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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 03 Sep 2015, 00:32

Can anyone ID this Reichspost bus with the unusual driver's side window?
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 19 Sep 2015, 18:50

Sorry Max, it is hard to tell from this angle.

Here is another, maybe based on a Büssing-NAG?
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by korup » 20 Sep 2015, 22:51

Hi,
Except of a few detail it looks to me like Leyland chassis (I don't know the exact type) with "Wytwórnia Karoserii i Przyczepek Samochodowych Józef Zagórski" body. Such buses were built in Poland in 1938 for "Silesian Bus Lines" and it seems at least one of them fell into German hands in 1939. During Polish civil service they looked like this:
Autobus Leyland-Zagórski 03.jpg
link to NAC: http://www.audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/85 ... 87b9d9d9e/
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 21 Sep 2015, 21:36

Pawel, you are correct. Thank you for the correction. :)

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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by korup » 22 Sep 2015, 01:05

My pleasure, but thanks to your post I was able to find out how it was looking like from the other side, so I thank you :-)
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by kerryboo » 23 Sep 2015, 11:21

I am not sure, but perhaps a Blitz?
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 27 Sep 2015, 00:18

Hi Kerry,
The front end certainly looks like an early pre-1937 Blitz:
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 29 Sep 2015, 06:39

Looking for an ID on this one. No breast adlers, RAD maybe?
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 29 Sep 2015, 17:35

Maxschnauzer wrote:Can anyone ID this Reichspost bus with the unusual driver's side window?
I think this might be a Büssing-NAG 80 N, not sure exactly who made the coachwork.

Here is similar bus with the caption: "Büssing-NAG 80 N 'Langer Sachse', 1934 320PS 2x6 cylinder. Bodywork by Linke-Hofmann-Busch in Bautzen.
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 30 Sep 2015, 02:23

Hi Luftflotte,
Thank you for your input. I think you're right that it could be a B-N although I haventfound an exact type match. I've recently come across a pic of a similar bus (which unfortunately is partially obscured by a postal box) and there are some significant differences to the 80N, e.g. headlamp position, wheels, and vent dampers/louvers which may or may not be attributed to a specific coachbuilder.What do you think?
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 30 Sep 2015, 05:44

That is up to coachbuilder. The best way to tell is from estimating the wheelbase, shape of the bonnet and wheel position in relation to the front bumper. It looks close to a Mercedes N 56 but I feel like it is closer to a Büssing.

Some photos for comparison of 6 wheelers:
http://www.modellbus.info/monat-091.htm
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/m/bueomnib.htm
http://en.autowp.ru/mercedes-benz/l-ser ... cks/81344/

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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 01 Oct 2015, 00:31

Thanks again, Luftflotte. I think the N56 is certainly a possibility.
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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 01 Oct 2015, 06:27

You are welcome!

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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 13 Oct 2015, 00:03

1940 photo of a Büssing-NAG and what the seller thought was a Mercedes.

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Re: Photothread: Bus/Omnibuss

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 27 Oct 2015, 17:56

Not sure about this one. Seller suggest it was captured.

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