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There’s a certain subset of the overlanding crowd who simply cannot be content with an AWD Chevy Astro Van, a lifted Tacoma TRD with all the doodads, or even a right-hand-drive Land Rover Defender 110 imported from Kenya. Nope, for the folks who prefer their escape vehicles to be a bit more … military surplus, have we got a Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer for you!
The Pinzgauer falls into the same category of vehicle as stuff like the Daimler-Benz Unimog, Volvo Laplander, and Stewart & Stevenson LMTV—burly, overbuilt, slow, a tad excessive in the civilian sector, and absolutely awesome.
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Named for an alpine cattle breed from the Pinzgau region of Salzburg, Austria, Pinzgauers were produced by Steyr-Daimler-Puch for various militaries around the world beginning in the early 1970s. First-generation variants included the four-wheel-drive 710 and six-wheel-drive 712, both of which gave way in the mid-1980s to the 716 and 718, respectively. Production ran through 2007.
Most of the ones you see today (and let’s be honest, you don’t really see them all that much, unless you frequent places like Overland Expo) are ex-military machines often still adorned in some shade of sun-baked drab paint and likely living out retirement after a long, hard life. However, if you’re interested in one with shiny silver paint that has had a far cushier existence, but will still drive up a mountain, in a blizzard, backwards, this 1990 model 716K is for sale on Hagerty Marketplace right now.
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Hagerty Marketplace/Thisisus
Hagerty Marketplace/Thisisus
Hagerty Marketplace/Thisisus
The “K” in this civilian-spec model stands for “kasten,” which literally means “crate” but here simply denotes an enclosed wagon body rather than an open, canvas-covered troop carrier, which carries an “M” designation. This truck shows 34,000 km (21,000 miles, though noted as “total mileage unknown) and is reported to have been a factory display vehicle at Steyr-Puch HQ in Graz, Austria.
Power comes from a Volkswagen D24T 2.4-liter inline-six turbodiesel, which is mated to a heavy-duty ZF four-speed automatic, with a ZF two-speed transfer case and full-time four-wheel drive.
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Hagerty Marketplace/Thisisus
The listing states that prior to its import to the U.S., the Pinzgauer was refurbished in the U.K. by Steyr specialist SGB All-Terrain, which included head work and installation of an upgraded turbo, along with a new cam belt, water pump, alternator, starter, and brakes. The firm also installed new interior trim, upholstery, and carpeting, serviced the HVAC, and put in a backup camera, which might come in handy for a behemoth like this.
The auction runs through September 10, so if you’ve got rivers to ford, rock gardens to crawl, or children to drop off at school, place your bids.
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