WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Restoring and assembling a WWII Wehrmacht Steyr 1500A

Al and Johnno finish a rapid-fire restoration of our newly acquired WWII Wehrmacht Steyr 1500A.
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[@herman7661]

The engine was designed by Prof. Ferdinand Porsche. He joined Steyr, in Austria, in 1929 and worked there for a couple of years. He designed this air-cooled, V8, during that period.

[@tonidmc]

This is probably the best ww2 german collection in the world.

[@Jurflip2]

The air-cooled, V8 engine was designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. He joined Steyr, in Austria, in 1929 and worked there for several years. During this period, he designed and developed this engine. Porsche was a great proponent of air-cooled engines.

[@jamesroseby3823]

Brilliant stuff. Great to see the Wehrmacht workhorses being restored along with the glamour armoured vehicles.

[@michaelmclaren7373]

Now just need a couple of SAS jeeps next to it…you know, predator vs prey ;)

[@kristoffermangila]

And put decommissioned Lewises and Brownings on it plus sandbags!

[@jomoma8576]

Well there real workhorse were actual horses

[@babylonsburning1]

Fantastic seeing Al and the boys. At 10.30, you can see 3 generations of craftsmen at work. The Mastercraftsman, Craftsman and Apprentice, just like in the days of yore.

[@graemewatkins5535]

dont think the apprentice will like that label😂

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Lovely to see these pieces moving under their own power. I can picture Rommel standing on it, binoculars around his neck, pointing out the place the troops need to go.

[@hgg2577]

Just subscribed from Germany. I'm an engineer and project manager, and love your great projects and highly skilled team.

[@tonydoggett7627]

Just about every town in Australia has a WW1 German artillery gun as part of the towns war memorial

[@PAL3Tigerrr]

That motor is a beast for the time.

[@eladgur1304]

I would love to see a video where the lads can share a little more about themselves. Absolute champs !

[@jamespray]

Yes, that would be great!

[@paulsilva3346]

I would like to see this put in the driveway of the wife that's looking for a new car.! What a wonderful practical joke that would be.!

[@jamespray]

@@paulsilva3346 I think there'd be big trouble with the wife if there wasn't an actual new car staged up the neighborhood 😆

[@rondejoux8006]

Looks good. I think some more air in the front tyres would make the steering lighter. Thanks for the videos.

[@kingearl2596]

I've been waiting for this Video, this Steyr was made in my home country Austria. Nice work!

[@paullemarshall5145]

Literally just finished building the Tamiya 1/35 kit of this, been sitting in my cupboard for 20 years, nice to see it in 1/1 scale 🙂

[@krmould]

Well done Al, keeping the boys honest at 75! Great looking addition to the collection.

[@causewaykayak]

It's so good to see how well you all work together as a team. That Steyr looks amazing. Congratulations. Ausarmour does NOT cut corners, real craftsmanship. Good to get a bit of history too. Timber in trucks, Didn't British utility trucks use wood for drop sides, tailgate and the load deck in (? rickety memory!) Bedford 3 and 5 ton vehicles?

[@MillwalltheCat]

Yes, most had hardwood for the load areas. Many soft-skinned vehicle cabs had framework constructed from ash. Check out 'Katie' from 'Ice Cold in Alex'.

[@causewaykayak]

@@MillwalltheCat Thinking Morris Minor Clubman Estate. I think spares for wooden body parts still available but rationed to genuine restorers not Ebay traders etc.

[@eriklarsson3188]

On the top of my head, I believe all English utility lorries had those, at least at the beginning of the 'campaign'

[@oskar6661]

Very cool, the Steyr has been one of my favourite "trucks" of the war. Nice to see one up close like that. Some very simple, but very clever design work.

[@Ash007YT]

always a good day when AAAM Uploads a video.

[@neilpalandri-jones689]

Awesome job Al, and everyone else who lent a hand. Great to see another vehicle rescued!

[@kiwifruit27]

That’s absolutely beautiful. Well done

[@rolfagten857]

Missing the headlights !!!

[@babuzzard6470]

Seriously, watching you guys do your stuff is therapeutic, built to last and someone who knows how to restore and keep them going. Thanks boys.👍👍

[@alexandermarken7639]

Looks as good as new. love it. Tanks are sexy but the ancillary vehicles are what make armies able to fight.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Interesting vehicle. You certainly don't see this one in WWII film/pics much... in fact I don't know that I've ever seen one these until now.

[@peterblakeslee4040]

Could you do a video on The Mastermind behind the starting up of your wonderful museum, Ausarmor? Do you have any video or pictures of the construction process of your location from start to finish you could put in a video? How did everybody come to be that is there now? Short one on ones with employees on what gravitated them to what they do there for work? I just love all the individuals that I've come across on all the videos that I've watched so far and I am very impressed with the work ethic that I witness on these videos. I say the same to you as well Kurt. Kurt do a great job putting together these videos. From what I see everyone looks to be very tip top at their jobs which I assume is because it is everyone's calling. I see so much love and hard work! Hello from Springfield Massachusetts USA.

[@jeffkeith637]

Thanks. I love all the support vehicles - they had bags of style along with utility. Thanks for the vid. Great to have you back. I reckon Katherina would love to have such a unique vehicle to duck down to the shops. No arguments over parking spots with that 34 mounted.

[@buijs1967]

Cool vehicle, looks like the tires have the right pressure to go through the desert 😉

[@davidlamppert9093]

Just noticed one of these in a history documentary. I know all the tanks and such by heart, but this one had me stumped. Workshop Wednesday to the rescue!!

[@stevewhan7308]

I’m building 3 of them, in 1/100 scale. And you guys still beat me! 😂😂😂 - luv ya work!

[@iDuckman]

Well met, Al. We see you in the background of other projects sometimes. It's good to follow you on a project. Good hints, too.

[@mr.m2556]

Ryan is an excellent driver of Al's truck. Cheers A3

[@Skmax673]

Great restoration work of WWII German military vehicles.

[@HarryP457]

Nice piece of kit guys. Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh the next time I drag my sorry ass up to Cairns.

[@vonJaerschky]

Vehicles like this were the backbone of any army. Awesome to see one restored. More, please!

[@willierants5880]

This was fantastic. Al running circles around the blokes. So much action going on seems like more cameras are needed to catch it all. Thanks for bringing it to us.

[@joey243win]

Love the cage nuts for the front guards If that had been english built would have had nuts instead and needed 3 guys to fit

[@SuperLaplander]

Lovely restoration and cheers from Sweden!

[@HK94]

Was surprised how everything went in together without the need of much hevy machinery or welding... lovely build👍

[@54mgtf22]

“Timber not usually associated with a truck”- 1940s vehicles had more in common with horse drawn carriages, than modern vehicles. The monocoque design of aircraft, later in the war, revolutionised the vehicle industry.

[@marcswanson7066]

Bravo, yet another flawless restoration. The mounted MG-42 provides serious defensive capability. The command car version featured a folding-roof, luxury interior, and radio.

[@AlisonFort]

Really interesting to see a vehicle like this featured - and that engine seems to run like a dream

[@erroneous6947]

Cool truck. Labors of love aren’t they. My dad and I (mostly my dad) restored a 1917 model T in the mid 80’s.

[@jamesneveaux4892]

The same level of artisnal talent and pride was employed and showcased in ancient Thebes. Beautiful.

[@jeffreytan2948]

I love that nothing is welded on the body panels. Makes it easy to assemble or remove for repairs.

[@polticalme1677]

I love it! Since I've got two 1/35 kits of the Steyr RSO/01 in my stash it's great to see the 1500A's engine which is the same as in the RSO.

[@Maiko100876]

Absolutely beautiful! Love this vehicle. Would love to see this stuff used in a movie!

[@michaeldean1289]

I love you guys, Such fond memories of being in a heavy commercial workshop. Same principles and results 😂

[@itchy108]

My grandfather was a NZ army field mechanic with an artillery brigade in the North Africa campaign. He told me they captured a German mobile workshop truck and was amazed at the amount and quality of tools and machinery it contained compared to their own basic issued kit. Unfortunately being metric a lot of it wasn't very useful to them with their British and American vehicles.

