Deze site is in ontwikkeling. Er komen veel mooie
zwart-wit foto's bij van de eerste bussen die Scania heeft gebouwd.
This site is in construction. Within short time there are beautiful pictures
to see in black and white of the buses Scania have build in the early days.
From 1942 till 1944 chassis type 8116 was used for mobile radio
centrals. Hägglund & Söner built the coaches for the 112 buses
delivered to the Swedish army and air force. Some of them were in
service into the 1970s.
This well-kept Scania 1955, with a Hägglund & Söner
coach, was built for tourist traffic. Since Sweden at the time had
left-hand traffic, it is fitted with doors on both sides. Headrest on
all seats were standard.
This Scania took me to a boat after visiting Svartisen glacier in Norway, in the
summer 1998.
A CF76 from 1964
Renovated and owned by Svenska Omnibusföreningen in
Stockholm.
BF56 1965 with a Säffle-coach.
1966 with a Finnish Ajokki-coach.
A Scania-Vabis from 1967.
Ever wondered where old buses go? Well, some of them goes
to drag strips, rebuilt to transport both car and crew.
1967/(1953) is written in the booklet from 'Tunga Rallyt
1999'. Modified in 1967, I suppose. New coach?
Scania-Vabis early buses
A special coach for Sweden Post, built in 1922
In the late 1920s Scania built 6 test buses for
Stockholms local bus Company (SL), equipped with 6-cylinder engines.
(They chose a British bus make instead ...)
In the early 20s a bus Company started with inner-city traffic in
Stockholm, in competition with Stockholm Tramways Co. Initially they
used British Vulcan-buses built on truck chassis. In 1925 they bought
four Scania-Vabis buses, and the following five years another 30 buses,
among them model 8404. They got the nickname 'race-buses', because of
their 60hp 4-cylinder engines. (buses in Stockholm was not allowed to go
faster than 20 km/h, a rule that didn't change until 1931.) The bus on
the photo is from 1928, but the longer model 8406.
The 'Bulldog' coach for buses was presented
in 1932 by Scania-Vabis. This bus was built in 1938. Notice the extra
window at the rear door.