Volvo LV66-series
Built: 1931-1936 · Series: Other models
Successor: Longnose →
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The LV66 series was a medium to heavy Volvo truck that Volvo built from 1931 to 1936. Unlike the light LV models of those years it aimed at higher payloads. The register names the Longnose as its successor, which carried the heavy line on.
The engine listed is a Penta ohv inline six; the name Penta points to Volvo's engine brand and ohv to overhead valves. The wheelbase runs from 3.4 m - 4.6 m and the gross weight from 6000 kg - 9500 kg. The gearbox is a manual with 4 speeds. The vehicle class is medium/heavy duty truck.
The spread of gross weights alone shows that the LV66 could be configured for different jobs. In Volvo's family tree it stands between the early sixes of the company and the long-bonneted trucks that followed it.
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 | Penta ohv inline 6correct |
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Dimensions and weights
| Wheelbase | 3.4 m - 4.6 mcorrect |
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| Unladen weight | 6000 kg - 9500 kg (gross weight)correct |
Drivetrain and chassis
| Gearbox | 4 speed non-syncro manual gearboxcorrect |
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Origin and approval
| Vehicle class | Medium/heavy duty truckcorrect |
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Other data
| Successor | Volvo Longnosecorrect |
|---|---|
| Sweden | Förlagshusetcorrect |
Frequently asked questions
When was the Volvo LV66-series built?
Production years: 1931-1936.
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
2V95D
B10B-VTA3301-6X2
B57-60/6000
B58-60-S1/6000
BV202NF1
Brage/Starke/Raske
C03-6X6
C306 6X6
CO3 6X6 2V
F 10-6X2
F 12-8X4
F 613-1-V/4600
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) (retrieved October 2026) · Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) (retrieved August 2026) · Values adopted and presented in our own form; changes from the source are possible. · How we check the data
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