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Steyr-Puch 1957-1973 - With more space for "backbenchers"

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Created in 2015

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Roger Gloor

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Steyr Puch 500 (1966) - praktischer Kleinwagen, nun mit vorne angeschlagenen Türen

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Steyr Puch 500 (1957) - nach oben offen

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Steyr-Puch 500 D von 1960 (2-Zyl.-Boxer-Heckmotor. luftgekühlt, 493 cm3, 16 PS) - 1957–1973

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Steyr Puch 650 TR (1969) - Ruedi Caprez am Kerenzerberg (?)

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Steyr-Puch 650 TR (1968)

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Kampf der Zwerge - Steyr-Puch 650 TR (1963)

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Kampf der Zwerge - Steyr-Puch 500 D (1966)

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Kampf der Zwerge - Steyr-Puch 650 T (1962)

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Steyr Puch 650 TR Europa (1967) - am Roßfeldrennen 2013

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Steyr-Puch 650 TR (1963) am Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (Startnummer 287)

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

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Steyr-Puch 650 TR (1963) am Michaelskreuzrennen 2011 (Startnummer 287)

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Steyr-Puch 500D (1967) - Bosch Hockenheim Historic 2013 - Kampf der Zwerge

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Steyr Puch 650 TR 2 Europa (1969) - am Solitude Revival 2013

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Steyr Puch 650 TR (1968) - beim Orange-Marathon der Ennstal-Classic 2012

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Steyr Puch 650 TR2 Europa (1966) - am Bergrennen Arosa ClassicCar 2012

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Steyr Puch 650 T (1963) - in der Klasse Tourenwagen am Start beim Gaisbergrennen 2014

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Fiat Panda Steyr Puch 4x4 an der Ländle Classic 'Schneegestöber' 2012

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Steyr-Puch Haflinger 706 (703 AP, 1973) - in freier Natur

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Mercedes-Benz G (1981) - Baureihe 460, Station-Wagen kurz - in vielen Verkaufsregionen heisst das Modell Puch G

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There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. Steyr-Puch is one of these brands. After the reconstruction of Austro-Daimler-Puch AG, which had been bombed during the war, the first Steyr-Punch model 500/Mod was built in 1957. Just 2 years later, the company was able to export to Germany and 6 other countries. However, in 1969 production was reduced to the basic models and four years later only Steyr commercial vehicles were produced.

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In 1906, master locksmith Johann Puch in Graz began building automobiles in addition to bicycles and motorcycles. In 1928, the company merged to form Austro-Daimler-Puchwerke AG, from which Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG emerged in 1934. The Graz-Thondorf plant, built in 1942/43 and bombed during the war, produced the Steyr-Puch 500/Mod. Fiat (the official name) went into series production in 1957. It was based on the Fiat Nuova 500, but the 16 hp 493 cc two-cylinder rear engine in a boxer arrangement (Fiat: in-line, 479 cc, 13 hp) and the rear swing axle were in-house designs. From 1959, the steel roof of the 500 D, which was raised higher and ended in a kind of spoiler, provided more space for the "rear seat passengers" compared to the Italian model with its roll-up roof. The 500 DL version with 20 hp was also added in 1959, and from the end of 1960 the 700 C was built with the estate body of the Fiat 500 Giardiniera and a 25 hp boxer engine that had been enlarged to 643 cm. In 1966, the door hinges were moved to the front and the Pole Sobieslaw Zasada won the European Rally Championship for Touring Cars with a 650 TR.

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