Volvo · 1928–1930
Volvo LV4
The Volvo LV4 was a light truck produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1928 and 1930. The designation LV4 stands for LastVagn ("truck"), 4 cylinders.
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Successor: Volvo LV60-series
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History
Volvo introduced its first truck, LV Series 1, in early 1928. The truck shared many components with Volvos passenger cars ÖV4 and PV4, including powertrain, but the truck had a more powerful chassis which was built on two different wheelbases: 3.3 and 3.7 m. Despite the small four-cylinder side-valve engine the truck was a sales success, unlike the passenger cars. After an initial series of 500 Series 1 trucks, Volvo presented the stronger LV Series 2 in the fall of 1928. Many components had been strengthened to better fit a truck and the axle track had been widened.
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Specifications
- name
- Volvo LV4
- Manufacturer
- Volvo Trucks
- aka
- Volvo LV Series 1 and 2
- Production
- 1928–1930, approx. 995 produced
- Successor
- Volvo LV60-series
- Class
- Light truck
- Engine
- 1.9L DA I4
- Transmission
- 3-speed non-syncro manual
- Wheelbase
- 3.3-3.7 m
- Kerb weight
- 3000 kg (gross weight)
- Related
- Volvo ÖV 4
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2779602CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_LV4CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1372707663 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volvo_LV40_(1928).JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Kotasik · 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.