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Volvo LV80/90-series

Built: 1935-1940 · Series: Other models

← Predecessor: LV71-series · Successor: Roundnose →

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The LV80/90 series was a mid-sized Volvo truck for the years 1935 to 1940. It took over from the LV71 series, and the register names the Roundnose as its successor, the rounded generation of trucks that Volvo presented at the end of this period.

The engine is a Volvo inline six. The wheelbase runs from 3.4 m - 4.7 m and is longer than on the light Volvo types of the time. The gross weight lies between 5400 kg - 7000 kg, so in the range between the light types and the heavy Longnose. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual. Vehicle class: medium size truck.

The double designation 80/90 combines two types under one entry. For the reader this means that behind the name stand several wheelbases and weight steps, which could differ from one another depending on the body.

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

EngineVolvo inline 6correct

Dimensions and weights

Wheelbase3.4 m - 4.7 mcorrect
Unladen weight5400 kg - 7000 kg (gross weight)correct

Drivetrain and chassis

Gearbox4 speed non-syncro manual gearboxcorrect

Origin and approval

Vehicle classMedium size truckcorrect

Other data

PredecessorVolvo LV71-seriescorrect
SuccessorVolvo Roundnosecorrect

Frequently asked questions

When was the Volvo LV80/90-series built?

Production years: 1935-1940.

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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Sources: Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki (CC BY-SA 3.0) (retrieved August 2026) · mwtruckparts.co.uk (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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