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

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  • @tonidmc
    @tonidmc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @jamesroseby3823
    @jamesroseby3823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

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

    • @michaelmclaren7373
      @michaelmclaren7373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @kristoffermangila
      @kristoffermangila 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And put decommissioned Lewises and Brownings on it plus sandbags!

    • @jomoma8576
      @jomoma8576 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well there real workhorse were actual horses

  • @babylonsburning1
    @babylonsburning1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    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
      @graemewatkins5535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dont think the apprentice will like that label😂

  • @herman7661
    @herman7661 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

    • @ldnwholesale8552
      @ldnwholesale8552 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What was with Ferinands fixation with aircooled?? I suspect these would be very poor in the hot deserts and even in hot weather in Germany.

    • @JohnSmith-pl2bk
      @JohnSmith-pl2bk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@ldnwholesale8552
      Just the opposite...

  • @Jurflip2
    @Jurflip2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @hgg2577
    @hgg2577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @tonydoggett7627
      @tonydoggett7627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @neilpalandri-jones689
    @neilpalandri-jones689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

  • @krmould
    @krmould 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @eladgur1304
    @eladgur1304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @jamespray
      @jamespray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, that would be great!

    • @paulsilva3346
      @paulsilva3346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @jamespray 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @c1ph3rpunk
    @c1ph3rpunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @jeffreytan2948
    @jeffreytan2948 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Just_a_Plane_motorcycle_rider
    @Just_a_Plane_motorcycle_rider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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 🙂

  • @Ash007YT
    @Ash007YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    always a good day when AAAM Uploads a video.

  • @kiwifruit27
    @kiwifruit27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    That’s absolutely beautiful. Well done

    • @rolfagten857
      @rolfagten857 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Missing the headlights !!!

  • @kingearl2596
    @kingearl2596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @jamesneveaux4892
    @jamesneveaux4892 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @causewaykayak
    @causewaykayak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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
      @MillwalltheCat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @causewaykayak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @eriklarsson3188 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @erroneous6947
    @erroneous6947 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @alexandermarken7639
    @alexandermarken7639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @oskar6661
    @oskar6661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @jeffkeith637
    @jeffkeith637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

  • @iDuckman
    @iDuckman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @rondejoux8006
    @rondejoux8006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @davidlamppert9093
    @davidlamppert9093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!!

  • @babuzzard6470
    @babuzzard6470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.👍👍

  • @vonJaerschky
    @vonJaerschky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @willierants5880
    @willierants5880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @marcswanson7066
    @marcswanson7066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @StanislavDenisenko
    @StanislavDenisenko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @Sk_max-k3m
    @Sk_max-k3m ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great restoration work of WWII German military vehicles.

  • @cpawp
    @cpawp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great job - thanks to Al.

  • @joey243win
    @joey243win ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @thedoctor755
    @thedoctor755 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ThePman113
    @ThePman113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great running truck. Thanks for preserving it.

  • @SuperLaplander
    @SuperLaplander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Lovely restoration and cheers from Sweden!

  • @guit57strat
    @guit57strat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @mr.m2556
    @mr.m2556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @polticalme1677
    @polticalme1677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @peterblakeslee4040
    @peterblakeslee4040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @Maiko100876
    @Maiko100876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @sampointau
    @sampointau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @airbats801
    @airbats801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @anumeon
    @anumeon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Superb video as usual. What a lovely vehicle as well

  • @itchy108
    @itchy108 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @AlisonFort
    @AlisonFort 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @petesheppard1709
    @petesheppard1709 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Compared to modern vehicles, the simplicity is breathtaking.

  • @ray.shoesmith
    @ray.shoesmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @FairladyS130
    @FairladyS130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @69Dartman
    @69Dartman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @daniellejones5981
    @daniellejones5981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @FINNIUSORION
    @FINNIUSORION ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @Nebulax123
    @Nebulax123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @stevewhan7308
    @stevewhan7308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @lloydgoldston3620
    @lloydgoldston3620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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!

  • @buijs1967
    @buijs1967 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @andrewmcdonald793
    @andrewmcdonald793 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was just great, i have a 1/35 tamiya model of this in my stash, anyway it was great seeing a real one off these, you guys have done a brilliant job off the restoration, i have seen wartime footage of these in Europe during ww2, loaded up with troops and equipment and camouflaged with bushes etc, to try and conceal them from the allied fighter planes, you have a great collection of vehicles etc.🙂

  • @plunder1956
    @plunder1956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @geroschorch1365
    @geroschorch1365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @paoloviti6156
    @paoloviti6156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
    @robinlecomte1242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @PAL3Tigerrr
    @PAL3Tigerrr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That motor is a beast for the time.

