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Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles
#314381 - 23/03/18 07:03 PM

Here are a few images of Steyr built autos and bicycles:

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314382 - 23/03/18 07:22 PM

There were those Steyr trucks that Lazlo Almasy went to Africa in on hunting safaris

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314383 - 23/03/18 07:36 PM

More;

From what I can make out of the translation, these are WW2 photos of Steyr built vehicles of the Slovak Army (under German control).

Raupenschlepper, mfd. by Steyr-Daimler-Puch based on the Soviet Stalinek STE-5:

Steyr 220 ('37 Chevy in background!), photo ca. 1943:

Steyr 40D:

Wouldn't that 40D be a fine vehicle to transport a Mannlicher Schoenauer collection to a range or hunt?

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314384 - 23/03/18 07:51 PM

The Pinzgauer is still in production, but not by Steyr. The rights have been sold a few times and the vehicles are now produced in the UK by BAE Land Systems:

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314385 - 23/03/18 08:07 PM

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There were those Steyr trucks that Lazlo Almasy went to Africa in on hunting safaris

From his 1926 expedition (gotta love the 'net!):

This, from the same 'site, does not attribute the trucks.
Tough to identify as the grilles, badges, and such are pretty well blocked from camera view. The overall size and shape looks rather like GM product of about 1940.

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314388 - 23/03/18 09:25 PM

Here's a 'one off' racer that still exists:

Steyr - Allard

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314417 - 24/03/18 01:15 PM

Thanks for posting. Very interesting historic photos. I Like the air-conditioning in the cab with the M14 in the rack.

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rule303]
#314418 - 24/03/18 02:01 PM

There is a film of Almasy with Steyr trucks were 2 wheel drive pick ups, on a safari ,whether they were special order from Steyr [Model 20 or 40 ?] ,was on TV here years ago on SBS ,''Swimmers in the Desert '',might be on you tube

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314419 - 24/03/18 02:06 PM

Was a Safari had a double rifle and a Mannlicher with scope ,took elephant ,lion ,antelope

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rule303]
#314424 - 24/03/18 07:21 PM

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Thanks for posting. Very interesting historic photos. I Like the air-conditioning in the cab with the M14 in the rack.

Glad you enjoyed them!

Air conditioning:

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314425 - 24/03/18 07:34 PM

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There is a film of Almasy with Steyr trucks were 2 wheel drive pick ups, on a safari ,whether they were special order from Steyr [Model 20 or 40 ?] ,was on TV here years ago on SBS ,''Swimmers in the Desert '',might be on you tube

Couldn't find it, only this:

YouTube

I don't get the lingo, but the trucks at 7:00 and at 10:02 look a great deal like Ford Model A of the 1930-31 type.

The 'shoveling stuff under the wheels to get out of a spot' footage at 7:00 could just as well be me in Northern Arizona (Ma Nature's sandbox) with a Willys CJ2A a decade and such ago.

Here's some info about Swimmers in the Desert, but no video:

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314427 - 24/03/18 08:19 PM

A link:

Steyr

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314431 - 24/03/18 09:11 PM

you tube ,''Schwimmer in the Wuste'',at 0:14 shows the Steyr briefly ,cant find it anywhere else on you tube ,they were definitely Steyr

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314432 - 24/03/18 09:16 PM

Pinzgauers imo suffer from too narrow width and the Centre back bone ''chassis'' makes them susceptible to rollover easily ,lack of articulation ,apart from that good ,video on you tube of one constantly rolling over ,and doing a complete 360 ,but then driving off again

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314433 - 24/03/18 10:05 PM

Iatalerei still make a 1:35 scale model of the tracked "Raupenschlepper". I had one when I was younger.

http://www.italeri.com/scheda.asp?idProdotto=2687&idCategoria=3&idSottocategoria=21

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314446 - 25/03/18 06:14 AM

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Pinzgauers imo suffer from too narrow width and the Centre back bone ''chassis'' makes them susceptible to rollover easily ,lack of articulation ,apart from that good ,video on you tube of one constantly rolling over ,and doing a complete 360 ,but then driving off again

The 6x6 version the Kiwi Army had in the Solomons did not seem to lack articulation. Went where ever the 6X6 Landrovers did.

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314457 - 25/03/18 04:26 PM

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you tube ,''Schwimmer in the Wuste'',at 0:14 shows the Steyr briefly ,cant find it anywhere else on you tube ,they were definitely Steyr

Got it. The glimpses of trucks in a shed and of the fuzzy side view on a bridge could still be (mis)taken for a Ford, but the view at 0:15 of the truck coming staight at the camera are clearly not.

YouTube

This 1931 Steyr Type 30 looks rather like the trucks in the YouTube video, but I haven't yet found an image of one in light truck form:

These brochures tell of commercial variants and show raw chassis:

Steyr 30

Dr. Ferdinand Porsche standing with a Steyr Type 30. Aloisia Porsche is in back seat. Porsche became the Technical Manager of Steyr-Werke AG in 1929:

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314460 - 25/03/18 04:51 PM

Steyr autos:

Unique Cars...

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#314462 - 25/03/18 06:09 PM

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Iatalerei still make a 1:35 scale model of the tracked "Raupenschlepper". I had one when I was younger.

http://www.italeri.com/scheda.asp?idProdotto=2687&idCategoria=3&idSottocategoria=21

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314464 - 25/03/18 06:36 PM

Interesting photos of the Haflinger including a early PC photo of a Haflinger with a black fella in the back. I couldn't imagine many blacks being around in the Austrian country side in the seventies.

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#314467 - 25/03/18 08:28 PM

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Interesting photos of the Haflinger including a early PC photo of a Haflinger with a black fella in the back. I couldn't imagine many blacks being around in the Austrian country side in the seventies.

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Or they wished to appeal to international markets. Competition for Jeep and Land Rover sales to Africa?

Here's an interesting treatise, focused mainly on Steyr bicycle history:

Steyr

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314521 - 27/03/18 07:24 AM

Great article on Steyr and Puch, very interesting. I had a Puch bicycle as a a child and dad has always had them.

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Waidmannsheil]
#314530 - 27/03/18 09:42 AM

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Great article on Steyr and Puch, very interesting. I had a Puch bicycle as a a child and dad has always had them.

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: Rothhammer1]
#314555 - 27/03/18 05:30 PM

According to the book I have on Laszlo Almasy, he drove,worked for the Steyr Automobile Works and Steyr wanted him to go to Cairo as their Rep ,to establish Steyr as a Brand name in the Middle East and Africa ,in 1926 used a Steyr Tourer from Cairo to Aswan ,in the following year Steyr sent several vehicles including experimental vehicles to Cairo for a Exhibition ,some being 6 wheeled.
In 1929 ,led a group of Hungarian Hunters as well as his friend Prince Fredinand of Lichenstein and Rudi Mayer filmmaker ,through Kenya ,Uganda ,Sudan and Egypt Taking two Steyr XX pick up trucks .It wasn't until later that he used Ford Model A s

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Re: Steyr Automobiles, Bicycles [Re: 500Boswell]
#314621 - 28/03/18 11:26 PM

Here's one attributed as a 1937 Steyr 640 6X4:

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