Volvo Viking

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| image = Volvo L 485.jpg

| name = Volvo Viking

| manufacturer = Volvo

| aka = Volvo L385–485

| production = 1953–1973,
approx. 93,000 produced{{cite book |last=Olsson |first=Christer |title=Volvo – Lastbilarna igår och idag |year=1987|publisher=Förlagshuset Norden AB |location=Malmö, Sweden|isbn=91-86442-76-7}}

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| predecessor = Volvo L245

| successor = Volvo N7

| class = Medium/heavy duty truck

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| engine = Volvo ohv I6 diesel engine

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| weight = {{convert|10000|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} – {{convert|22000|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} (gross weight)

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The Volvo Viking was a truck produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1953 and 1973.

Volvo Viking

Volvo introduced the L385 Viking in 1953. The truck had a payload capacity of up to 8 tonnes for the heaviest trailing axle versions. The Viking truck was very similar to the larger Titan model. For the first model years the Viking used the VDC motor from its predecessor L245, but it was soon replaced by the updated D67 engine.{{cite web | url = http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1950s/Pages/L38_and_L48_Viking.aspx | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141102070112/http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1950s/Pages/L38_and_L48_Viking.aspx | archivedate = 2014-11-02 | work = Volvo Trucks Global | title = L38 and L48 Viking | publisher = AB Volvo }}

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1959 saw the introduction of the refined L485 Viking, including a stronger chassis. From 1961, the truck was available with a turbodiesel. In 1964 Volvo introduced the forward control L4851 Viking Tiptop with a tilting cab. This model only lasted a short time, being replaced by the F86 in the summer of 1965, similar in appearance but nearly all-new underneath the skin.{{cite web | url = http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1960s/Pages/L4851_and_F86.aspx | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160519214452/http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1960s/Pages/L4851_and_F86.aspx | archivedate = 2016-05-19 | work = Volvo Trucks Global | title = L4851 and F86 | publisher = AB Volvo }}

Volvo N86

File:Volvo N86 (1968), Dutch licence registration BE-47-27 pic2.JPG

When Volvo introduced its "System 8" in 1965 the truck's name was changed to N86. Beneath the Viking cab Volvo conducted extensive changes including a new engine, a fully synchronized eight-speed gear box and a general updating of most components.{{cite web | url = http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1960s/Pages/N86%20and%20N88.aspx | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160518134947/http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/global/en-gb/aboutus/history/1960s/Pages/N86%20and%20N88.aspx | archivedate = 2016-05-18 | work = Volvo Trucks Global | title = N86 and N88 | publisher = AB Volvo }}

Engines

class="wikitable" !Model!!Year!!Engine!!Displacement!!Power!!Type
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L385	1953–54	Volvo VDC: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6126\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{cvt\|100\|hp-metric\|kW\|0}}	Diesel engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L385-485	1955–65	Volvo D67: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6724\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{cvt\|125\|hp-metric\|kW\|0}}	Diesel engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|L485	1961–65	Volvo TD67: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6724\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{cvt\|150\|hp-metric\|kW\|0}}	Turbodiesel
style="background:#ffffff;" \|N86	1965–73	Volvo D70: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6724\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{cvt\|150\|hp-metric\|kW\|0}}	Diesel engine
style="background:#ffffff;" \|N86	1965–73	Volvo TD70: I6 ohv	{{convert\|6724\|cc\|cid\|abbr=on}}	{{cvt\|210\|hp-metric\|kW\|0}}	Turbodiesel

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]

Viking

Category:Vehicles introduced in 1953