Volvo LV60-series
Built: 1929-1932 · Series: Other models
← Predecessor: LV4 · Successor: LV76-series →
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The LV60 series is one of Volvo's early trucks. Volvo had begun in early 1928 with the LV Series 1 and a four-cylinder engine; the LV60, built from 1929 to 1932, built on that start and gave the light Volvo a straight-six. The register lists the LV4 as predecessor and the LV76 series as successor.
The engine is described as a Volvo sv inline six, where sv stands for side valves. The wheelbase runs from 3.3 m - 3.7 m and the gross weight, depending on the version, from 4100 kg - 4700 kg. Gears are shifted by hand, with 4 speeds. The vehicle class is light truck.
The LV60 is therefore a link in the chain: it shows how Volvo turned its first small truck within a few years into a range with several wheelbases and weight classes, which kept growing in the following series up to the Longnose models.
Volvo – other commercial vehicles: the collective page of trucks and chassis outside the named ranges, from the F4/F6/F7 class through the F10, F12 and F16 to bus and special chassis, 40 to 350 kW
This page gathers Volvo commercial vehicles the register could not assign to a named range – mostly chassis and trucks of the cab-over F range, plus a handful of bus and special chassis with the B designation. Volvo, founded in Gothenburg in 1927, today runs its commercial-vehicle business as Volvo Trucks. The F range (F4/F6/F7 light, F10/F12/F16 heavy) replaced the bonneted models in the 1970s and shaped European long-haul transport until it was replaced by the FH/FM in 1993; the number after the F roughly denotes, by the maker's logic, the engine class, the following digits the axle configuration (6X2, 6X4, 8X4) and wheelbase, VTA the turbocharged, intercooled engine. The B types are chassis for buses and special bodies of the same family.
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The register lists here 230 versions with 40 to 349.5 kW from four- to six-cylinders of 1,990 to 16,120 cm³, unladen weights from 1,900 to 25,700 kg, lengths from 5,330 to 12,000 mm and widths from 1,720 to 2,800 mm.
Alongside MAN's F90 and Scania's 2 and 3 series, the F range was the backbone of European long-haul transport in the 1980s, and its safety cab and TD engine programme laid the technical foundation for the later FH generation; the B chassis remained a niche beside Volvo's own bus marques.
On used F-range vehicles, the condition of the frame and cab mounting, turbocharger and intercooler, clutch and the mechanical or semi-automatic gearbox count, and on chassis the body as well; corrosion on the side members and cab floor is common on the oldest model years, and parts run through the Volvo network and independent commercial-vehicle parts dealers.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Volvo (weitere Modelle), Volvo Trucks (manufacturer)
Technical data
Engine
| Engine | Volvo sv inline 6correct |
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Dimensions and weights
| Wheelbase | 3.3 m - 3.7 mcorrect |
|---|---|
| Unladen weight | 4100 kg - 4700 kg (gross weight)correct |
Drivetrain and chassis
| Gearbox | 4 speed non-syncro manual gearboxcorrect |
|---|
Origin and approval
| Vehicle class | Light truckcorrect |
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Other data
| Predecessor | Volvo LV4correct |
|---|---|
| Successor | Volvo LV76-seriescorrect |
| Sweden | Förlagshusetcorrect |
Frequently asked questions
When was the Volvo LV60-series built?
Production years: 1929-1932.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Shift the gearbox cold and warm — jumps only show up at temperature.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
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Other models in this series
Brage/Starke/Raske
C03-6X6
C306 6X6
CO3 6X6 2V
F610-1-V/3850
F613/5200
F614-1-V-4600/4000
F615-1-V-35-55/3500
F83-34-S
F86-42T-S2/4200
FB88-42T S1-6X2
FL15
Sources: Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) (retrieved August 2026) · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) (retrieved October 2026) · Values adopted and presented in our own form; changes from the source are possible. · How we check the data
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