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One extra difference between Swiss and Austrian ones:

I noticed that all the Swiss have a short rear-guard and some strange contraption to hold the rear-bumper.
Mine and all the Austrian Pinzes I've seen so far, have a longer rear guard, which is even-steven with the bottom of the rear-door.

This of course on top of all the ones mentioned by others.

Some other titbits about Austrian Pinzes:

A contract was signed between Steyr Puch and the Austrian Army to overhaul 1414 Pinzes for $45,000.-- per car. Finally overhauled 2058 between Dec. 1994 and April 2000. Sometimes up to $75,000.-- was spent on particular bad ones.
They were almost completely taken apart, any slightly damaged part exchanged, chassis completely overhauled, repainted and new canvas.

They also changed the following from the original version:
- Pictures at http://www.pinzgauer.tv/ (NOT my site) Look under Pinz REHAB, 7th choice from bottom, unfortunatly all in German but give you the general idea -

- Weight dependant Brake-Assist
- Different H4 headlight + stickers
- New rearlights (European Standard) (Switserland is not part of the EU)
- NATO 24 Volt Start Engine socket
- Bigger main switch ehind driver
- Regulator for windscreen-wipers: interval, slow, fast
- Reverse needs lifting a ring to engage
- Automatic cold-air regulator
- Bigger tank
- Semperit tires ( best for highway, which is where most Pinzes are used...)
- 120 km Speedometer instaed of 100 km one

Comprehensive list thanks to the German guy above.

Regards,

Jules

Think mine is Austrian but it's a civilian 710K. Has fuses but no split windscreen

Spandit, Swiss have one piece windshield.

karoja wrote:Spandit, Swiss have one piece windshield.

I read somewhere else that Austrian Pinzes had a split windshield. Mine is one piece

Austrian military had split screens, civilian allways had one piece.

JNijst wrote: Some other titbits about Austrian Pinzes:

A contract was signed between Steyr Puch and the Austrian Army to overhaul 1414 Pinzes for $45,000.-- per car. Finally overhauled 2058 between Dec. 1994 and April 2000. Sometimes up to $75,000.-- was spent on particular bad ones.
They were almost completely taken apart, any slightly damaged part exchanged, chassis completely overhauled, repainted and new canvas.

They also changed the following from the original version:
- Pictures at http://www.pinzgauer.tv/ (NOT my site) Look under Pinz REHAB, 7th choice from bottom, unfortunatly all in German but give you the general idea -

Jules

http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... l=de&tl=en

Ed

I own 2 Austrian Army Pinzgauers one 710M that was
Factory refurbished and one 712M.
I guess Diesels don't count here.

1975 710M: Got it with 18000km. Now it has 35000km and there are no issues
up to now. Absolutely no Rust.
It was sold off from the Army because they closed some
military facilities here.
It is stock and will remain stock for the future.

1976 712M: Well different story here. The truck ended up on
a Scrapyard. Now it runs great but there's not too many stock
parts on the Truck anymore except the Body and Differentials.


Richard

74' 710K........No rust and a great vehicle! Getting a little surface discoloring around window edges and body top split now that the vehicle is in a more humid enviroment. Repaining and interior work slowly adressing situation. Anybody got a tuffy overhead console for sale. Preferably the two compartment style?

Very cool thread I learned a bit I didn't know.