Make, model, approximate year.
One point.
Bit of history behind this one.
Bill
This is a Volvo TPV m/43 or Suggan or Terrängsuggan (the Sow).It has several military names along the nicknames. It was made out a body from the famous swedish taxi-Volvo PV 800 (also called Suggan!) and mechanical bits and pieces from a Volvo truck model. Production started in 1953 and ended 1958.
Very Good Sir!!
Actually, this was apparently posted before using the Swedish
Army designation but you answered it without using that designation so you get the point.
I have it as a Volvo 915 which is the Volvo factory number assigned to the car.
The interesting part about this photo is that I have owned this car since 1972.
I worked for Volvo at the time and the car was given to me by a gentlemen who was well connected with the Swedish Army and when they came on surplus, he obtained one for me.
I used it as a "chase car" in the Baja 1000 races in 1973/4 when we ran a Volvo powered dune buggy in that race. It was stored in California from 1974 until 1979 when I returned from my tours with Volvo in Sweden, Peru and Canada and was then brought to Connecticut when I joined SAAB. It now resides on a farm there as a utility vehicle as I had no place to put it when I moved to Atlanta.
I will move it in a bit to the solved section.
Bill
Quote from: Bill Murray on April 08, 2013, 05:52:41 AM
It now resides on a farm there as a utility vehicle as I had no place to put it when I moved to Atlanta.
I will move it in a bit to the solved section.
Bill
You might have a bit of trouble squeezing it in there...!
Smartass ;D
Now, I screwed up the header again. Can you fix this by putting in "Solved: Volvo 915 Cross Country Radio Car". Thanks.
Bill.
Oh, yes, here is a photo of the car on one of the Baja races deep in the heart of the Baja Peninsula.
Further on this disaster of a post, I should clarify that actually this is not an M/43, that was the earlier version but they are essentially the same beastie. They look almost identical from the rear and you had the rest of it right.
Here a photo of the M/43.
Bill
There's one in Hungary which has been nicely restored