Volvo Tp21
It is an off road army vehicle powered by a 3 6 liter 90 hp strong straight six engine.
Volvo tp21. In the 1950 s the volvo tp21 fulfilled its original role as a rugged off road radio communications vehicle for the swedish armed forces. Aug 3 2014 this pin was discovered by sherry arguelles. Volvo had been building livery cars and commercial chassis since 1929 when the firm was only two years old and its first purpose built taxis were 1930s six cylinder tr671s and tr672s. They used the same 90 horsepower 3 6 liter inline six and three speed transmission as the road going pv but they reinforced everything added four wheel drive a boxy front end and some massive rims and tires.
154 of totally 720 built. Roro stands for roll on roll off. Engine is nissan 2 8tdi chosen for its reliability. Frame and powertrain from nissan patrol y61 with body of volvo tp21 sugga.
Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Volvo sugga tp21 1954 radio command car. Volvo produced around 7 000 of them until 1958. Volvo tp21 although volvo is not famous for military production in 1953 they introduced the tp21.
Electric cars in norway sweden denmark ev short film about passion 1953 volvo tp21 raptgb 915 p2104. My volvo tp21 was shipped from göteborg sweden to galveston tx usa via roro vessel. This mode of transport is much cheaper than shipping the vehicle in a container but the vehicle must be capable of being. Metal work on body is mostly done welding and primer some work remains on adaptation to patrol frame.
Volvo s tp21 may have looked odd but it was a successful military vehicle that earned an excellent reputation. Engine needs intercooler turbo and ecm as i planed to upgrade them to get more power.