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A short lived marque, made by Austro-Daimler
Puch, and which had success particularly in the USA in the 1970s and early 80s.
There
were two lines simultaneously marketed; Austro-Daimler and Puch. A-D was a
"fancier" line with medium price to high end offerings, while Puch was aimed
at a broader range including models at lower price points. "Johann Puch was a well-known bicycle manufacturer in Austria-Hungary at the end of the 19th century. In 1906 he formed "Johann Puch Erste Steiermarkische Fahrrad-Fabriks-Aktiengesellschaft" (whew!) in Graz, Austria. The company produced bicycles, motorcycles and small automobiles. In 1914 the name was simplified to "Puchwerke AG". Puch merged with Austro Daimler in 1925 - Puch car production ended, though Austro Daimler continued making cars until merger with Steyr in 1934, forming Steyr-Daimler-Puch. Steyr carried on with cars until 1977, when the last license-built FIATS rolled off the line." from Aldo Ross, Classic Rendezvous mailing list charter member Austro-Daimler serial number chart HERE Updated 10.7.2008 |
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A-D models included the Ultima, Superleicht, & Vent Noir.
Images and specifications from 1977 Catalog
courtesy of Frank Knox
Customized AD owned by Jerry Moos
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"This
was purchased as a frameset (orig. color suggests the Superleicht model)
in the early 80's. The cream colored sections are original. The
chocolate brown parts are
a repaint by the late Ray Gasorowski of Romic Cycles in the mid
to late 80's. At my request,
he masked off the original parts so as not to destroy the original decals.
I didn't realize at the time what a pain that was, but he didn't charge me a lot extra. Of course, I had bought a junior road frame and a custom built track frame from him shortly before, so maybe that is why he humored me." Jerry Moos |
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Mod. Super Leicht at auction
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Mod. Vent
Noir at auction
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Mod.
Olympian |
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