Volvo TP21

Volvo
TP 21
Manufacturer:	Volvo Personvagnar
Production period:	1953 - 1958
Class :	Off-road vehicle
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engine:	Volvo ED, 3670 cm³, Otto, 6 cylinder in line, 2 valves per cylinder, side-controlled, 66 kW, 220 NM at 1400 rpm
Transmission:	4-speed (Volvo E9); Connectable all-wheel drive with reduction; Vacuum-operated differential lock front and rear
Length:	4.70 m
Width:	1.90 m
Height:	2.15 m
Empty weight kg):	2880
Permissible total weight (kg):	3200
Turning circle:	12 m
Brakes:	Drum / drum
Tires:	9.00 × 16
Fuel tank:	76 l

The Volvo TP 21 , also popularly known as "Radiobil" or "Sugga" (loosely translated from Swedish = sow, pig), is an off-road vehicle from Volvo that consists of a combination of the Volvo PV 800 taxi and an all-wheel drive Volvo military truck was born. From the front bumper to the windshield frame, the body comes from the military truck, from then on from the Volvo taxi. The radiobil is powered by a six-cylinder in-line petrol engine, which is, however, very uneconomical. That is why many TP 21s were later privately equipped with more powerful and yet more economical American V8 engines. The radiobiles are very cross-country; Apart from a back gear with reduction, they have fully lockable front and rear axle differentials.

Military operation

In military use, the vehicles were mainly equipped with radio systems, hence the name Radiobil (freely translated from Swedish: radio = radio, Bil = automobile). Only 724 units of this type were built, 250 of which are registered in the Swedish Radiobil Register with owner and photo.

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  Volvo TP 21 Radiobil

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  Dashboard of a Volvo TP 21 (1957)

Web links

Commons : Volvo TP21  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Radiobil register
• Sugga Register

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