"SwissTony" (SwissTony)
05/01/2014 at 18:50 • Filed to: None
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"SwissTony" (SwissTony)
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Most of you may have heard of a company called Steyr-Puch, who are probably best known for their Mercedes G class conversions, and many other off-road/military trucks.
Today, I would like to introduce you to my favorite car manufactured by them, the PUCH 500.
After the war, Steyr-Puch was looking to renew production of civilian vehicles, and in order to save costs and time, they decided to pair up with Fiat.
This little known gem was the result of their work.
I can hear you say: "it's just a Fiat 500 with a different badge, what's the big deal?"
Let this be the answer:
Puch 500 only shared the body of the Fiat, with its own 2 cylinder flat engine and its own gearbox. The flat engine offered smoother running than the original Fiat, and whilst it originally offered 16 HP (yes 16! as in SIXTEEN!) with time, they kept offering more and more power, leading to to a version called 650 TRII with 41 HP engine, and weight of +- 500 kg!
Let me know what is your favorite version of the Fiat 500.
While we are on the subject, have a look at 2 more cars based on the 500:
1.Neckar Weinsberg
2. Autobianchi Bianchina
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> SwissTony
05/01/2014 at 19:00 |
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I came here to fuck bitches.
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SwissTony
> SwissTony
05/01/2014 at 19:20 |
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Update:
For the real Puch500 nerds, here is a video of these little things racing:
Alex from Toronto
> SwissTony
05/01/2014 at 19:48 |
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That exhaust tho
66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
> SwissTony
05/01/2014 at 20:48 |
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This bad boy, Lamborghinis count right?
Reborn Pyrrhic
> SwissTony
06/26/2014 at 06:46 |
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My favorite derivative of the 500 is the 126. It is a more modern car, but not by much: most of the mechanicals are the same as the Cinquecento, only the 126 Bis being different with the Polish-designed water cooled engine.
These cars look especially cool in rally trim. You can buy a FIA-homologated rally-built 126 in Poland for 8,000 Euro!
The rally version weighs in just above 500 kg, and has 60 hp, which is almost three times more than the stock 26 hp.
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Reborn Pyrrhic
> Reborn Pyrrhic
06/26/2014 at 11:55 |
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And here is a 126 racing in Poland: