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Austria’s all wheel drive Steyr 1500A was one of the many personnel/transport vehicles which was designed to meet Whermacht requirement for standard army 1,5 ton truck. Presented in 1941, the Steyr was used as troop transport in all the war theaters. A total of more than 20,000 were built, in a wide range of variants
Tamiya presents basic and command versions. The chassis of Steyr 1500A and it’s reinforced variant Steyr 2000A were also used for Fire trucks, Omnibus (Leadwarrior kit Lw35026), Ambulance (Leadwarrior kit Lw35025), universal “Funk-Koffer”, and different types of cargo carriers with opened, metal or wooden cabins (Leadwarrior kits Lw35023, Lw35027). There were tests of truck on railway drive.(Leadwarrior kit Lw35028).
The initial variant of cargo truck on Steyr 1500A chassis had opened driver’s compartment combined with wooden trunk (Leadwarrior kit Lw35023).
This conversion kit presents mid-war cargo truck on Steyr 2000A chassis with long frame and full-metal cabin (by the end of the war metal cabins were replaced by wooden "Einheitsfahrerhaus" ones).
The wheels base remained standard, but additional frame section was added to support longer flatbed cargo platform. The rear springs were reinforced, and twin rear wheels were mounted. The spare wheel was stored under the platform.
This very type of truck could be field-converted into AA Gun carrier (Leadwarrior kit Lw35029).
Longframe Steyr 2000A chassis. Note extended rear frame section.
Longframe Steyr 2000A chassis.
Note extended rear frame section and reinforced springs.
Longframe Steyr truck with bifferent cabin type and 16" wheels.
Longframe Steyr truck with bifferent cabin type.
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