The Scania-Vabis L36 was a medium sized

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produced by

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Scania-Vabis Scania AB is a major Swedish manufacturer headquartered in Södertälje, focusing on commercial vehicles—specifically heavy lorries, trucks and buses. It also manufactures diesel engines for heavy vehicles as well as marine and general indus ...

between 1964 and 1968.

Scania-Vabis L36

By the early 1960s, Scania-Vabis’ trucks had grown so large they were no longer fit for urban distribution duty. Therefore, in the autumn of 1964 the company presented a smaller model called L36. It had a four-cylinder engine that was also offered with

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. The short engine allowed for the cab to be mounted unusually far forward. The truck had a payload capacity of 5 to 6

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s and sported dual circuit air brakes.

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Scania Group - history

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