{"id":25788,"date":"2018-07-19T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25788"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:04:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T20:04:01","slug":"video-of-volvo-pv544-with-a-38-l-diesel-v12-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25788","title":{"rendered":"Video of Volvo PV544 with a 38 L Diesel V12 Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=25791\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1960 Volvo PV544 with a 38 L Diesel V12 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1960 Volvo PV544 with a 38 L Diesel V12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1960 Volvo PV544 with a 38 L Diesel V12\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19337\">last time we featured<\/a> Victor J\u00f6nsson&#8217;s custom Volvo hot rod it was still being built. Fast forward several months and Victor has the huge 38.8 L diesel V12 running and the project driving under its own power. The tank engine makes 520 hp and 1,969 lb-ft of torque but Victor&#8217;s custom planetary gear drops the torque to a manageable 516 lb-ft of torque. Follow the project at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Stridsvagnshotrod\/\">Stridsvagnshotrod FB page<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Stridsvagnshotrod\/\">@Stridsvagnshotrod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Gfecrj6oY7A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Ah4-n3tgzoA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/p84EPJHZb9U\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Stridsvagnshotrod\/\">Stridsvagnshotrod FB page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuITQBOLugR_sVQkCzPyWPQ\">Victor J\u00f6nsson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.garaget.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?id=291305\">Garaget.org<\/a> (build thread)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time we featured Victor J\u00f6nsson&#8217;s custom Volvo hot rod it was still being built. Fast forward several months and Victor has the huge 38.8 L diesel V12 running and the project driving under its own power. The tank engine makes 520 hp and 1,969 lb-ft of torque but Victor&#8217;s custom planetary gear drops&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=25788\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Video of Volvo PV544 with a 38 L Diesel V12 Running<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[703],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pv544"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1960-Volvo-PV544-with-a-38-L-Diesel-V12-12.jpg?fit=2048%2C1152&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19337,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19337","url_meta":{"origin":25788,"position":0},"title":"Volvo PV544 with a 38 L Diesel V12","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This wild project started when Swedish builder Victor J\u00f6nsson purchased a 38.8 L V-55 diesel V12 from a war museum. 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