The Scania-Vabis L36 was a medium sized

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produced by Swedish

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Scania-Vabis Scania AB ( , ), stylised SCANIA in its products, 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 veh ...

between 1964 and 1968.

Scania-Vabis L36

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

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. The compact engine design 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 was equipped with dual circuit air brakes.

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Scania Group - history

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