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Puch 500 D - Steierbua with a mountaineer's heart - now with 18.9 hp

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Created on May 15, 1962

Reading time 9min

Written by:

Erich Boyer

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Puch 500 D (1962) - Steirerbua mit Bergsteigerherz

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Puch 500 D (1962) - einfacher Arbeitsplatz

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Puch 500 D (1962) - gebläsegekühlter Boxermotor als Wahrzeichen

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Puch 500 D (1962) - kaum Platz für Koffer neben Reserverad und Benzintank

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Puch 500 D (1962) - die Ahnengalerie seit 1920

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Retro Classics Stuttgart 2012 - Impressionen - farbenfrohe Puch 500 Zusammenstellung

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Steyr-Puch 500 (1971) am Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (Startnummer 295)

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Steyr Puch 500 D (1966) - Kampf der Zwerge - Gleichmässigkeitsläufe am Bosch Hockenheim Historic 2012

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Steyr-Puch 500 D (1966) - Kampf der Zwerge - Gleichmässigkeitsläufe am Bosch Hockenheim Historic 2012

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Summary

At the beginning of the sixties, Steyr-Puch built an independent version of the Fiat 500. In keeping with tradition, an air-cooled four-stroke boxer two-cylinder engine was installed, which accelerated the small car to an impressive 100 km/h and was great fun to drive. Only the price stood in the way of widespread distribution. This report contains the original wording of the "hobby" report from 1962, supplemented with pictures from the time.

This article contains the following chapters

The appearance of Fiat's smallest
Impressive lineage
Engine like a halved VW
Four-seater or two-seater with emergency seats?
Independent rear axle allows high payload
Really: bigger on the inside than on the outside
Practical equipment
Tight luggage compartment
Hard-working engine with a smooth baritone
Over 100 km/h
On the mountain at its best
Powerful brakes
Lover's price?
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the Austrian Alps, it has happened to many a proud middle-class driver that a small hulk has squeezed itself into his rear-view mirror, coming closer after every bend and pulling away at the first best opportunity. The thing looked like a small Fiat, but it was a 500 Puch. The fact that it looks like Fiat's smallest is no coincidence. The Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch works, which also assembled other Fiat models, sourced the body panels and significant parts of the chassis and equipment from Turin. Only the engine and the rear axle are built in-house by the Puch branch in Graz: firstly, because the company can afford to utilize its own engine-building capacities; secondly, because in a predominantly mountainous country, even a small car needs an engine with pronounced mountaineering characteristics; and thirdly, because the traditional Stcvr-Daimler-Puch division has enough special experience with mountain-proof engines.

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