[@thedoctor755]

Love it!! The 1500 was just about the best truck in the German forces.

[@guit57strat]

watching this, the 1500A has better body panel alignment than most new cars. Beautiful purpose built vehicle.

[@ray.shoesmith]

Happy New Year to Kurt Fromausarmour and all the crew. Looking forward to seeing you this year.

[@anumeon]

Superb video as usual. What a lovely vehicle as well

[@zsuzsu2657]

Дуже гарно продумана технологія складання кузовних елеметів

[@josephjarzynski]

Such a nice and simple vehicle

[@cpawp]

Great job - thanks to Al.

[@sampointau]

I'm sure I've seen WW2 original photos of one setup as a wireless communication vehicle with the radio equipment mounted on benches where the rear facing bench seat behind the front seat is, the operators sat on the existing forward facing bench seat just behind the rack. Whip antennas were mounted on the rear quarters and extra batteries as well as a charging kit were mounted in the rear compartment.

[@alwinbroeckelmann7558]

My wife would luv one of these in the driveway. 😁

[@johnoneill5661]

Great video as usual 👍 and really nice to see something that isn’t a tank being restored 👍

[@gavincostello3778]

Fantastic job, looking forward to getting bac up there

[@ThePman113]

What a great running truck. Thanks for preserving it.

[@gerardkavanagh144]

The quality continues through to 2023; highly enjoyable episode and I thought Steyr only manufactured small arms (well done).

[@johnsherborne3245]

If it’s the same Steyer company, after the war they merged with Puch, went on to create the Haflinger and engineered the 4wd fiat Panda amongst other things.

[@kristoffermangila]

It is the same company that merged with Puch, and you forgot the Pinzgauer.

[@johnsherborne3245]

@@kristoffermangila amongst others, fair the pinzgauer was a derivative of the haflinger, but how does one go? Is a Humvee part of that train, what of Tatra? Curiously the pinzgauer was for a while assembled in guildford in the uk, now a trampoline park!

[@ivoferin8176]

its a gorgeous vehicle!

[@FairladyS130]

Like the way all it's parts go together, some nice design work there.

[@StanislavDenisenko]

I always thought that the Steyr spare wheels in the middle of the body rotate freely like on a Horch type 1a. As always, the assembly on the video is 15 minutes, and months of preparation and restoration behind the scenes.. Wonderful museum!

[@justgetrinthere]

Beautiful restoration

[@johnboy384]

Thanks again AAM! 😊

[@glenngosline3303]

Well done as always

[@samrodian919]

Bloody good job Gentlemen. Ripper!

[@daniellejones5981]

WOW! I wish the US had a Museum that good!

[@69Dartman]

Very advanced truck for its day, AWD, independent front suspension, and looks like a air cooled V6. Pretty sure AWD trucks were pretty rare in the German Army so no wonder the troops loved them. I bet the few left after the war were put back to work on farms and doing other heavy duty work just like the trucks leftover in the states and elsewhere we used.

[@davidbutterfield2949]

That’s a really cool vehicle, great job 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@Nebulax123]

Tip for painting always paint on sealer. put on a coat of sealer then your primer then sealer then paint. Paint does not like to stick to paint or primer all that well but everything sticks to sealer.

[@saschapulkowski4413]

Oh man, you guys put that together like it came off of the assembly line in Austria. Epic job lads!!👍

[@lloydgoldston3620]

Wonderful stuff! Best to your team this year on all projects. Nice solid resto on the Steyr and thanks to Jason for the history and operational data! You get a 8-RAD and I’ll be in hog heaven!

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video!

[@anianus83]

Saubere Arbeit!

[@plunder1956]

A bloke I knew from the Western Desert campaign 1942-3 told me the big surprise for the mechanically minded chaps, was how good the German Air filters were on all their vehicles. The British ones let to much dust in. It clogged the jets on the carburettors all the time causeing break downs. So they soon improvised better air filters & asked for better ones from England - I wonder if they ever got them.

