(10) 718 Pinzgauers on GovLiquidation.com

[SSF556]

Check em out...

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/endecaSearch?Ntt=Pinzgauer&Ntk=P_Lot_Title&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0&Nty=1&Ns=P_Lot_Number|0&words=Pinzgauer&cmd=keyword

 

[gfiero]

What is the story on these? The paint suggest they were purchased for desert use.

 

[pajeepman]

I've seen some really cool items for sale at Wright-Patt. Wish I was out there visting my in-laws right now. They are about 10 minutes from part of the base. Really cool watching c-130 do touch and go's from the end of the runway.

 

[Haf-E]

These are special forces Pinzgauers designed to fit into a small helicopter and used to haul supplies and personnel quickly into the night after landing. The wheels are odd in order to keep the width to a minimum. They are not legal in the USA and even if you got them registered they might be hard to bring back into the US if you left. Very nice turbo diesel, power steering and disk brakes (missing on normal swiss/austrian military Pinzgauers)- not that great of an auto tranny and gearing I hear. The parts are not easily interchangeable between the two and spares for these TD versions can be expensive and hard to get.

 

[Chuckles!]

These are special forces Pinzgauers designed to fit into a small helicopter and used to haul supplies and personnel quickly into the night after landing. The wheels are odd in order to keep the width to a minimum. They are not legal in the USA and even if you got them registered they might be hard to bring back into the US if you left. Very nice turbo diesel, power steering and disk brakes (missing on normal swiss/austrian military Pinzgauers)- not that great of an auto tranny and gearing I hear. The parts are not easily interchangeable between the two and spares for these TD versions can be expensive and hard to get.

I've been trying to find some more info on steelsoldiers.com about GovLiq...after you apply for the EUC and wait (forever...), they give you a SF97 and some kind of certificate of title, correct? That should be enough to title it in my (lenient) state?

Yes, I could see some problems if you cross Canada/Mexico borders frequently and have federal/customs guys looking at it a lot. But I would only leave the country once for RTW

The tranny/gearing is too steep for road/hi-speed use? I have heard the TD's are a bit more quiet and smooth than the original air-cooled, but that is not saying much!

Thanks!