  • @MrJoeGarner
    @MrJoeGarner ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @rolfagten857
    @rolfagten857 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could one reproduce a Steyer or Ford Koln truck with material from the Nevada desert old-timer dump?!

  • @trevorross2167
    @trevorross2167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @dr.ryttmastarecctm6595
    @dr.ryttmastarecctm6595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @justgetrinthere
    @justgetrinthere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful restoration

  • @HarryP457
    @HarryP457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @ericfg806
    @ericfg806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yet another beautiful resto. Great job gents.

  • @andrewsteele7663
    @andrewsteele7663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @HK94
    @HK94 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Backwardlooking
    @Backwardlooking ปีที่แล้ว

    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. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @johnoneill5661
    @johnoneill5661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @samrodian919
    @samrodian919 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bloody good job Gentlemen. Ripper!

  • @gavincostello3778
    @gavincostello3778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic job, looking forward to getting bac up there

  • @michaeldean1289
    @michaeldean1289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @ldnwholesale8552
    @ldnwholesale8552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kurt,, youth of today,, most vehicles prewar and sometims later were timber framed.
    Al has again done a decent job.
    Though I am sick of sand color paint,, a nice metallic blue would be nice

  • @54mgtf22
    @54mgtf22 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    “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.

  • @maelbilquey3743
    @maelbilquey3743 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Left rear brake cable is touching the transmission joint while driving ^^

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool, really enjoyed!! 👍👍

  • @BarkingSpyda
    @BarkingSpyda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Top job Al ... looks awesome

  • @zsuzsu2657
    @zsuzsu2657 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Дуже гарно продумана технологія складання кузовних елеметів

  • @an_oshkosh_guy
    @an_oshkosh_guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a nice and simple vehicle

  • @glenngosline3303
    @glenngosline3303 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done as always

  • @johnny7sk925
    @johnny7sk925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @saschapulkowski4413
    @saschapulkowski4413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @shanemossmoss
    @shanemossmoss 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another amazing job guys thank you

  • @lochlaird924
    @lochlaird924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating. Love to see this kind of thing.

  • @lukefriesenhahn8186
    @lukefriesenhahn8186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @russwoodward8251
    @russwoodward8251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @tommytaylor4458
    @tommytaylor4458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t wait for the next one guys👍😁😁

  • @ivoferin8176
    @ivoferin8176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    its a gorgeous vehicle!

  • @davidbutterfield2949
    @davidbutterfield2949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @simonstock4448
    @simonstock4448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo Al great job, skills you guys have are so impressive

  • @richardmartin604
    @richardmartin604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Encore une très belle restauration, je vous souhaite une bonne année 2023 et une réussite dans tous vos projets à venir .
    Amicalement.

  • @americanpatriot2422
    @americanpatriot2422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding video!

  • @patchmack4469
    @patchmack4469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love the Steyr, such a nice exhibit to have and in such good working order, great to have a little insight to the vehicle and its war time use and only a few used in North Africa - is there any history known of this particular vehicle where it came from, and even its more recent history, how it was kept in such good order
    i used to work with aircraft, and once one became a museum exhibit, i always found it more interesting when visitors would announce they had worked on that particular airframe (ok so some aircraft only dating back as far as 50s and 60s) so a lot of folk might still be around, but even more interesting was to make the cockpits look as they once did, and to have former pilots jump back in the seat - some pieces were difficult to come by, and i would replicate them, a pilot saying how good the throttles felt and me adding, i made those, and he complimented me, they feel so real, mad, the memories come flooding back
    memories of a new rookie navigator in the back seat and the pilot pressing the afterburner switch which jolted the navigator bashing his head back and forth as he tried to read the radar screen, boys and there toys, i have many fond memories of those who operated such machines during our Cold War period and still keep in touch with those that are left - the one thing that is great with military aircraft and pilots is the log book, to see the entry recorded, and to meet a pilot and reunite him with a machine he flew is really the icing on the cake for me

  • @paulcooper2897
    @paulcooper2897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful!
    Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

  • @claytonnans5639
    @claytonnans5639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful vehicle. Great job, guys. Thanks.

  • @31wdriley
    @31wdriley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @kristoffermangila 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.