As is already a long-standing Tradition, some of our historic Vehicles again supported the big presentation of the Austrian Army in the Center of Vienna during the National Day festivities.
A Steyr Type 480 and a Type 680 were well-received Photo backdrops and reminded visitors of how the Army looked like fifty years ago.
When in early 2018 the long-term owner of the surviving Steyr Type 680 M prototype decided to somewhat reduce his collection and address other projects, he approached us to ensure that this vehicle would find a new home where it would continue to be preserved in its (perfect!) original condition. After only short negotiations, the vehicle came to us on September 8 and will now complement our existing collection of the Steyr military vehicle line, starting with the Steyr Type 380 and 480 and running up to the Steyr 12 M 18.
On September 8 & 9 we could celebrate the already fifth anniversary of our traditional Fall Gathering at our yard in Prottes. Blue skies and warm late-summer temperatures brought more than 500 visitors who saw our vehicle collection with the well-known classics but also newly arrived models. Our field kitchen made sure nobody left hungry, and a lot of our guests enjoyed riding along on M4 High Speed Tractor, ATS 59 G, BV 202 and Pinzgauers.
Our BV 202 and M4 High Speed Tractor at the HKFW Annual Fall Gathering 2018.
On June 27, we transferred the latest addition to our collection from the Army’s Logistics Center in Salzburg to Prottes – an ÖAF sLKW Type G2 manufactured in 1978.
The G2 was the version without loading crane and represented the “work horse” of the sLKW series. It was mainly in service as a tractor for heavy and AA artillery as well as for general heavy supply tasks. Our vehicle will be seen in its un-restored condition during the Fall Gathering and over the winter will undergo full restoration.
