Volvo · 1931–1936
Volvo LV66-series
The Volvo LV66-70 was a truck produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1931 and 1936.
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Successor: Volvo Longnose
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History
Volvo introduced its first heavy truck in 1931. Unlike its smaller sibling, who used some elements from Volvo's passenger cars, the LV66-series components were built exclusively for truck use. These included a new overhead valve engine, a heavy duty four-speed gear box, steel rims and four-wheel hydraulic brakes. The truck was built in two weight classes: the smaller LV68 and LV69 with a payload of 3.25 tonnes and the heavier LV66 and LV67 with a payload of 3.5 tonnes. From 1933 the LV66 and LV67 could be delivered with a trailing axle which increased the payload to 5.25 tonnes. The long wheelbase LV70 was primarily equipped with bus bodies. From 1933 the LV66-series were sold with a Hesselman engine as an alternative.
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Specifications
- name
- Volvo LV66-series
- Manufacturer
- Volvo
- Production
- 1931–1936, approx. 2,370 produced
- Successor
- Volvo Longnose
- Class
- Medium/heavy duty truck
- Engine
- Penta ohv inline 6
- Transmission
- 4 speed non-syncro manual
- Wheelbase
- 3.4 m – 4.6 m
- Kerb weight
- 6000 kg – 9500 kg (gross weight)
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7941320CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_LV66-seriesCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1372707688 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volvo_LV_70_D_Fire_Engine_1935.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · 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.