Steyr 55 Baby - Bussi, Baby!

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Steyr 55 Baby - Bussi, Baby!

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Created in 2016

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Stefan Pabeschitz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Red and white through and through, except for the paintwork

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Steyr 55 (1939) - an Austrian with a hump

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Designed by Karl Jenschke

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Mobile, if not exactly fast

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Steyr 55 (1939) - As if it were trying to hug you

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Invites you to take a seat

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Steyr 55 (1939) - What the dog thinks about the Steyr

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Even with sliding roof

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Simple interior but decorated with many small details

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Steyr 55 (1939) - The supposed economy model has many details to offer

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Lots of patina, but the details from the past are still recognizable

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Steyr 55 (1939) - space conditions à la thirties

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Small storage compartment attached to the doors

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Steyr 55 (1939) - View of the Solex 30 FHR carburetor

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Steyr 55 (1939) - View of the Solex 30 FHR carburetor

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Winker, typical for the time

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Steyr 55 (1939) - A small compartment for the spare wheel

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Steyr 55 (1939) - A small compartment for the spare wheel

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Steyr 50 Baby (1936) - small car with a difference

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Steyr 50 "Baby" (1938) - Transparent drawing

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Steyr 50 Baby (1936) - View into the cockpit

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Steyr 55 (1939) - taken in the Mölltal valley

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Steyr Type 50 'Baby' (1936) - in the transport center of the Deutsches Museum

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Steyr 50 "Baby" (1937) - with starting number 028 at the Ennstal-Classic 2017

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Dog and car in matching colors

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Steyr 55 (1939) - Simple interior but decorated with many small details

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Summary

In 1936, the Germans almost had the Beetle - but then changed their plans at short notice. The Austrians preferred to go mobile with the Steyr 50 and 55, affectionately known as the Baby. This article tells the story of the little Austrian and shows it in current and historical pictures, as well as in the sales literature.

This article contains the following chapters

Between international success and political aversions
Keyword compactness
Skill and sensitivity are required
Defensive driving and an end to dreary reality
Facts & Figures

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the 1930s, a little Upper Austrian conquers the hearts of his homeland. No, we're not talking about him. The Steyr 50 was a peaceful, likeable, thoroughly red and white mobilizer. The last one that could say that about itself - the body and engine were genuine Austrian, so even the Puch Beute-Turiner, which was successful over twenty years later, had to take a back seat. The baby was not necessarily born in the sunniest days of this country. In 1936, people still had the Great Depression and civil war in their bones. Democracy is on leave for the time being and the neighboring country is already massively tanned, with an increasingly scattered effect across the border.

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