From: Willem-Jan Markerink To: Volvo303@yahoogroups.com Subject: Sherlockian ponderings....:)) Cc: Mårten Eskilsson , Claes tatanka , Phil Raymond Reply-to: w.j.markerink@a1.nl Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:27:40 +0100 Note to self: never dive into parts manuals, since you never stop reading them for odd details....;)) From the parts manual, PDF floating on the net with the file-name 'PartsManual1.pdf', page 11 (English, page 8 is Swedish): http://koesters.dk/volvomanuals/PartCatalogue1.pdf xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Special Models: The following special models are also listed in the catalogue[*] S-3619 The State Power Department of Sweden / 12v S-3656 The State Power Department of Sweden / 24v S-3652 Zambia / 12v S-3653 Zambia / 24v S-3692 Ethiopia S-3694 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3695 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3696 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3697 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3698 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3699 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3700 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3701 Cross Country Truck (Civilian) S-3705 Bangladesh S-3736 National Swedish Highway Authority S-3758 Malayan Police S-3761 Peru, Sweden S-3780 Angola S-3781 Australia S-3802 The State Power Department of Sweden S-3853 The State Power Department of Sweden S-6059 The State Power Department of Sweden xxxxxxxxxxx [*] anyone ever seen such a 'catalogue', with corresponding numbers? Sounds more like a brochure than a catalog, correct? So, seems we should keep an eye on all those countries, not just Malaysia, there might be some C3-series floating around there....:)) First strong guess: the last entry is one of the *very* *very* few civil 6x6's that were not firefighters....I heard about those, even 2 exported to Danmark (1 remains back in Sweden), but this is the first 'proof' I see. Though it makes me wonder where the actual firefighters fit in....perhaps they were supplied so extremely 'bare' to Tollarp (cab- frame), that Volvo never bothered to classify them....'Let Tollarp do the documentation' (and Tollarp probably never bothered either, each vehicle being so different from the other). Further interesting implication: the Vattenfall C303's came not only as 12v, but also as 24v. Another interesting page in this manual section, page 7/10: C303 4x4 VST wheelbase 2300 C303 4x4 HST wheelbase 2300 C304 4x4 HST wheelbase 2530 C303 6x6 VST wheelbase 2720 C306 6x6 VST (TGB20) wheelbase 2720 C306 6x6 HST wheelbase 2720 My guess, for the 4th entry above: There was also a light-duty C3-series LWB 6x6....putting more emphasis on the last digit in the C30x coding system, indicating total weight in ton (approximately, as the C303 does 3500kg (military TGB11 only 3300kg btw)) (hence the C303 6x6 VST is a 3-ton version (3500kg), probably only done to make it available for drivers with a small drivers license (3500kg max, now in all of Europe (before, some countries had a higher standard license, like Germany with 7500kg)) PS, for those having downloaded their PDF's from one of the mirror sites of Sorin Gregore's initial set of PDF's: be warned that only on his original site the Engine section is complete, all 6 parts....the direct mirrors (from his site) seem to lack #6 and/or #5. (page is quite Java-loaded, but the more efficient mirrors lack this part #6/5 (and also list an Electric section #9 that is both non- existent (really doesn't exist on paper) *and* an invalid/broken pdf- file (which first makes you go out to search for the correct file again (which doesn't exist anywhere....8-)) PPS: the same page that lists those 'Special Models' also lists a second collumn with ordering options, like towing hook, PTO, insulation, different colors of flashlights, radio, etc....but nowhere something like 'Safari windows'....only item that it *could* represent is 'ventilation', but that doesn't sound very convincing....sounds more like a ventilating (marine-style) cap on top of the roof. All comments, references, proof & ponderings welcome! -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]