Solved: PN #1423 -- Hanomag by Böbel, 1950

[fromwien]

Göppel?

[pnegyesi]

not Göppel, but it rhymes

[fromwien]

Böbel?

[pnegyesi]

well, I hoped that you'll find it now

[Wendax]

Do you know which Hanomag chassis was used? It looks way too large for the L28.

[pnegyesi]

Unfortunately it was not specified

[gte4289]

I sat on this potential puzzle for months before finally posting it--only to notice you had beat me to the punch by mere hours!

[gte4289]

Do you know which Hanomag chassis was used? It looks way too large for the L28.

Unfortunately it was not specified

If you have more than a passing curiosity, the chassis type may be identified in the March 1989 issue of Omnibusspiegel (of which I do not have a copy).

[Wendax]

I'm still quite sure that the Hanomag identification is wrong and was just a guess by someone looking at the Hanomag-like front. The L28 was much smaller: even with the bigger 2,5 t chassis it seated at most 18 passengers (see below). I can't say for sure what chassis is beneath the Böbel body, I couldn't even find any other German bus of the early 50's with these characteristic front wheels having just 2 vent holes. But my personal guess would be a Borgward BO 4000 chassis.