Topic: wfm24 Solved: Volvo 915 Cross Country Radio Car

[Bill Murray]

Make, model, approximate year.
One point.
Bit of history behind this one.
Bill

[cljo]

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.

[Bill Murray]

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

[Carnut]

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...!

[Bill Murray]

Smartass

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.

[Bill Murray]

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

[pnegyesi]

There's one in Hungary which has been nicely restored