Mark Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/MEasterby-Wood/SwedishSKPFsCyprus.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Strange looking veh, whats the date of the pics. Baz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 I think it was the late 60,s, stand to be corrected though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Looks a bit like the Dog-van from Dumb and Dumber... :tongue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Something different, though. I wonder where stuff like this ends up when they've done with it? Presumably there is a Volvo or Scania of sorts under that frock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 The vehicles were called KP bilar or “KP cars”. KP stands for Karosseri Pansar (i.e. armoured body) and Scania-Vabis manufactured KP cars by adding an armoured body to a Terrängbil M/1942 (4x4 army truck). The vehicles were made by Volvo, called VKP, and by Scania, called VKP. A total of aprox 350 KP cars were built. They were equipped with a double mount for the heavy Swedish MG m/1936 in 1956. The KP had its baptism of fire during the Swedish UN mission to Congo in 1961. The KP’s became so popular with other UN troops that they refused to serve unless they too were equipped with KP’s The KP’s were part of the Swedish army well into the 1980’s and 1990’s. A number of vehicles can be found at different museums and some have even found their way into private hands. As always, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks Goran, very interesting. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Reminds me of the Fish Craft used by the Baddies in Stingray. Baz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 I recently visited the armed forces museum in Stockholm, which I think was pretty good. The Swedish armed forces have a long interesting history. Found this vehicle there. http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2548.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2550.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2551.jpg[/img] Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 And a few of the green one... http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2566.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2565.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2563.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2564.jpg[/img] Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 The KP cars were called "Likkistor" or "Coffins". Vision was very limited from the drivers position. A KP car was involved in the only armoured battle Swedish troops had been involved in. It happened in the Congo where a KP car came up against a Ford M8 Greyhound. The M8 who shot at the KP car with it's 37mm gun. This angered the soldier in the turret of the KP car and he fired his twin M36 machineguns, killing both driver and gunner of the M8. Swedish UN forces actually used a number of captured M8's as well as White Scout Cars. As always, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Great that you found surviving example's !!! and a very good thing you had your camera along for some very good shots........ Could you ,or someone on the Forum do the honors and translate the information from Swedish to English :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Give me a day, or so, and I'll translate it. I'm swamped in work at the moment. As always, Goran Noren Stockholm Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 Despite the fact that the green one looks like a fog and the white one looks like Deputy Dawg, there are a lot of cannon in the background. Are they something to do with Sweden being a main exporter of cannons in the medieval europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'm more concerned that the cammo looks like it was applied with felt tip pens; but what a fantastic posts from Marty and Goran. This is what we want on the forum - something really different. I'd love to see one of these motors. They look totally mad. Quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hi Snapper, Thanks for the kind words. The camouflage painting might have been applied by the Army museum where the KP's are kept. The Swedish camo is usually matte and not shiny. The camo KP was used by the armoured regiment on the island of Gotland until just a few years ago. There are supposedly 20, or so, KP chassies (no bodies, unfortunately) in a junkyard on the island. As always, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 It doesn't look far removed from the pattern Airfix models of SAAB Viggens and Drakens had. I remember snapping a Viggen at Farnborough in 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Veering slightly off-topic did you see the full display where they parked the viggens in a laager under the trees at the alladins plain end of the runway????? I saw it in the early eighties - the speakers annouced the start of the Viggen demo with no plane in sight. We could hear an engine spooling up but that was all. As the spooling got louder the announcer went through the technical spec's. As he finished talking cam nets were pulled aside and the Viggen came barrelling out from under the trees, did a sharp left onto the runway and kicked in the reheat. After a very short take-off run it just rotated into a vertical climb. Last plane I saw do that was the old Lightning!!! The noise and vibration were unbelievable......... I spent years trying to wangle a back set ride in one of the trainer versions via friends in the Swedish airforce and army - came very close a few times but never managed to get one though... :cry: :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hello guys, Here's the translation I promised: As always, Goran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 The swedes have been making some different, but really intresting vehicles thru the years. The planes as mentioned. The draken, Viggen and Gripen which the last is one of the possible future aircrafts of the norwegian airforce. Also intresting to mention there is the talk about a joint defense program between the two countries. I know I'm moving a little away from the subject of this thread, but I thought I'd show you another intereting vehicle from sweden. Also from the same museum, will make a museum thread with more photos during x-mas. http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2568.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2570.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2567.jpg[/img] http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_2571.jpg[/img] Sorry about hijacking the thread. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Thank You very much for the translation , a very interesting story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 The swedes have been making some different, but really intresting vehicles thru the years. The planes as mentioned. The draken, Viggen and Gripen which the last is one of the possible future aircrafts of the norwegian airforce. Also intresting to mention there is the talk about a joint defense program between the two countries. I know I'm moving a little away from the subject of this thread, but I thought I'd show you another intereting vehicle from sweden. Also from the same museum, will make a museum thread with more photos during x-mas. Sorry about hijacking the thread. Marty Oooh - loveley - one of my all-time favourites - the Stridsvagn or S-Tank!!! For one of those I'd even risk the wrath of the wife Mk1... Nice one - thanks Marty, thats cheered me up no end!!!! ;-) ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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