The Volvo PV800 Series (nicknamed the Volvo Sugga, literally the Sow) is a taxicab manufactured by Volvo from 1938 until 1958. The Sow series dominated the Swedish taxicab market during the 1940s and 1950s. During World War II and in the 1950s, Volvo built a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle for the Swedish Armed Forces and Belgian Armed Forces, using the mechanical parts from Volvo’s small trucks, combined with much of the body from the PV-800 series Sow. PV800-810 The PV801 (with a glass division between the front and rear seat) and the PV802 (without the glass division) were introduced in 1938 and superseded the TR670 Series. The chassis and body were all new but the side-valve engine was the same as in the older cars. The front end was also used on Volvo’s smallest lorry, the LV100 Series. The PV802 could be used as a spare ambulance. After folding all seats on the car’s right side, a stretcher could be loaded through the bootlid. Volvo continued to build commercial chassis versions, which were often used as basis for proper ambulances. During the Second World War Volvo built a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle, called Terrängpersonvagn m/43 (TPV), for the Swedish Armed Forces and Belgian Armed Forces. The mechanical parts were based on Volvo’s smaller lorries and the body came from the Sow. Versions PV800: 1940-47, 37 cars built, commercial chassis PV801: 1938-47, 550 cars built, with glass partition PV802: 1938-47, 1081 cars built, without glass partition PV810: 1938-47, 180 cars built, commercial chassis on wheelbase TPV: 1944-46, 210 cars built, military off-road vehicle PV821-824 In 1947 the PV800 was succeeded by PV821 and PV822. The cars were updated with the slightly stronger ED engine and the column-mounted gear lever from the PV 60. Versions PV821: 1948, 200 cars built, with glass partition PV822: 1947-48, 300 cars built, without glass partition PV823: 1947-48, 150 cars built, commercial chassis PV824: 1947-48, 150 cars built, commercial chassis on wheelbase PV831-834 In the autumn of 1950 the model returned with a new front, similar to the front of the PV444 and the small lorry L340. The cars were renamed PV831 and PV832, respectively. In 1953 independent front suspension became optional. That same year, a civilian executive version, Disponent, saw the light of day. By the end of the 1950s the Sow was quite outdated. Volvo planned for a successor, project P358, which was to be