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There is a new Facebook page on Austrian stalwarts looking for reply of people working on them in Österreichisches Bundesheer. https://www.facebook.com/groups/osterreichische.alvis.stalwart.amphibienlastwagen/

This is the page of miltarymuseum.at. on facebook. They postet pages on July 24 th from an magazine in english that have pictures of a lot of english and other military vehicles left in Austria after the war that are saved in their museum. https://www.militarymuseum.at/?fbclid=IwAR31JYBMdlcuTMiAwBYZc2UzFeTrq0FkRqlI_Nm8BMxgbN1PqRvQ5MzSQT4#/unitedkingdom unfortunately the Crossly is not in this photolist. Regards Motorfahrer

Hello Hair Bear, sorry a can't locate the pictures with the cars on the road. But i can say that Ferlach and Waidisch are near the border to former Yugoslavia and have both very steep mountain roads. Near Ferlach is river Drau that you cold see in the picture. The lake near Villach is probably Magdalenen See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalensee (just a few words) -https://www.ferien-kaernten.at/der-magdalenensee-idyllisch-und-ruhig (text only in german but som pictures) A small lake near Villach. Velden is on lake Wörthersee and there should be more buildings along the lake. Werfen is on the train line from Villach to Salzburg and has i very significant fortress. https://werfen.at. The picture with the truck E 30 and himself could be the barracks in Klagenfurt. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Khevenhüllerkaserne_Mannschaftsgebäude?uselang=de#/media/File:Khevenhüllerkaserne_Mannschaftsgebäude_06.jpg They were build in a style the germans liked for their barracks but there could be others in Styria Graz (Hankesworth-Barracks, BelgierKaserne in german) in this style, too. Don't think the skiing pictures are from Velden.There are mountains around but not so steep and with ski slopes. Cant locate the church in the background in the pictures with the wood trees. Hope this helps a little motorfahrer

Hello Hear Bear, all postcards are from Bad Gleichenberg still a famous Spa in Styria. To the history of Hotel Mailand i only can say what i found on this website. The Hall of Hotel Mailand called Mailand Saal was built 1895. 1966 the community of Bad Gleichenberg sold the Hotel Mailand to the country of Steiermark and a training school was built there. The hall still exists but new buildings have been erected around it. https://www.berufsschulen.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/74836003/DE/ There are some info to Bad Gleichenberg today: https://www.steiermark.com/en/Thermen-Vulkanland/Plan-your-holiday/Excursion-destinations/Historischer-Curort-Bad-Gleichenberg_isd_8384933 Bad Gleichenberg is not far from the border to Hungary which was getting a communist government and later the iron curtain . Hope this helps to see where your dad was stationed. Motorfahrer

Hello, living in Austria and maybe could help with locations Motorfahrer

Austro Daimler 100 PS Zugwagen from Austrian Hungarian Army. But think its a later picture maybe found by the Germans after the fall of Czechoslovakia or Jugoslavia as they had a lot of equipment from Austria-Hungary Motorfahrer

Maybe this would help http://www.jialing-gespann.de/Bilder/Hella.jpg you need to see through the Bosch number system for car electric. But its easy. There are 2 systems one for indicators only and one for indicators and brake light in one bulb. or this Regards Motorfahrer

This technic was also used after WW II. Our lakes here in Carinthia were full of Germany ammunition dropped into the lakes by the British Forces to have it from the surface. Up to last years the ammunition disposal unit were diving before and after the summer season to get it back on the surface and dump it savely. I remember going out with the rowing boat and looking down to see the grenades, small arms ammunition crates and rifles in disintegrated wooden crates and trying to bring then up.

As far as i know some damp comes from the ground. You should isolate the car from the ground with a tarpaulin and then have some vents on the top that the warm air can escape when the sun shines. As warm air holds more water the water condensate at the cold iron parts when the temperature drops. As the plastic covers the cars the humidity (water) is trapped inside and has no way to escape.

