In the vein of porcine nicknames - have you ever heard of the Volvo 'Sugga'? Sugga is Swedish for 'sow'. The Sugga was a military vehicle that Volvo built to patrol the snow packed forests of the Swedish border in the winter. It is the curious combination of the full sized (in the true American sense) PV800 series car body:

...mounted on a very capable and heavy duty military 4WD chassis. Leading to a very pleasing Frankenstein-ish beast that was half vintage sedan, half monster truck:

The overal rounded, humped style lead the people in the Swedish Army to nickname it the 'Sow', or Sugga.
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