Beschrijving
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
20th September, 2023 10:00
1963 Steyr-Puch Haflinger AP 700
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: 7346 TU
Chassis No: 5305195
MOT: Exempt
Supplied new to Lady Mary Grosvenor, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Westminster
In current ownership for sixteen years
Benefitting from recently reconditioned brakes and a new exhaust
Used for road runs and events
In 1959, Steyr-Puch presented the Haflinger, named after the highest cross-country mountain horse. As with these, the Steyr-Puch Haflinger had hardly any terrain on which he could not advance, no matter how rough, no matter how steep. The idea came from the Austrian Federal Army, the implementation of designer Erich Ledwinka, whose father already helped the very first Steyr Automobiles to get off the ground. There were many different versions of the Haflinger, constantly developed over the years. From 22hp first became 24, then 27, from four gears later became five, and also the wheelbase was optionally extended. By 1974, 16, 647 of these working animals were produced, most of them for the German army and its federal counterpart. Its status today can be summed up in one word: cult (urgut).
Chassis 5305195 was manufactured in 1963, being registered new on the 18th of July that year, and supplied new to the first owner, Lady Mary Grosvenor, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, and motor racer and rally driver who competed in important rallies such as the RAC and RSAC events with two Riley Sprites, before turning to speed hillclimbs before and then after the war with a range of cars including a Bugatti, Alta, and Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica. Used on her estate in Scourie By Lairg, the Halfinger had two subsequent owners in the Chester area before being acquired by the vendor in 2007. Used on road runs while in the vendor’s ownership, ‘7346 TU’ has c. 17, 400 recorded and credible miles. Fitted with the 643cc, air-cooled, flat twin rear-mounted engine, this example features the five-speed manual transmission with Krawler gear. Rated by the vendor as having ‘good’ gearbox, bodywork, electrical equipment, interior and gearbox, and ‘average’ paintwork, the vendor also informs that the Steyr-Puch ‘starts, runs, and drives very well’. Offered with a history file, owner's manual, and spare parts catalogue, this Halfinger is a real rarity and a great addition to any collection or for pressing into use!
