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Verheul T5SHF: light lorry in EU class N2 with a five-cylinder engine, four wheels, a gross vehicle weight of 5,378 kg and a kerb weight of 4,703 kg on a wheelbase of 3,230 mm, built in 1963
Verheul is a Dutch name known in commercial-vehicle building chiefly for special bodywork and special-purpose vehicles. The T5SHF recorded here from 1963 belongs to the early vehicles built under this name.
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The T5SHF is driven by a five-cylinder engine and stands on four wheels, with a wheelbase of 3,230 mm and a width of 2,230 mm. The vehicle weighs 4,703 kg empty, with a gross vehicle weight of 5,378 kg.
At a gross vehicle weight of 5,378 kg the T5SHF falls into EU class N2 between 3.5 and 12 t. Only 675 kg separate kerb weight from gross weight, a tight share that suits a vehicle with permanently mounted equipment better than a lorry for variable cargo. The unusual five-cylinder engine on a short wheelbase of 3,230 mm points to a compact yet strongly powered chassis built for manoeuvring in tight spaces rather than for open-road cruising.
Buying such an old chassis with permanently mounted equipment second-hand starts with checking whether the registration still matches the body's actual weight. The five-cylinder engine calls for a check of compression and the cooling system, and given the 1963 build year, frame corrosion is also worth a look, along with the condition of the brakes, which at this age are often still mechanical or an early hydraulic design, while spare parts for such an old and uncommon chassis can be hard to find.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells T5SHF
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