Steyr-Puch 500D ''TR II'' Sports Saloon 1960

-NEWLY DELIVERED IN GERMANY + -COMPLETELY MODIFIED TO "TR II" SPECIFICATIONS + -660 CC ENGINE + -PORSCHE SEATS AND INSTRUMENTS + -REGISTERED IN GERMANY + THIS RARE STEYR-PUCH 500D, A LICENSED VERSION OF FIAT'S UNIVERSAL NUOVA 500, WAS ORIGINALLY REGISTERED ON JUNE 14, 1960, BY THE FIRST OWNER IN FRANKFURT, WHO OWNED IT FOR FOUR YEARS. THE NEXT OWNER KEPT IT UNTIL 1968, AFTER WHICH IT WAS REGISTERED IN BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY. IN RECENT YEARS THE CAR HAS BEEN RESTORED AND SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED TO GIVE IT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TR II SPORT VERSION. THE ENGINE WAS INCREASED FROM THE ORIGINAL 499CC TO 660CC AND FITTED WITH A PORSCHE HKZ IGNITION SYSTEM AND A WEBER 36 CARBURETOR, WHILE THE SUSPENSION IS NOW OF THE STEYR-PUCH MONTE-CARLO TWIN TYPE. IN ADDITION, FIAT 126 SUSPENSION AND STEERING WERE INSTALLED, THE BRAKING SYSTEM SWITCHED TO DUAL CIRCUIT, A STEYR-PUCH 700E ESTATE GEARBOX FITTED AND THE BATTERY MOVED FORWARD FOR BETTER WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. PORSCHE SEATS (THOSE FROM A 914) WERE FITTED, AS WELL AS A BARSTL-SPORTS STEERING WHEEL AND PORSCHE INSTRUMENTS. ALL THESE UPGRADES WERE DULY REGISTERED ON THE GERMAN REGISTRATION PAPERS. PAINTED IN PUNCHY RED WITH A BLACK INTERIOR, YET UNOBTRUSIVE, THIS CHARMING "POCKET ROCKET" IS SURE TO GIVE ITS DRIVER PLENTY OF PLEASURE. THIS UNIQUE CAR IS SOLD WITH ITS OLD ORIGINAL (EXPIRED) KRAFTFAHRZEUGBRIEF AND GERMAN REGISTRATION PAPERS. To get a good idea of the lot we advise you to come to the viewing day.