Steyr 1 500 A
Year of manufacture: 1942
Power: 85 hp
Engine displacement:3,517 cm3
Number of cylinders/valves: 8/2
Weight: 2,480 kg
Condition: not operational
Catalog number: 254
This vehicle was a light truck used by Germany during World War II. Its designer was Ferdinand Porsche. It had an air-cooled V8 engine with a displacement of 3.5 liters and a power output of 85 hp. An interesting feature is the front axle, which was suspended on torsion bars, while the rear axle was a conventional rigid one with leaf springs. This type allowed the installation of various superstructures and had wide use with ground forces. It had a payload capacity of 1.6 tons and could reach speeds up to 100 km/h on roads.
A total of approximately 18,000 vehicles were produced between 1941 and 1944.
The vehicle depicted from our collection served as a command vehicle. The same type of vehicle was used as a command vehicle by Marshal Erwin Rommel during his campaign in North Africa.
