1957 Volvo Sugga 4×4

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1speed

Explorer
I want one of those sooo bad! :drool: Not for $23,500, but bad nonetheless.

Actually I just want the body on a custom frame with a Cummins 4bt, manual transmission, atlas transfer case, dana 60's, ARB's, 35's... you get the idea.
 
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Zaskoda

Zaskoda

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I'd like to see someone polish it up. Seriously, why doesn't someone build something this awesome now? Maybe it's just too much awesome.
 
Wander

Wander

Expedition Leader
That looks equal parts Chrysler Airflow, VW Baja Bug, and Dodge Power Wagon. Very cool. Volvo also made a van body version of that truck that was used to design the current XC90- how they got an XC90 from that is still a mystery.
 
Hafwit

Hafwit

Adventurer
Suggas do look a little like a Baja Bug on steroids, but from what I have read, these are not as difficult to find as they suggest, and therefore the price is probably way too high in this economy. One of the Red Bull 712 Pinzgauers just sold for 20K and that vehicle had a lot more going for it than this one.
 
skysix

skysix

Adventurer
WAY overpriced - they can be found in the same unrestored condition in Sweden for $10k or less, Even with shipping and duty it's still high.

For that price, this is more like it, converts to US$18,400 so landed would be about same price. From Sugga in UK

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The object in the front is a gasoline powered pressure stove (like the Optimus Hiker) that heats the antifreeze to keep the engine warm silently (or at least more quietly and fuel efficiently than running the engine) when tactical. Actually an interesting idea from the 50's that could still be a good one today...
 
Harald Hansen

Harald Hansen

Explorer
skysix said:
The object in the front is a gasoline powered pressure stove (like the Optimus Hiker) that heats the antifreeze to keep the engine warm silently (or at least more quietly and fuel efficiently than running the engine) when tactical. Actually an interesting idea from the 50's that could still be a good one today...
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I've used those in the Norwegian army. The heating part is blowtorch-like contraption, pressured by pumping and similar to the Optimus stoves as you say. But it is detachable and can be used for other tasks as well. We used the heaters for vehicles that had been left in the cold, not for any tactical purposes. It's a better alternative than lighting a fire under the engine block, which I've heard is the preferred Russian method. When it's 40 below, it's almost impossible to get a vehicle to start by conventional means.

And the Sugga ("Sow" in English) rules!
 
skysix

skysix

Adventurer
Seem to remember seeing the pilots in the 50's draining the hot oil into a 5 gallon can, then putting it on a stove in the AM to re-heat it before pouring back into the engine... The Swedish system seems like a safer way to heat a engine.
 
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