Solved: Wendax 1178 - Triangel Elefant

[Wendax]

Seems to have a sad face.

For one point, please respond and identify this bus.

[Wendax]

up

[richard cuyler]

Indian?

[Wendax]

No

[Bill Murray]

Scandinavian?
Bill

[Wendax]

Yes 

[Bill Murray]

For the moment, I would say it is Norwegian due to the LHD and most likely a Volvo.  I do not know the coachbuilder or the year.
Let me know what you need.

Bill

[Wendax]

It is neither Norwegian nor Volvo-based.

[Bill Murray]

Ah Well, the easy route did not w0rk.

Perhaps a Scania-Vabis Bulldog of about 1936 in Denmark?

Bill

[Wendax]

Not a Scania-Vabis, but from Denmark.

[Bill Murray]

I'm in a playful mood today.  Two days in a row of marvelous Spring weather.

Of the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark was the one that was not in love with American trucks and busses nor even Swedish ones.  They used a ton of British vehicles, some German and, one at least, of their own.  Makes it a bit more difficult to answer the puzzle.

However, even though I did not find your photo, I did find some others and wonder if the bus in question might be a Danish Triangel?

Bill

[Wendax]

Yes, it is a Triangel from Denmark. To obtain the point, you must tell me its model name and the year.
One small hint: the model name is not a technical one.

Locked for you.

[Bill Murray]

All alone here.  Not, not easy the last part.

The only "name" I have come up with so far is "Mignon" used on an earlier year bus.

Bill

[Wendax]

Not Mignon.

[Bill Murray]

Well, it was worth a shot.

Thank You for staying up so late and answering my input.

For the moment, I have exhausted my immediate reference possibilities so please unlock in case someone else has a possible solution.

Bill

[Wendax]

As you wish:
Unlocked and open for all Rookies and Experts.

[Bill Murray]

Well, spent some time this morning polishing my Danish language skills.

How about "Golden Bus", or "Gold bus" with a year of about 1936.

Bill

[Wendax]

No to both

[Bill Murray]

More time spent in Denmark.

This is perhaps not what you are looking for, but it seems they had the generic name "Trambus".
Any closer?
Bill

[Wendax]

Sorry, no.

[Bill Murray]

More Danish lessons.  Another source, another name.

I have found a reference that says the "Bulldog" or COE Triangel trucks and busses were also called "Special".

Any closer?

Bill

[Wendax]

No, but it is an animal name, not Bulldog though.

[Bill Murray]

More Danish lessons.  I am getting pretty good at this.

Populaert kaldet "Elephant" typen.................

Any closer yet?

Bill

[Wendax]

Yes, it is a Triangel Elefant. Give me an approximate year, and the point is yours.

[Bill Murray]

Sorry for not spelling Elefant properly, sometimes I forget.  Found that sentence buried in a veeeery long paragraph on a Danish historical site.

As to the year, of the dozens of photos I found on the net, maybe 3 or 4 had the year model in the description and I never did see your puzzle vehicle.  As far as I can tell, that style was manufactured from 1935 to 1938 and we have already eliminated 1936.  It looks a bit more modern than 1935 so I can only guess at 1937 at this point.

Bill