Probably an easy one but what is the make of this vehicle, what was it known as, the year it was built and who was the coachbuilder? One point for the complete and correct answer.
Easy Expert point?
Is it a Diamond T ?
Not a Diamond T and not American.
From Japan ?
Not from Japan or anywhere in the Asia/Far East region.
Maybe Holland ?
Is it a Ten Cate ?
Quote from: pguillem on October 12, 2011, 08:13:58 PM
Is it a Ten Cate ?
Not Ten Cate - wrong end of the alphabet ;)
Could it be an A.S. ?
Quote from: pguillem on October 13, 2011, 10:03:02 AM
Could it be an A.S. ?
Not that and it doesn't start with an 'A'
Crossley ?
Beers ?
Quote from: pguillem on October 13, 2011, 05:22:18 PM
Beers ?
Beers it is.
I'll lock it for you to complete the remaining information.
I think I'm reaching my limits. Beers (Den Haag) began importing Diamond T trucks in the 30's as well as Chenard-Walcker vans and Chausson buses after WW2 and built its first Handyvan in 1954 on a Scania-Vabis chassis.
I never saw this oplegger before. The tractor seems to be Diamond T, judging from the small diamond on the grille and the trailer could be made by Lamboo, as for this GMC. But I dont't know anything more about this Vliegende Hollander, probably used on the seashore.
The Beers in the puzzle dates from 1933 and had a chassis known as the Floating Tractor.
It could also be had with a semi-trailer carrying a bus body and was known as a Beers -------- -------
and was bodied by ------- (the dashes equal the number of letters in each word)
Still locked for you.
I'll go for Kusters as coachbuider because I found a Kusters trambus very similar to the Beers trambus I knew. As for the name of this oplegger, pushing my Dutch knowledge to its ultimate limits, I'll try Rijdende Tractor. May the Dutch puzzlers not make fun of me...
Quote from: pguillem on October 14, 2011, 09:23:12 PM
I'll go for Kusters as coachbuider because I found a Kusters trambus very similar to the Beers trambus I knew. As for the name of this oplegger, pushing my Dutch knowledge to its ultimate limits, I'll try Rijdende Tractor. May the Dutch puzzlers not make fun of me...
No it's not that and I'm sure Dutch puzzlers will not make fun of you.
I'm opening it up again and thank you for your interesting replies.
Is it Verheul-bodied ? I think that it is a trekker, the dutch word for tractor. Could it be Drijvend Trekker ?
Quote from: pguillem on October 16, 2011, 10:09:26 AM
Is it Verheul-bodied ? I think that it is a trekker, the dutch word for tractor. Could it be Drijvend Trekker ?
Yes it is bodied by Verheul.
I only have what it was called in English and I'm going to give you the point as you have clearly guessed most of the puzzle correctly.
It was named the Beers Floating Pullman bodied by Verheul in 1933.
I drink to that. There's nothing about it in the Web. :popcorn:
Quote from: DeAutogids on October 17, 2011, 03:34:09 AM
Quote from: pguillem on October 12, 2011, 01:30:56 AM
Is it a Diamond T ?
It is based on it though
Adriaan Beers was for many years a distributor for Diamond T chassis as well as others such as Berliet, Chenard et Walcker, etc.
He started manufacturing his own vehicles in 1933 but whether it was based on a Diamond T I don't know but I guess it was possible.
The Floating Tractor was initially fitted with a Kromhout-Gardner 4W oil engine but that was replaced with a Dorman-Ricardo 40UR engine in 1934.
Actually, nowadays in the Netherlands we still see the name Beers appear in the registry; These are specials that are made for Dutch laws. In Holland you can run a 5-axle with a gross operating weight of up to 50 tons.