Volvo Snabbe

Volvo

MarqueVolvo
Production1956–1975 / approx. 25,000 produced
Engine3.6 L Volvo B36 engine / B36 V8 engine / V8 (1956-1966) / 3.6 L D36 Inline-four engine / I4 diesel (1963–1967) / 3.9 L Perkins 4.236 / D39 I4 diesel (1967–1975)

Volvo does not build many cars like the Volvo Snabbe with 3.6&nbsp, built from 1956 to 1975 at the height of the post-war boom. Its designer of record is Helmer Petterson.

What is underneath

Under the skin sits 3.6  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 4/5 speed manual. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Its place in the line

Where it sits in Volvo's history is not in doubt: the Volvo L340 came before it; the Volvo F4 followed it. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Fiat 500, the Nissan Skyline, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Nearby in the Volvo catalogue sit the Volvo 144 and the Volvo 264 TE.

The money

MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Volvo Snabbe has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.

Specifications

Transmission4/5 speed manual
Layoutplatform =
Kerb weight5600-8400 kg (gross weight)| related =
DesignerHelmer Petterson
PredecessorVolvo L340
SuccessorVolvo F4
Catalogue IDQ2286498
SourceWikipedia