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Of course that's a Hitler Youth, but it's not very different different from a picture of one of my older brothers who was a boy scout in the 30s.
My folks had a 1946 panel truck when I was a little tyke, and on cold mornings out on the farm when the 6 volt electrical system wasn't up to the task, my dad could be heard "a cussin' and a crankin' and a bustin' knuckles" in order to not be late to school. The panel truck soon gave way to an Army surplus Willys Jeep of WWII vintage with a block heater, and then he got to school on time.Looks like a hand crank on the front of that truck.
Triumph TR-4As had the hole through the grill and the radiator until 1967. Not sure if they sent the cranks to the USNothing unusual about a hand crank, most WW2 era vehicles had a provision to use a hand crank.
In case of a low battery, or extreme cold.
You can see the hand crank hole on the front of many 30-40 cars , tractors had them maybe well into the 80's.
I had a hand-me-down '64 TR-4 when I was in the Nav. It had the crank hole, but the crankshaft pulley lacked the engagement fixture to put the crank into. What a fun little car!Triumph TR-4As had the hole through the grill and the radiator until 1967. Not sure if they sent the cranks to the US![]()