Volvo PV51
Volvo PV51-PV56 | |
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Volvo PV 36 | |
Successor | Volvo PV 60 |
The Volvo PV51 is a
PV51-52
The Volvo cars were quite expensive compared to their imported competitors. The PV51 was the answer to a request from Volvo’s dealers to offer a smaller and less expensive model. The rear end of the body was similar to the
In early 1937 the de luxe model PV52 was introduced. The equipment list included twin
In March 1938 the PV51 Special and the PV52 Special were introduced. On these cars the
Versions
- PV51: 1936-38, 1754 cars built, base model
- PV52: 1937-38, 1046 cars built, de luxe model
- PV51 ch: 1936-38, 205 cars built, commercial chassis
PV53-56
In the autumn of 1938 the PV51-52 was replaced by the PV53-56. These cars had a new front end, modified
.After the outbreak of the Second World War production continued, to provide transportation to the Swedish Armed Forces and other official functions. Most of these war time cars had a wood gas generator mounted on a trailer behind the car, since the engine had been converted to run on this domestic fuel.
Versions
- PV53: 1938-45, 1204 cars built, base model
- PV54: 1938-45, 814 cars built, base model with larger boot
- PV55: 1938-45, 286 cars built, de luxe model
- PV56: 1938-45, 1321 cars built, de luxe model with larger boot
- PV57: 1938-45, 275 cars built, commercial chassis
Gallery
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Volvo PV51 1937
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Volvo PV51 Cabriolet 1937
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Volvo PV51 TV Pickup 1938
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Volvo PV54 1939
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Volvo PV56 1939
References
- Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984. ISBN 91-86442-06-6(in Swedish)
- http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z6292/Volvo_PV%2052/default.aspx
Notes
- Motor. Vol. 152, no. 3919. 26 November 1977. pp. 34–39.
External links
- Volvo Cars Heritage.
- Volvo Museum.
- Storvolvoklubben (in Swedish)