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Some photos of a a Volvo I stumbled across a few years ago when I was out on the bike again .......this was parked up alongside a few other military vehicles in a field in the little hamlet of Swinbrook near Burford.
A 1957 Volvo , originally the property of the Swedish Army , they were used to patrol the border areas close to Russia [ I wonder why ?? ] ..... the body is taken from a 1949 Volvo taxi , and modified to meet the requirements of the Army ...
That Volvo lay discarded in a barn in Somerset for more than 10 years by all accounts , and the current owner [ to his credit ] spent many hours getting it into it's current condition ..a real labour of love .
I understand the engine is a mix of the original 6 cylinder diesel unit , with some Landrover parts intertwined .
He had a sticker on the dashboard , in front of the passenger seat that reads ........
Sit down
Shut up ................. and hold on !!!
Altogether an excellent piece of machinery .
Steve
A 1957 Volvo , originally the property of the Swedish Army , they were used to patrol the border areas close to Russia [ I wonder why ?? ] ..... the body is taken from a 1949 Volvo taxi , and modified to meet the requirements of the Army ...
That Volvo lay discarded in a barn in Somerset for more than 10 years by all accounts , and the current owner [ to his credit ] spent many hours getting it into it's current condition ..a real labour of love .
I understand the engine is a mix of the original 6 cylinder diesel unit , with some Landrover parts intertwined .
He had a sticker on the dashboard , in front of the passenger seat that reads ........
Sit down
Shut up ................. and hold on !!!
Altogether an excellent piece of machinery .
Steve
