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Volvo PV800 Series | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Volvo Cars |
Production | 1938–1958 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Taxicab |
Body style | 4-door saloon |
Layout | FR layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3,670 cc (3.7 L) EC/ED I6 |
Transmission | 3-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 3,250 mm (128.0 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Volvo TR670 Series Volvo PV 60 |
Successor | Volvo 164 |
The Volvo PV800 Series (nicknamed the Volvo Sugga, literally the Sow) is a taxicab manufactured by Volvo from 1938 until 1958. The Sow series dominated the Swedish taxicab market during the 1940s and 1950s.
During World War II and in the 1950s, Volvo built a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle for the Swedish Armed Forces and Belgian Armed Forces, using the mechanical parts from Volvo’s small trucks, combined with much of the body from the PV-800 series Sow.