My HUP reached another milestone today it turned 70 years old.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Congrats, Phil!

Three owners only, that's really amazing.

PS: I would post in the Softskin forum.

H.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Hanno

Actually four owners in 70 years

BBC 1945-1946 New York
Walter B. Beardesford-Redmann 1946-1978 New York & Vermont
Kurt Streiber 1978-1979 Vermont
Me 1979- New Hampshire

Wonders of wonders successfully move the thread as you suggested.

Cheers Phil

[Frantisek Nachlinger]

My father's twins were made on 25th July 1945, will try to send here few pics, too...

He bought both of them back in 1979, too!!!!! From firefighters, who were given them from UNRRA in 1945/1946, one of them still has the "UNRRA" stencil on.

Phil, do you have the copper "vehicle model" plate ?

Frankie

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Frankie

Yes, I'm very lucky all of the data plates and instruction decals were still on HUP when I got it and I have preserved them I have not tried to clean them just left they the way they were. Also all the little metal warning tags on the engine and drive train have survived. Though some of these I have removed and saved over the years as they were going to fall off.

W HUP Data Plates.JPG

Cheers Phil

[Frantisek Nachlinger]

Thank you for your reply. Great you lef tthem in original condition.
It's funny that a July 1945 made PERS 3 has a copper (brass?) plate, normally I would tell a brass one is earlier style.
Frankie

[Matt Austin]

Lovely to see. I've followed the story of this machine from afar, and appreciate the time you've taken to share.

Cheers,
Matt

[Robert Bergeron]

Happy anniversary to the beast Phil. Congrats for a very fine HUP. Tell us again when and where is that great truck meet in New Hampshire . Altought convalescent From a concussion i might just make it, i am not too far. Cheers. Robert