Question For Dutch Members
 

This is a mystery truck on another forum. Believed to be Holland around the 1930 period. What make of truck?

Lang

Hmm, that’s a tough nut to crack…

Here’s a list of all Dutch car brands: https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijs...dse_automerken

Oh Goodie, goodie....a challenge :yappy:

I don't have any idea on the car brand....but it does indeed show a Dutch "provincie kenteken"......from 1906-1950 Netherlands had licence plates based on region. "H" was Zuid-Holland. "57026" would indicate that the plate was released in 1927.
The National Archives hold lists with these licence plates, but you will have to make an appointment to have a look in the actual archive.

https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onde...vnr/%407-35~11

I think it is a hupmobile but dont hold me to that

Yes, you could very well be correct

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Source: https://cartype.com/pages/1330/www.g...roup/Hupmobile

Pretty sure not Hupmobile. There are many similar scripts.

This is causing a great deal of interest and many guesses on the Historic Commercial Vehicle site. Surely SOMEONE can hit the jackpot as it is almost readable?

Lang,

Was this mystery ever solved? I had another go last night, but the only thing I got was a lack of sleep..... :D

I posted Lang’s photos on a forum and www.conam.info replied it could be a Republic 1-1/2 ton truck from approx. 1927/1928.
The provincial licence number was issued on 23 March 1927 to Wilhelmus Cornelis van den IJssel from the town Berkel en Rodenrijs.

But the emblem doesn’t seem to match: http://www.americanautoemblems.com/2...lic-truck.html

Studebaker
 

I am sure the truck is a Studebaker. I couldn’t find a clear picture of a Studebaker truck, but I did find a Studebaker car. If you compare the detail around the hole for the starting handle they look identical. The picture is from
https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=3516&country=uk

The radiator script is from
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki...01-13_3144.JPG

Hanno, excellent to see the exact name and date linked to the licence plate! There is a transport firm called "Van den IJssel" in Berkel en Rodenrijs still in business today.....has to be one and the same, right?

Paul, I think you are right......a Studebaker. Quite funny.....Two weeks ago my aunt asked me to identify a car in a family picture.....we found it to be a 1922/23 Studebaker...........and then I had another look at this thread to see if I could identify the one in Lang's picture.......it's beyond me that I didn't look into Studebaker for this one as well!!!