EBIAM 4x4 truck (1979), typical of Greek style of the late 1970s

EBIAM (standing for ‘Elliniki Biomichania Agrotikon Michanimaton’, that is, ‘Greek Agricultural Machinery Industry’) was a Greek company based in Thessaloniki that, among others, produced 4x4 trucks. It belonged to a generation that benefited from a Greek law (modified in the mid-1980s) classifying any vehicle that could be used for agricultural purposes (including “proper” trucks and jeeps) as “agricultural machinery”. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Apart from tractors, there were different categories of vehicles that were developed and produced in Greece, classified according to the aforementioned law. The most common type was a “half tractor-half truck” contraption , usually with three-wheel chassis, that seems to have been very characteristic of this country being a very common sight in the Greek countryside, especially in the 1970s. Companies that produced this type of vehicle include Candia (by far the largest), Kronos, Minos, Minotauros and others in Crete, Demetra in Volos, and many others. Another type was a family of lighter (500 Kg – 1 tn payload) 4-wheel “jeep-type” trucks that were also supposed to be used as tractors. This type was produced by companies including Demetra in Volos, Diana in Athens (not to be confused with AutoDiana of Thessaloniki), Record in Herakleion, Crete, and others. Finally, another category included much more advanced designs of heavier trucks, often with 4x4 chassis. This type was produced by a number of companies including, except for EBIAM, Motoemil (the largest in this category) in Thessaloniki, Agroamax in Arta, Agrocar in Athens, and others. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a city situated at the centre of the Greek mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki. ... Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a city situated at the centre of the Greek mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... AutoDiana was a Greek truck manufacturer based in Thessaloniki, operationg between 1975 and 1984. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Morozini Fountain on Venizelou square in Heraklion, Crete, built in 1628 Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειο), Greece is the largest city and the capital of Crete. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Arta (Greek: Άρτα, Albanian: Artë) is a city in north-western Greece, capital of the Arta Prefecture. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ...

EBIAM produced between 1979 and 1984 two truck models on the same, robust 4x4 chassis it developed. Both models used a Land Rover 2300cc 55hp engine; payload was 1500 Kg. Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ...

References

L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, ‘Made in Greece’, Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003).