La Lilloise Paris, France La Lilloise was probably building truck bodies prior to World War II, but the images on this page are from the post-war period. One refuse body was patented in 1945, and auger type, but it is unclear if it actually saw production. La Lilloise bodies from 1949: note the intriguing side loader at lower right 1945 patent auger-compressor SELECTED PATENTS Patent # Description Inventor Assignee Date 996682A Benne a chargement automatique... La Lilloise May 18, 1945 9/11/16 © 2016 All Rights Reserved Logos shown are the trademarks of respective manufacturers Photos from factory brochures/trade advertisements except as noted