Volvo B54

Volvo B54
A VBK-bodied B54 from KOA near Molde in May 2008.
Overview
Manufacturer	Volvo
Production	1966-1971
Assembly	Sweden
Body and chassis
Class	Midibus chassis
Floor type	Step entrance
Powertrain
Engine	5.1-litre front-mounted I-6 Volvo D50, TD50^[1]
Chronology
Predecessor	Volvo B705
Successor	Volvo B609

Volvo B54 was a front-engined midibus chassis manufactured by Volvo between 1966 and 1971. It was technically more or less just a Volvo F85 truck chassis without the cab. The engine was mounted on top of the front axle, giving the buses very little front overhang. Before the end of production in 1971, it was in a way replaced by the larger BB57, but the true successor was the F6-based B609 that came in 1976, half a decade later. The B54's predecessor had gone out of production in 1964, so it was clearly not a model that Volvo put a lot of effort into at the time. Only 533 chassis were built.

References

↑ Commercial catalogue - Applications Letrika

External links

Media related to Volvo B54 at Wikimedia Commons

Volvo Buses

4.8–5.1 L	B5LH B5RLEH B5TL

5.5 L	B6 B609 B6BLE B6F B6FA B6LE B6M

6.7–7.3 L	B7F B7FA B7L B7LA B7R B7RLE B7TL

7.7 L	B8R B8RLE

9.4 L	B9L B9LA B9R B9RLE B9S B9TL

9.6 L	B9M B10B B10BLE B10C B10L B10LA B10M B10MA B10MD B10R B10TL (Super Olympian)

12.0–12.1 L	B12 B12B B12BLE B12BLEA B12M B12MA B12R

Volvo BXXR	B11R B13R

Olympian	Olympian Super Olympian (B10TL)

1960s–70s	Ailsa B55 B54 B57 B58 B59 BB57

1930s	B10 B11 B12

Current buses/coaches	7900 8900/8900LE 9500 9700 9900

Former buses/coaches	7000/7700 7500 8500/8500LE 8700/8700LE B10-400 B12-500 B12-600 C10M

North American makes	Prevost Car Nova Bus

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