1957 Steyr Diesel 480

1957 Steyr Diesel 480 in Look at Life: A Load of Pheasants, Documentary, 1969

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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zodiac ◊ 2013-12-01 11:17	I have a picture of a similar tanker in "Peter J. Davies, The world encyclopedia of trucks, Hermes House, London 2002". It says it's a 1965 Steyr Type S862. The only differences I can see are a non split wind screen and some more ornaments. I've tried to search the internet for "Steyr S862" but came up with nothing.
130rapid ◊ 2013-12-01 16:12	Maybe it's a typo. http://zuckerfabrik24.de/steyrpuch/steyr586_1.htm
Weasel1984 ◊ 2014-06-07 00:42	By comparing the pics on the linked site, the 586 and 580 had shorter bumpers (or wider fenders). First model with these fenders/headlights was 480. Logo on the grille fits it. -- Last edit: 2014-06-07 00:44:11

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zodiac

◊ 2013-12-01 11:17

I have a picture of a similar tanker in "Peter J. Davies, The world encyclopedia of trucks, Hermes House, London 2002".

It says it's a 1965 Steyr Type S862. The only differences I can see are a non split wind screen and some more ornaments.

I've tried to search the internet for "Steyr S862" but came up with nothing.

130rapid

◊ 2013-12-01 16:12

Maybe it's a typo. :think:

http://zuckerfabrik24.de/steyrpuch/steyr586_1.htm

Weasel1984

◊ 2014-06-07 00:42

By comparing the pics on the linked site, the 586 and 580 had shorter bumpers (or wider fenders). First model with these fenders/headlights was 480. Logo on the grille fits it.

-- Last edit: 2014-06-07 00:44:11

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