{"id":874038,"date":"2026-08-28T02:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/874038\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T02:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:48:15","slug":"wave-at-the-cute-little-hummers-from-this-steyr-puch-pinzgauer-716k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/874038\/","title":{"rendered":"Wave at the Cute Little Hummers from This Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 716K"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s 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 \u2026 military surplus, have we got a Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer for you!<\/p>\n

The Pinzgauer falls into the same category of vehicle as stuff like the Daimler-Benz Unimog, Volvo Laplander, and Stewart & Stevenson LMTV\u2014burly, overbuilt, slow, a tad excessive in the civilian sector, and absolutely awesome.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Named for an alpine cattle breed from the Pinzgau region of Salzburg, Austria, Pinzgauers were produced by Steyr-Daimler-Puch<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Most of the ones you see today (and let\u2019s be honest, you don\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0see them all that much, unless you frequent places like Overland Expo<\/a>) 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\u2019re 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\u00a01990 model 716K<\/a>\u00a0is for sale on Hagerty Marketplace right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"1990Hagerty Marketplace\/Thisisus<\/p>\n

\"1990Hagerty Marketplace\/Thisisus<\/p>\n

\"1990Hagerty Marketplace\/Thisisus<\/p>\n

The \u201cK\u201d in this civilian-spec model stands for \u201ckasten,\u201d which literally means \u201ccrate\u201d but here simply denotes an enclosed wagon body rather than an open, canvas-covered troop carrier, which carries an \u201cM\u201d designation<\/a>. This truck shows 34,000 km (21,000 miles, though noted as \u201ctotal mileage unknown) and is reported to have been a factory display vehicle at Steyr-Puch HQ in Graz, Austria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"1990Hagerty Marketplace\/Thisisus<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The auction runs through September 10, so if you\u2019ve got rivers to ford, rock gardens to crawl, or children to drop off at school, place your bids.<\/p>\n

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