Could it be that Austria ordered the Stalwarts without costly extras due to the tight budget our army always had? motorfahrer

Nothing BH is a registration of the army BH (BundesHee). It may be possible to see to what unit the registration belongs to but this codes are militarysecrets. The article states that the engineering troops education school (Pioniere Truppen Schule) had tested the Stalwarts.

No way to record the history as the plate goes back to the registration office when the vehicle is sold. But on the other hand the number is recorded in the papers of the vehicle. You need this papers to get a new plate at the registration office. Even when the vehicle is exported the papers go with the vehicle. BH is the code for the Army (Bundesheer). The registration is organized by districts so you can see where the vehicle is registered.

Hello do you know that the Austrian Army (Bundesheer) bought 3 Stalwarts in 1966 to test their usability. During testing a deadly accident happened and this was the end of the Stalwart in the Austrian Army. There is still one Stalwart in the collection of the Traditionsverband Heereskraftfahrwesen ( Association of the tradition of the Army's motorized arm). There is a link to a side but its only in German. https://www.hkfw.at/de/unsere-fahrzeuge/27-alvis-stalwart-fv622-mk-ii Motorfahrer

Hello, try https://www.completeautomobilist.com/categories/complete-automobilist-andre-hartford-parts-and-spares for Andree Hartford spares Motorfahrer from Austria

Is this the type of wheel your looking for? Motorfahrer

Schönbrunn Castle in Vienna on top. Great picture possible home leave.

I have 3 radiator cowlings for this type. They are slightly damaged so 3 will make 2 perfect ones. They are from an old workshop and were always covered so no rust. Have pictures if you want. motorfahrer

I am not an expert on German vehicles and as there are no answers i will make a try. The middle picture is not very sharp but i there could be a Magirus in front and an Opel Blitz behind.

Maybe this youtube can help. All the best Motorfahrer

Austria also used Dodges and GMC and other equipment the Americans gave to the "Bundesheer" when they left Austria in 1955

Richard, thank you for your answer. It as an newspaper article and i am trying to see what how much truth in this story. Austro and British Daimlers only connection is that they were founded with influence of Daimler in Germany. Motorfahrer

Recently the austrian Newspaper "Der Standard" wrote in their car supplement a story relating that the Daimler Dingo has Austrian roots.I will attach the article and pictures in german but i sum up the story: Steyr-Daimler- Puch was developing a small armored vehicle for the Austrian army.ADSK (Austro-Daimler Späh-Karren Austro-Daimler scout cart)weight 3,5 to 3,18 m long, 4 gears + reduction,4 cylinder. 3,6 liters, 60 PS speed 75 km/h. They made 4 pieces for 2 men and 3 pieces for 3 men.The Austrian army was not interested so the investment seemed lost. At that time Britain had a call for bids for a light scout vehicle. Steyr teamed with Morris 1938 and send 4 pieces without engine to Morris. Morris installed one of their engines but needed assistance from Steyr-Daimler-Puch. But at this time Austria went under and was incorporated into the 3.Reich. So the project went to Alvis and Daimler resulting in the Dingo. This design was so successful that 1942 Lancia was ordered to make copies under the "Lince"(Lynx). A historical note is in this article too: When the Dingos of the North Irish Horse Dragons came to the south of Austria in the last days of the war the helped to end atrocities of Tito troops in Bleiburg, Carinthia. Today one prototype of the ADSK exists in the form of the technical similar ADFK (Austro-Daimler Feuerwehr Karren Austro-Daimler Firefighters cart) It would be interesting of the British sources can support this article from Austro-Daimler to British Daimler. Thank you Motorfahrer

Difficult Question. Equipment is very rare here are pictures of an truck at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna https://unterirdisch.de/index.php?threads/w-a-f-lkw-3-5-t-der-k-u-k-armee-im-hgm-wieder-fahrtauglich-gemacht.13972/ So it should have the color researched and correct. Another video of the 38 cm Skoda Mörser at the HGM is here Regards Motorfahrer from Austria

On my computer all the pictures are visible. Was always interesting to read your threads. Regards Motorfahrer from Austria

It is an universal part that fits a civilian car in military service as well. German forces were short on military vehicles and took everything they could lay their hands on. Cheers