Steyr-Daimler-Puch developed the Pinzgauer from 1965 for the Austrian and Swiss armies’ requirements: a backbone tube carrying the drivetrain, portal axles on coil-sprung swing arms, a driven walking-beam bogie on the 6x6 and up to five locking differentials, with a ZF gearbox and two-speed transfer case. The first generation of 1971–85 sold 18,349, mostly to Austria and Switzerland (about 3,500) and to fire brigades and civilians.
The second generation of 1986 fitted the Volkswagen diesel six and an automatic option and won the British Army as a gun tractor and ambulance; when Magna took over Steyr-Daimler-Puch’s vehicle business in 2000 the Pinzgauer went to Automotive Technik at Guildford, then BAE Systems, whose Vector protected patrol vehicle of 2007 was withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2009 and ended production.
710 and 712 (1971–1985)
4 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERThe air-cooled first generation for the Austrian and Swiss armies, fire brigades and civilians; 18,349 built.
716 and 718 (1986–2000)
3 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERThe Volkswagen-diesel second generation, the British Army’s Light Gun tractor and ambulance, the end of Graz production in 2000.
Pinzgauer II in England (2000–2009)
2 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERAutomotive Technik and BAE Systems at Guildford, the British, New Zealand and Malaysian orders, the Vector of 2007–09.
Registry records · chapter 3
Base models
The structural configurations the registry and the Creator build from; each page carries the researched specification.In service
Where the registry's Pinzgauer records worked; each opens the themed history.Sources
- Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle — Wikipedia
- Steyr-Daimler-Puch — Wikipedia
Pinzgauer records in the registry
9 records, oldest first.
Pinzgauer (Austrian Bundesheer)1971 · Austria
Pinzgauer 710 and 712 (1971–85)1971–85 · Austria
Pinzgauer 712 6x6 (1971–85)1971–85 · Austria
Pinzgauer (Swiss Army)1972–2000 · Austria
Pinzgauer 716 and 718 (1986–2000)1986–2000 · Austria
Pinzgauer 718 6x6 (1986–2000)1986–2000 · Austria
Pinzgauer (British Army gun tractor and ambulance)1994–2020 · Austria
Pinzgauer (Automotive Technik / BAE Systems, 2000–09)2000–09 · United Kingdom


