Some of you may have noticed that on rare occasions I like to post a classic, iconic or legendary all-terrain vehicle that's not from the house or by the hand of Land Rover. They're either part of my history and/or stole my heart during my youth. On this instance I'd like to introduce the Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer. The above iteration is a 1976 Pinzgauer M710. The Pinzgauer was a family of high-mobility all-terrain 4WD and 6WD military utility vehicles. The vehicle was originally developed in the late 1960s and manufactured by Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Graz, Austria, and, like its smaller yet ridiculously capable sibling, the Haflinger, it was named after an animal, the Pinzgauer is an Austrian breed of cattle. The Pinzgauer were most recently manufactured at Guildford in Surrey, England by BAE Systems Land & Armaments. Production ceased around 2009. As with many vehicles from my past, my earliest memory of the Pinzgauer was many decades ago when playing in a spares unit in my father's breakers outfit, H.L Motors. It was one of the intact/complete vehicles that were too good to break, parked in a safe zone that I liked to play in - including precision steering, solid throttle management & imaginary destinations accompanied by gear changing and engine humming to suit the shifts - such virtual journeys would keep me entertained for many hours at a time. As I'm sure you've already guessed, I'd even get out at certain memorised destinations to buy and insert fuel as well as collect school friends during legendary uber pseudo voyages. I can honestly say that these were very reliable, efficient & happy motoring days! Pic @classic_car_auctions #SteyrPuch #Pinzgauer #SteyrPuchPinzgauer #landroverphotoalbum #inkyenston #military4x4 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgYoHBmtHgA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
