The Volvo LV120/130/140/150-series, or the Roundnose was a medium-size truck produced by Swedish

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between 1939 and 1954.

History

The "Roundnose" was introduced in the autumn of 1939, in conjunction with the outbreak of the

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. The truck was originally built in three versions. The smallest LV120-series had the same side-valve engine as the Sharpnose. The larger LV125-series and the sturdier LV130-series had the same overhead valve engine as its predecessor LV90.Volvo Trucks Global – Roundnose
/ref> During the war, many of these trucks were equipped with wood gas generators. 1944 saw the introduction of the LV140-series with the big FE engine which replaced the LV180/190-series. In 1946 the Roundnose became the first Volvo truck offered with a

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.Volvo Trucks Global – LV15/L24
/ref> The LV150-series was equipped with Volvo's VDA pre-chamber diesel engine. All versions were updated in the early 1950s. The LV120-series became the L220-series with a stronger ED engine. The LV140-series became the L230-series, with an improved A6 engine and the LV150-series became the L245-series with a direct injected VDC diesel engine.

Engines

Gallery

File:Volvo LV 142 DS Truck 1946.jpg, 1946 Volvo LV142 with

wood gas Wood gas is a fuel gas that can be used for furnaces, stoves, and vehicles. During the production process, biomass or related carbon-containing materials are gasified within the oxygen-limited environment of a wood gas generator to produce a c ...

generator. File:Volvo L245 lastbil.jpg, Circa 1950 Volvo L245 File:Volvo L249X Truck 1953.jpg, 1953 Volvo L249.

References

External links

Volvo Trucks Global – history

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