What bus is this?
 

This photo was shot by a German soldier in Finish Lappland sometime during spring 1942 and summer 1944. I have tried to identify the bus manufacturer and model, but have so far failed. Anyone who can help me out here?

Rune

The radiator looks Ford/Fordson-ish.

I thought that!

My initial reaction, too!
What presence did Ford have in Germany?

From Wiki.

Ford V3000:- http://www.9thsspanzer.com/Images/Ph...uck2004-01.jpg

From CF Klapper's British Lorries, 1900-1945:

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSCI0343.jpg

1935 Ford bus:- http://media.photobucket.com/image/1...rdschbus35.jpg

So Rune I think we can safely say it is a Ford. Also welcome to the forum.

Thank you all, it is great to get expert help on this topic! I had previously checked out the Ford as a possibility, but obviously the newer versions 1937-39, which has a quite different radiator look. Great to have an ID on that bus.

I continue with an other bus, from same source and same place. The photo is a bit dark, but the bus is still quite visible. The radiator is covered, but the shape should give some ideas about the manufacturer. Though the key information is the lion on the top of the radiator, which I also have made larger on a separate scann. I have looked around on the net and consulted various books about trucks and buses, but so far I have failed to find this lion anywhere. Any suggestions?

Rune

Wild guess: Scania-Vabis?

http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikiped...Truck_1950.jpg

I would say that the bus is of German or Austrian origin (based on the script on the destination blind).

Someone needs to have a breakthrough with that lion emblem . . .

Not Saurer (Swiss) or Henschel as far as I can tell (and not Mercedes Benz).

How about MAN?
http://images-mediawiki-sites.theful...1459711428.jpg

http://www.german.o5m6.de/Buessing-NAG_logo.jpg
(though I cannot find a photograph of a solid lion on the top of the radiator!)

The long bonnet looks about right:
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/bc/b...ichspost_W.jpg

And the lion emblem may not be an original, of course.

I agree it looks about right with a Büssing-NAG. I just notice that Büssing-NAG has whipers mounted on the bottom of the front windows, while the bus on the photo has it mounted on the top (but that probably differs from model to model). Also, the front doors have different shapes. And I believe the lion on the radiator is genuine. Looks like this might be a hard nut to crush...

Rune

More photographs here:-
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/m/bueomnib.htm

Guys, I am not the greatest at identification, but I am going to throw a spanner in. Looking at the radiator, my first thought was Mercedes but after a few minutes I changed my mind and thought Citroen, there are others with a better knowledge of the marque who may find that hysterical but there you are. The image of the lion, doesn't look right to me, and it looks more Canine, and to my eye (our business is based in the canine sector) although not an expert ,I would have placed it as a Standard Poodle. I half expect ridicule, but please bear in mind that these dogs were used extensively on the continent for military, police and retrieving work. A highly intelligent animal.