Volvo C303 TGB 11 Camper, Overland vehicle, Hillbilly Hunting vehicle

This is my sweet 1975 Volvo with Swedish army nickname "TGB 11" also known as Volvo C303.
Spareparts C303: www.tatanka.nu/
Forum C303: www.terrangbil.net
Short fact about this version C303:
* Ground clearence 380 mm to the lowest point (diff) with 280/85/16" tires.
* Portal axles
* Locking diffs front and back
* Rear-wheel-drive / four wheel drive
* Payload: 900 kg
* Weight: fully loaded 3300 kg
* Length :4350 mm
* Height: 2270 mm
* Fuel consumption: 20-30 l / 100 km
* Fuel capacity: 80 liters
* Range: 300-400 km
* Wheel base 2300 mm
* Driver + 6 passengers
Since I was a young army soldier in the 1990:s the dream of having a TGB never died. This is my second TGB 11 and its been great fun both offroading, camping, hunting and city driving. Any boring task is fun when driving a TGB :-)
This version is the most common one, its a light troop transport truck with 7 seats and 900 kg payload. Standard tire size is 280/85/16.
It has Vovo B30 pushrod engine which is an inline 6-cylinder with 3000 cc volume. It´s a carburettor engine with double Zenith Stromberg, 4speed manual gearbox and a secondary gearbox with high and low gear.
When driving in "road mode" standard is rear wheel drive with "on the fly" front wheel engagement. Vaacum operated locking differentials front and back combined with portal axles give a great offroad performance.
Most of the appr. 9000 produced in the 1970:s and early 1980:s were sold to the swedish army/airforce but also to civilian phone and electrical companys and the firedepartment. A few of them were special made for the Malaysian Police.
There are 4x4 and 6x6 version with lots of different applications. Most of them have an identical drivers cab but different payload and configurations behind the driver. The army/airforce versions were/are used mainly as ambulances, radiovehicle, troop transport and firetrucks.
The most rare version is the "tank-buster" known as the "1111" which has a special chassi made by Hagglunds with a rocket launcher by Bofors. It has a soft top wich and a hudraulic operated rocket launcher.
A few ot the TGB-11/13/20 family vehicle remain in active service still 2018 but they are being replaced with tracked vehicles and Sprinters and G-wagens. A few may still be found in the baltic countries due to a transfer of military equpment in the 1990:s.
If you are interested in these type of vehicle, please visit and join
the world leading forum: www.terrangbil.net its in swedish but english works fine!