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Snow Trac
Snow Trac
Swedish-built Snow Trac, over 2,300 including Scottish-built.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
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Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1957–1980
- Engine
- Air-cooled four-cylinder boxer, petrol · 1,200 cc / 1.2 LFactory: 1,200 cc
- Power
- 40.3 kW / 54.7 PSFactory: 54 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Lars Larsson
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The ST4 Snow-trac was a light tracked people carrier built in small numbers for the UK market. Its wide tracks gave very low ground pressure, so it could cross deep snow and soft ground that wheeled vehicles could not.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Snow Trac Snow Trac (Wikimedia Commons search)
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Snow Trac Snow Trac (Wikimedia Commons search)
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Snow Trac Snow Trac (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright pr · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The vehicle was developed and built in Sweden for work on deep soft snow. It replaced wartime Studebaker Weasels in Scandinavian service. Aktiv-Fischer built the ST4 from 1957 to 1980, and its designer was Lars Larsson.
The British Post Office took on a small fleet to reach telephone lines brought down by winter storms. A small number were bought for British forces about 1970 for NATO winter roles, and the type was replaced by the BV 202 in 1977.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Snow Trac.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Air-cooled four-cylinder boxer, petrol1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 1,200 cc / 1.2 LFactory: 1,200 cc1 Independently researchedSome cars had 1.5 (1,493 cc) or 1.6 Volkswagen engines per owners cited in the same article. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 40.3 kW / 54.7 PSFactory: 54 hp · converted1 Independently researchedRange 36-54 hp; the upper figure is recorded. Output changed over the engine's life through tuning. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Lightweight tracked frame1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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Iconic Post Office vehicles Level C Classic Vehicles Club Magazine (cvcmag.com)
- powered by a Volkswagen 1,200cc
- four-cylinder, boxer, air-cooled, petrol engine
- Volkswagen 1,200cc
- pushing out 36 to 54hp, depending on specification
- a lightweight people carrier on a tracked frame
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