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For Sale & Wanted => Ebay Bits & Pieces => Topic started by: Dom on February 24, 2009, 02:05:55 PM

Title: AWESOME
Post by: Dom on February 24, 2009, 02:05:55 PM

Once in a lifetime opportunity to get a Steyr Puch engine. Supposedly far more durable than a 500/126 unit

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Steyr-Puch-Fiat-500_W0QQitemZ220366386572QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item220366386572&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: 1973/126 on February 24, 2009, 02:46:47 PM

 Interesting. Wondering what sort of price it will fetch. Just checked his other items, and in one of the photos you can see two 126s rusting away :( Looks like he has got some interesting stuff there... ???

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: markie on February 24, 2009, 06:16:58 PM

Any of you guys know any more about these engines? I'm in the market for an engine.

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: bis13 on February 24, 2009, 06:32:37 PM

well it all depends on the availability of parts theres a german company that does stuff for these but for example exhaust replacement it could be mega money

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: Pete126 on February 24, 2009, 06:41:37 PM

This is a fantastic engine:  Styr used to buy 500/126 rolling shells from Fiat then install there own flat 2 cylinder engines, they were better balanced and have nearly twice the power of the early 500's.

I put this table together a while ago.

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m152/pedro126/enginespecs.jpg)

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: dajwid on February 24, 2009, 08:25:59 PM

Remember these??

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/dajwid/invacar.jpg)

Thats the baby the engine is from.

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: subvert73 on February 24, 2009, 08:27:07 PM

Links to more info about this engine and parts supplier on this thread-

http://club126uk.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3067.0

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: markie on February 24, 2009, 10:25:26 PM

Awesom!   :D  so what does it take to convert and shoehorn into the 126? **-

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: bis13 on February 25, 2009, 12:37:07 AM

i always thought the invacar was equipped with a villiers engine?

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: dajwid on February 25, 2009, 12:13:07 PM

Only until the 70s when Villiars stopped. It is no illegal to own and use one on the road, I don't know why 85mph in a plastic 3 wheeled car with hardly any brakes. The government crushed them all. Spoil sports.

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: markie on February 25, 2009, 05:55:47 PM

I think there may have been a bit of an outcry that the mobily challenged should be cared for rather than the gene hunt philosophy of kill them! now behave or I'll come round your house and stamp on all your toys! LOL

Title: Re: AWESOME
Post by: Pete126 on February 25, 2009, 07:56:38 PM

The engines used in the invacar were 500/600cc if only you could get hold of the later type 600cc with the automatic gearbox. that would be really 8) as Dajwid mentioned they were no slouch either 80mph plus [-/