I’m always looking at military vehicles for sale online. Not because I can afford most of them, but mostly because it’s fun to play the “what if” game with them. Plus I have friends with 2.5 and 3.5 ton 6×6 Army trucks and I feel inferior for not having one. But this little gem here does it for me. I’m a huge fan of Unimogs, but have never seen one of these Volvo C303 military transports before. It’s perfect for BangShift adventures because it will hold whoever we want to take, and has room for all our video gear. Hmmm, we need this. I’m sure there is a perfectly practical argument to be made to our accountant, but you’ll have to help me out on it.

Like a Unimog this Volvo has portal axles which means amazing gear ratios and awesome ground clearance. Unfortunately that means not the greatest speed on the highway, but look at it this way, no speeding tickets!

Here is all the information from the seller: CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL AD AND RESPOND TO THE SELLER

LhD

Located in the USA…

This is a 1974 Volvo C303.

Price:$18,995..usd dollars…the price can change if we do work to this truck…

– A very rare vehicle, it was imported from Sweeden.
– Vehicle is solid and runs very well.
– It has 75000KM, had the alu-zinc body replaced by the Army. It has no rust at all and is completely original.
– It comes with 5 military tires with about 60% thread remaining.
– We used it with the family for many weekend trips of more than 300 miles without any issues.

– Top speed is 100 km/h (about 60 mph).

– The Brakes where completely serviced a year ago. Vacuum and lockers all works properly.

– It is currently plated and has insurance on it. It has never seen salt or winter, it has always been inside since I owned it.

0 I have owned it for the past 5 years and is my favorite over the Unimogs and LandRovers.

Transmission: MANUAL

Body style: SUV

Engine: 3.0L B30 OHV I6

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– Specs and History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_C303

– Volvo Cross Country C303, (TGB11, A.K.A “Terrängbil 11”, translated as “Terrain Vehicle 11”), is the base model of a range of military vehicles produced by Volvo.

The car was developed in the late 60s based on the successful L-3314 series and went into production in 1974. This version was produced both as a 4×4 and a 6×6. An 8×8 was planned but dropped. Engines were the B30 (B20 in the prototypes) from Volvo’s civilian cars.

– The C3 series feature portal axles with locking differentials resulting in very high ground-clearance (similar to the Unimog) and outstanding performance offroad. The cars are narrow to make it possible to navigate between trees and on narrow forest roads.

They were also sold to civilian customers for rescue services, electricity companies etc. and private use. In the Swedish army the vehicles are designated “Terrängbil xx” (or “Tgb” for short) where “xx” is a number defining the type of vehicle. See table below.

In the 1983 Paris-Dakar rally a Volvo C303 won the class for trucks under 10 tonnes.[1]

8718 vehicles of the C3 series were made. Roughly 75% of these went into military service, with the remaining sold to civilian contracts. It was used by Malaysian Army c. 1970-1990, Royal Malaysian Police and civilian use like Telekom Malaysia c. 1980s.

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Inspections welcome…please email us for more pics.

Please mention the vehicle you are inquiring about so we can respond promptly.

= Inspections are encouraged before any purchase, of any vehicle, anywhere.

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patzmont

Can be exported at your coast or about $1,500 dollars to the UK port in 4 weeks…

– Serious collectors please…more pics coming and on request…

Thanks for looking