Volvo Snabbe

Motor vehicle
  • Volvo L420/430
  • Volvo F82/83
  • Volvo F82S/83S
Production
  • 1956 - 1975
  • approx. 25,000 produced[1]
Body and chassisClassTruckPowertrainEngine
  • 3.6 L B36 V8 (1956-1966)
  • 3.6 L D36 I4 diesel (1963-1967)
  • 3.9 L D39 I4 diesel (1967-1975)
Transmission4/5 speed manualDimensionsCurb weight5,600–8,400 kg (12,345.9–18,518.8 lb) (gross weight)[1]ChronologyPredecessorVolvo L340SuccessorVolvo F4

The Volvo Snabbe and Trygge was a series of light trucks produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1956 and 1975.

Volvo L420 Snabbe

Volvo introduced its first forward control truck L420 Snabbe ("Fast") at the end of 1956.[2] It had a payload of approx. 3 tonnes. The truck’s V8 engine had been developed by Volvo for a planned luxury automobile called Volvo Philip in the early 1950s.

A V8 engine in the lightweight vehicle meant impressive performance for a truck. The downside was the gruesome fuel consumption and from 1964 onwards the Snabbe was offered with a diesel engine as an alternative.

Volvo L430 Trygge

In early 1957 the program was supplemented with the larger L430 Trygge ("Safe"). With sturdier chassis and suspension the payload was increased to approx. 5 tonnes. From 1963 onwards the Trygge was offered with a more economical diesel engine as an alternative. Since Volvo didn’t have the resources to develop an engine of their own, they chose to buy a matching tractor engine from Ford. With only 65 bhp, performance was rather mundane.[2]

Volvo F82/F83

Volvo introduced its "System 8" in 1965. Changes for the smallest trucks were restricted to new names. Snabbe became F82 and Trygge became F83.[3] Production of the B36 V8 engine halted in 1966, and thus disappeared the last petrol engine Volvo truck. In 1967 Volvo replaced the Ford diesel with a stronger engine from Perkins Engines.

1972 saw the last modernization of the model series. The engine was moved forward in the chassis to provide better space inside the cab.[4] The main exterior change was a new radiator grille in black plastic. The trucks were now called F82S and F83S respectively.

Engines

Model Year Engine[1] Displacement Power Type
L420-430 1956-66 B36: V8 ohv 3,559 cc (217.2 cu in) 120 bhp (89 kW) Petrol engine
L425-435 1963-67 D36: I4 ohv 3,610 cc (220 cu in) 65 bhp (48 kW) Diesel engine
F82-83 1967-75 D39: I4 ohv 3,869 cc (236.1 cu in) 80 bhp (60 kW) Diesel engine

References

  1. ^ a b c Olsson, Christer (1987). Volvo - Lastbilarna igår och idag. Malmö, Sweden: Förlagshuset Norden AB. ISBN 91-86442-76-7.
  2. ^ a b Volvo Trucks Global – L42/L43
  3. ^ Volvo Trucks Global – F82/F83
  4. ^ Volvo Trucks Global – F82S/F83S

External links

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  • Volvo Trucks Global - history
  • Swedish brass cars - picture gallery (link seems to be broken - Dec 2023)
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Volvo Trucks timeline, 1920s - 1960s
Type 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Light duty LV4 LV60-series LV76-series Sharpnose L340 Snabbe/Trygge F82
Medium duty LV71-series LV81-series Roundnose Brage/Starke/Raske F85
Medium/heavy LV66-series Longnose Viking F86
Heavy duty Titan F88