Overland Coach tours coach, c 1960

This photo shows a British-operated Overland Tours coach trip in Belgium around 1960. The passengers are taking a rest stop, and the location appears to be a Flemish roadside café.

• The coach: The vehicle appears to be a Brossel or Van Hool coach, possibly built on a Belgian chassis. The front grille design and emblem fit Brossel models used widely for tour and intercity travel in the late 1950s.

• Signage: The coach carries the name “Overland Tours”, which was a British or European coach operator specialising in continental tours for British holidaymakers at the time.

• Registration plate: The plate “3580.P” is of Belgian style from that period, supporting the idea the photo was taken in Belgium.

• Background details: Signs for Martini, Stella Artois, and Cinzano—classic European café brands—indicate the photo was taken outside a roadside bar or restaurant catering to travellers. The language on the Martini sign (“ALLE ZINGLAGEN MET ORKEST”) is Dutch, translating roughly to “All Sundays with orchestra,” confirming a Flemish-speaking region of Belgium.

• Fashion and style: The men’s clothing—dark suits, check sports jacket, narrow ties—matches late 1950s to early 1960s European menswear trends.