Volvo Roundnose

{{Infobox automobile

| image = Volvo LV 127 Truck 1943.jpg

| name = Volvo Roundnose

| manufacturer = Volvo

| aka = Volvo LV120 – 154
Volvo L221 – 249

| production = 1939–1954,
approx. 43,500 produced{{cite book |last=Olsson |first=Christer |title=Volvo – Lastbilarna igår och idag |trans-title = Volvo – the trucks of yesteryear and today | language = sv|year=1987|publisher=Förlagshuset Norden AB |location=Malmö, Sweden|isbn=91-86442-76-7}}

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| predecessor = Volvo LV81-series

| successor = Volvo Brage

| class = Medium size truck

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| engine = Volvo inline 6

| transmission = 4-speed non-syncro manual

| wheelbase = {{convert|3.4|m|in|1|abbr=on}} – {{convert|5.3|m|in|1|abbr=on}}

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| weight = {{convert|6400|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} – {{convert|12300|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} (gross weight)

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The Volvo LV120/130/140/150-series, or the Roundnose was a medium-size truck produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1939 and 1954.

History

The "Roundnose" was introduced in the autumn of 1939, in conjunction with the outbreak of the Second World War. 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.[http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1940s/Pages/The_Roundnose.aspx Volvo Trucks Global – Roundnose] 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 diesel engine.[http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1940s/Pages/LV15_and_LV24.aspx Volvo Trucks Global – LV15/L24] 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

class="wikitable" !Model!!Year!!Engine!!Displacement!!Power!!Type
style="background:#ffffff;" \|LV120-123	1940–49	Volvo EC: I6 sv	{{convert\|3670\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|86\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Petrol engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|LV125-138	1939–50	Volvo FC: I6 ohv	{{convert\|4394\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on }}	{{convert\|90\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Petrol engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|LV125-138	1939–45	Volvo FCH: I6 ohv	{{convert\|4394\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|90\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Hesselman engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|LV140-148	1944–51	Volvo FE: I6 ohv	{{convert\|5652\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|105\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Petrol engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|LV151-154	1946–49	Volvo VDA: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6126\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|95\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Pre-chamber diesel
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L221-224	1950–54	Volvo ED: I6 sv	{{convert\|3670\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|90\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Petrol engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L231-234	1951–54	Volvo A6: I6 ohv	{{convert\|4703\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|105\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Petrol engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L246-249	1950–53	Volvo VDC: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6126\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{convert\|100\|bhp\|kW\|0\|abbr=on}}	Direct injection diesel

Gallery

File:Volvo LV 142 DS Truck 1946.jpg|1946 Volvo LV142 with wood gas generator.

File:Volvo L245 lastbil.jpg|Circa 1950 Volvo L245

File:Volvo L249X Truck 1953.jpg|1953 Volvo L249.

References

External links

[http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/Pages/history.aspx Volvo Trucks Global – history]
[http://www.swedishbrasscar.com/volindex.html Swedish brass cars – picture gallery]

Roundnose

Category:Vehicles introduced in 1939