Scania · 1946–1958
Scania-Vabis L20
The Scania-Vabis L20/L60/L71 was a series of heavy duty trucks produced by Swedish automaker Scania-Vabis between 1946 and 1958.
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Predecessor: Scania-Vabis 335 · Successor: Scania-Vabis L75
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Scania-Vabis L20
Scania-Vabis’ first post-war model, the L10 had been introduced already in 1944. Two years later came the larger L20, with a six-cylinder variant of the company's module engine which had been introduced in the late 1930s. The truck was also offered with a trailing axle. This version was called the LS20, with an “S” for "support axle". The largest bogie vehicle had a payload capacity of 10.2 tonnes.
Scania-Vabis L60
At the end of 1949, Scania-Vabis introduced a direct injected diesel development of their module engine. It had been designed in collaboration with British truck manufacturer Leyland Motors. With the new engine, the six-cylinder truck's name was changed to L60 and LS60 respectively. Otherwise the truck was mostly unchanged. In 1951 the old fashioned non-synchro four-speed gear box was replaced by a synchronized five-speed transmission.
Scania-Vabis L71 Regent
In the spring of 1954, the final development of Scania-Vabis’ six-cylinder module engines was introduced, with larger displacement. The trucks were renamed L71/LS71 Regent and received air brakes. From the autumn of 1955, they could also be ordered with power steering.
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Specifications
- name
- Scania-Vabis L20/L60/L71 Regent
- Manufacturer
- Scania-Vabis
- Production
- 1946 - 1958, 14,329 produced
- Predecessor
- Scania-Vabis 335
- Successor
- Scania-Vabis L75
- Class
- Heavy duty truck
- Engine
- Scania-Vabis ohv I6 diesel engine
- Transmission
- 4/5 speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 3.4 m - 5.0 m
- Kerb weight
- 10000 kg - 18000 kg (gross weight)
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7430001CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scania-Vabis_L20CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1316406185 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scania-Vabis_LS23_Lastbil_1948_2.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.