The Deelen Dump in Holland

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Rows and rows of vehicles:

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Spare tyres, all used and reclaimed from wrecked vehicles:
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Everything had to be guarded and kept behind an electrified fence, still a lot of spares were stolen as there was such a high need for them in a country which had been pilfered:

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Bedford OYD in postwar civilian use in the Netherlands.

Who can tell what the markings on the bonnet mean? Could they be markings applied in the dump to register and categorise trucks?

“N-66684” painted on the bumper is the Dutch licence number.

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Source: Collectie gemeentearchief Oss

[Alex van de Wetering]

Nice find, Hanno!

Could they be markings applied in the dump to register and categorise trucks?

I am pretty sure they are. I think the small 4-digit number is the unique vehicle number. Does it say "9545"?

I am reading:

Sectie VII (or VI???) N 9545
CA / BRIT. 295

The same archive has two more pictures of the same Bedford...one shows the markings more clearly.

https://collecties.stadsarchiefoss.n...&id=1373003162




The same archive has two more pictures of the Bedford.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

At the Deelen dump?

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Edited to add: Nope, turns out it was at Bordon - the equivalent of the Deelen dump in the UK

"Car auction at Bordon (1946)": https://youtu.be/zmRjKotGMAU

Note the rows of CMPs!

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