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This unique, very rare Hogra has been fully restored and is in excellent condition!

Hogra History:

After the end of World War II, the Netherlands emerged battered from battle and slowly began to recover during the 1950s. These years were characterized by simplicity and hard work, aimed at rebuilding the country. There was a shortage of materials and thus also of equipment. Well into the late 1950s, the truck fleet mainly consisted of outdated equipment from military depots, which was extensively rebuilt and kept operational for civilian purposes.

In the early 1950s, Mr. W.A. Hoek recognized a growing demand and the urgent need for heavier trucks, which were difficult or impossible to obtain. He saw an opportunity to build a self-manufactured truck based on market demand at the lowest possible cost, while still providing maximum performance for the user.

However, Mr. van Hoek lacked the necessary capital. When he came into contact with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Gravelaar, who was willing to provide the required seed capital, the new truck brand "HOGRA"—a combination of their initials—became a reality.

Production of the first units began in 1954 in a former dairy factory in Ravenstein.
The Hogra factory operated as a typical assembly plant. All required components—except for the wiring harness—were purchased from third-party suppliers and assembled in Ravenstein into a complete rolling chassis, including grille, hood, firewall, and front fenders, but without cab and superstructure. At that time, it was common for a truck to leave the factory as a rolling chassis and then be fitted with cab and body by a coachbuilder according to the customer’s preferences. Well-known coachbuilders at that time included Paul & van Weelde and Buca, along with numerous local bodybuilders.

The chassis, leaf spring assemblies, and sheet metal for the Hogra were manufactured in the Netherlands, while the engine was sourced from the UK-based Perkins, and later from Austria’s Steyr. The two models that Hogra produced during its brief existence derived their designations from the installed engine. The H7-P6 model was fitted with a Perkins P6 diesel engine delivering 83 hp. The H7-S100, and later the H10 S-100, featured a Steyr engine producing 100 hp. The '7' in the designation indicated a gross load capacity of 7 tons. The H7 variants were designed as 2-axle 4x2 chassis, with only a few 2-axle 4x4 chassis built. The H10, introduced in 1957, was designed as a 3-axle 6x2 chassis, which, with a tandem axle, allowed a gross load capacity of up to 10 tons.

From the late 1950s, competition in the truck market intensified. Hogra stuck to the conventional (bonneted) layout and, with its outdated technology, could not keep up with the emergence of more modern forward-control models that offered higher payloads and better performance. In 1958, the company faced financial distress and was significantly downsized. The curtain finally fell on this Dutch truck brand after a brief existence from 1954 to 1961—in 1961, just as Kromhout had already exited the market. Almost all Hogra trucks produced were sold exclusively within the Netherlands.

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