Seen 18.2.97 Toulouse (31) Tarn & Garonne . Julien Bordes a pensioner spent 2 years fitting this out , with a rear garage for his Fiat Panda . But later stored out of use after his death . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Jules Verne Style Creation In Toulouse 1997
reg ? Saviem SM53 .
Seen 18.2.97 Toulouse (31) Haute Garrone . A pensioner spent 2 years on the parking near his home to create this .. even his fiat panda was painted green and a hydraulic tailgate fitted to park it inside .. Apparently it was later vandalised ? Photo = Dave Fawcett
French Theatre Group At Aurillac Festival 1996
7425RG39 Saviem S53M .
Seen 24.8.96 Street Theatre Festival (15) Cantal . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
French Traveller's Bus At Augy Festival 1996
885LV01 Saviem . Currus B-F.
Seen 14.7.96 Augy Festival (89) Yonne . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
S45M At Boom Festival . Portugal 2008
...29 . Saviem S45M .
Seen 7/08 Boom Festival . Portugal . Photo = Bobbo
Paradisio's Bus At Foire Extraordinaire 1995
8443SC31 Saviem SG4EL . Grau B24F.
Seen 29.10.95 Arvigna (09) Ariege . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Generick Vapeur's Saviem At Aurillac Festival 1995
8856FM13 Saviem S53M . C53F. Ex-CPTA (Compagnie Provancale de Transport Auto) Peypin .
Seen 26.8.95 Aurillac Festival (15) Cantal . France . Seen here in use by Generick Vapeur , a French street theatre group who're based in Marseilles . Their coach used to be used to ferry workers to the Caderach Nuclear Test Station . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Ex-CRS Bus At Aurillac Festival . France 1996
YTT62S (1977) Saviem SM6 D90.1 . Carrier . Ex-French CRS .
Seen 24.8.96 (15) Cantal . France . This was one of several bought by the English Travellers from a yard near Paris . Later painted black & given a roof rack by Jools . photo = Dave Fawcett
Saviem S53M At Czech Teckno Party 2000
Saviem S53M .
Seen 2000 Czech . When it was still possible to party in this country ! Photo = Angie .
Lolo's Twin Deck SM53 ? 2008
5153TN33 Saviem SM53 ?
Seen 2008 . Lolo added the top of an identical coach to the bottom of another .. sold in 2009 . Photo = Ray
Saviem S53R At Luigi's Apple Farm . Salignac 2007
2140TE01 Saviem S53R . Ex-Regie De L'Ain .
Seen 30.9.07 Salignac (04) A.de Haute Provence . France . Home to an apple picker . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Jool's Ex-CRS SM6 With Roof Rack
YTT62S (1977) Saviem SM6.D90 . Carrier . Ex-French CRS .
Seen ? . Bought along with others from a Paris bus yard in the mid 1990's . First fitted out by Mark Crowl . Photo = Gary Conway .
Ex-French Saviem S105R
YTT159S (1978) Saviem S105R .
Seen ? . Photo = Gary Conway .
Bizz'Art's S53M At Alex . 2008
3214VU38 Saviem S53M .
Seen 5.7.08 Alex (26) Drome . France . This group put on itinerant concerts with horse-drawn wagons as kitchen / bars etc . Photo = Dave Fawcett
French Families Home At Laville Dieu 2007
8828PT07 Saviem S53 .
Seen 30.6.07 La Villedieu (07) Ardeche . France . I attended this rally with my home as an exhibit & found this bus in the parking . Photo = Dave Fawcett
S45-GT in Grenoble Activity Centre 2005
69BY38 Saviem S45-GT .
Seen 28.7.05 Guinguette Evadee . Grenoble (38) Isere . France . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Paul's Ex-French CRS SM6. D90.1
CRO137S (1977) Saviem SM6.D90 . Carrier . Ex-CRS .
Seen ? . This was one of several bought by English travellers from a Paris yard . Later sold to Bob & Emma . Photo = Paul S. Mutoid .
Zanka Troupe's S53M At Chalon Festival 1995
585SC69 Saviem S53M .
Seen 22.7.95 Chalon-s-Soane (71) S & L . France . Fitted with a Man D.0846 engine . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Saviem S53M At Ramonville 1997
2938WN31 c(1965) Saviem S53M .
Seen 7.11.97 Ramonville (31) H. Garonne . France . This was slowly being converted by its French owner . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Saviem In Ales 2008
9147XD30 Saviem S53 .
Seen 22.3.08 Ales (30) Gard . France . This bus had been used by a band as touring accommodation . photo = Dave Fawcett .
Saviem S53R At Valance 2008
2754SB89 Saviem S53R . C53F .
Seen 7.2.08 Valance (26) Drome . France . This bus was plugged & plumbed into a nearby marina , but just underneath a city flyover !! Photo = Dave Fawcett
Saviem S53R at Valance 2008
2754SB89 Saviem S53R . C53F
Seen 7.2.08 Valance (26) Drome . France . Parked below a very noisey overpass !!
Leny's Saviem At Avignon 2008
1878YR84 Saviem S53R .
Seen 4.3.08 (84) Vaucluse . France . Lenny & his partner were selling their bus after using it for 2/3 years . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Leny's Saviem S53R At Avignon . 2008
1878YR84 Saviem S53R .
Seen 4.3.08 Avignon (84) Vaucluse . France . Leny earn't his living as a stone mason , parking up near to each job when possible , but was intending to sell the bus for something more compact . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Leny's Saviem At Avignon 2008
1878YR84 Saviem S53RX . Perurban PM.AS.022 .
Seen 4.3.08 Avignon (84) Vaucluse . France . Leny & his partner were selling their home in 2008 , which was used as part of his stone mason business . Photo = Dave Fawcett
Eva & Julian's Saviem At Cleon 2008
4628YD30 Saviem S53M .
Seen 27.1.08 Cleon D'Andran (26) Drome . It was slowly being fitted out on their land , but later sold . Photo = Dave Fawcett