[@aaronsauer6628]

id love this in my driveway

[@paoloviti6156]

A great job you did on the Steyr 1500 A/02, 1.5-ton, 4x4. It was very reliable and much liked by the troops and had good off road capability. I noticed that you guys have difficulty to turn the steering wheel but once you drive on it gets much easier ro turn. Perhaps it should be greased better. I know because I had drive it years ago and belongs to a friend of mine. I liked it very much.....

[@robinlecomte1242]

Kurt, your comment about "a new car for the Missus", install a "Dash Cam" and you will be able to "capture what other drivers do, when you drive to the supermarket". You can then post said footage of Scots dash Cam/ or Australia Dash Cam - both feature on you tube. You might need a "big dog", to sit in the back to protect your groceries or other purchases.

[@johnny7sk925]

I would like to see restoration od M25 Dragon Wagon one day...Great job with all your restorations and videos.

[@airbats801]

Your parking brake cable or whatever it is hanging down on the drivers side coming off the rear axle is rubbing up against the driveshaft. you can see it pretty good at 14:12 Thanks for the great video. Beautiful old truck for sure!

[@geroschorch1365]

man your collection and dedication to restoring these vehicles is beyond anything. i'd love to visit someday!

[@trevorross2167]

Love the amazing work you all do there - looking forward to visiting when I can !

[@garynew9637]

Front suspension looks good.

[@dr.ryttmastarecctm6595]

As always, it is great to see another vehicle added to the viewable collection. I noticed in the pan shot a Kettenkrad. You wouldn't have another one in storage, would you? It'd be great getting the hay to the horses in Winter in north-eastern Wisconsin (USA) plus running the fence lines.

[@russwoodward8251]

My guess is these workshop guys drive some superior vehicles themselves. Thanks for the video.

[@ericfg806]

Yet another beautiful resto. Great job gents.

[@vicnoel45662]

You guys always make my day!

[@craigtanner6916]

So it’s not a Stug , but it is no less magnificent! Great job!

[@bigmac60]

That was excellent. The boys made it look very easy. Which I guess it wasn’t. 🇬🇧

[@renegade2556]

When are you guys going to consider possibly a WWII Indian Motorcycle, or A WWII Harley? Triumph? LOL I bet all that large stuff has your fingers too big for small stuff! LOL Thank you! Very much enjoy watching the work progress!

[@vogs72]

Steyr lived on- producing the G wagen for Mercedes, and their old factory is producing the Ineos Grenadier.

[@BarkingSpyda]

Top job Al ... looks awesome

[@tommytaylor4458]

Can’t wait for the next one guys👍😁😁

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Wow, that's a rare vehicle. Wonderful job.

[@FINNIUSORION]

I remember the very first thing I painted. I was maybe 8 years old. An old schwinn beach cruiser. I sanded every inch down to 2000 grit . I mean I really took my time and got it perfect. Then got every speck of dust off and set up a little area with plastic and a fan facing outwardly... then painted and the next day it looked amazing. Till I picked it up and all the paint started falling off because It didn't have anything to grip to lol. Lesson learned the hard way.

[@Backwardlooking]

Fantastic. Well done. Great to see and good to know that it will be there for future generations to learn from my father’s generation’s wartime sacrifices. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks Team, I love workshop Wednesday, and thought I couldn't be impressed any more than I have been. But the Steyr and its history is amazing. A trip to your amazing facility is on my bucket list, hopefully in 2024, cheers

[@MrJoeGarner]

I love watching these vehicles come together with you guy working on them.

That one looks brilliant

[@drdom32]

Does it backfire in a three round burst? Shit jokes aside though, you guys are first on the visit list if I ever find myself in Cairns.

[@31wdriley]

The V8 air cooled engine was used post war by Sydney Allard in his race car in England. It was successful, as was his other V8 specials using 'Bren Gun ' carrier surplus motors.

[@kristoffermangila]

Well, the engine for the "Bren Gun" carrier (mfk as the Universal Carrier) is the famous Ford flathead V8. And as any American hotrodder will tell you, its a fairly easy to maintain and tune, with lots of parts still available to this day.