Volvo Laplander Is Sweden’s Humble Unimog Alternative

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is one of the most recognizable and sought-after off-road vehicles around today. Not surprisingly, prices of the giant trucks have skyrocketed, but there are lesser-known alternatives that rank just as high in terms of coolness. As it turns out, Volvo made a truck that is awfully similar to the Unimog that Mercedes-Benz was churning out. The Laplander, as it was known, was made between the 1950s and 1980s, and one just sold at a Bonhams auction for a reasonable $21,444.

Unimog production started in the late 1940s, so it didn’t take long for the Swedes to answer with their own heavy-duty rig. Volvo got the order from the Swedish Army in the early 1950s to start producing the Laplander, which could be tricked out with all types of military and survival equipment. Versions were offered with any-tank weapons, winches, communications equipment, and a variety of top and body configurations.
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