- Puch 500
(From a translation of German Wikipedia)
" 'Puch 500"' was a small car produced by
Steyr-Daimler-Puch in the city ofGraz ,Austria .The launch of the "Steyr-Puch 500, Fiat model"(1957) was a hit.
For cost reasons, it was on a separate body and has a manufacturing BIW
Fiat 500 .The
convertible variant of this model was anticipated as a draw from motorcyclists as a buying audience.The Puch version of this vehicle was developed with a
Flat engine with about convert|16|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on brought the time for a good driving behaviour, especially in mountain rides.In addition, it was more favorable than the in-line engine used by Fiat.From rationalization came reasons beyond 1969 from the whole technology of gear including Fiat and only the engine of Puch. From 1973 was still a short time instead of the
Fiat 500 successorFiat 126 with boxer engines.The sale of the small car ran very successfully, with around 60,000 units being produced during the years 1957-1975 despite licensing clauses from
Fiat also many outside of Austria finished most to Germany, only one piece went to Japan, Guatemala and in the United States.literature and sources
* Lauvray / Le Fay:"Fiat 500,"HEEL Verlag, Königswinter, ISBN 978-3-89880-009-9
* [http://www.steyrpuchclub.at Steyr Puch Club Salzburg]
* [http://www.steyr-puch.at Friends of Steyr Puch Austria]
* [http://www.johann-puch-museum-graz.com Johann Puch Museum, Graz Austria]
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