Author Topic: SOLVED: si_650 - Leyland - Octopus - 1950  (Read 344 times)

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SOLVED: si_650 - Leyland - Octopus - 1950
« on: August 05, 2024, 03:15:18 PM »
Well, you can still fit a few bags on there, can't you? Manufacturer, type and year of manufacture of the truck are required.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

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Re: si_650
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2024, 02:39:50 PM »
So, experts, how is it?
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

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Re: si_650
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2024, 03:55:20 AM »
Leyland Octopus 1947 50
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Re: si_650
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2024, 10:43:39 AM »
Why am I not surprised by Bill's correct answer in a truck puzzle?
It's a Leyland Octopus from 1950. Four-axle trucks were already quite common in the UK in the 1930s.

Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

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Re: SOLVED: si_650 - Leyland - Octopus - 1950
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2024, 11:48:56 AM »
easy
Dauphinois gratiné