The Volvo LV180/190 and 290-series, or the Longnose was a truck produced by Swedish automaker Volvo between 1937 and 1951.
Volvo LV180/190 The LV180/190-series was presented in the beginning of 1937. The truck shared both front end and engine with the smaller LV90-series while other components were sturdier to cope with heavier loads.Volvo Trucks Global – LV18/19
Production ceased in 1943 and the LV180/190-series was replaced by larger versions of the Roundnose.
Volvo LV290 The "Longnose" LV290 was Volvo's largest truck so far. With trailing axle the gross weight could reach 13 tonnes. It had a new overhead valve engine, designed by Gotthard Österberg who had come to Volvo when Tidaholm ceased production in 1933. To cover the engine the LV290 had an even longer bonnet than the LV180/190 trucks. During the Second World War many of these trucks had their engines converted to run on wood gas.
From 1947 onwards the LV290 series could be delivered with Volvo's pre-chamber diesel engine VDB.Volvo Trucks Global – L29 On these trucks the bonnet had been extended even further to accommodate the large engine. A few trucks were fitted with the larger direct injected VDF engine in 1951 before the Longnose was succeeded by Volvo Titan.
Engines ModelYearEngineDisplacementPowerTypeLV180-1931937–43Volvo FC: I6 ohvPetrol engineLV180-1931937–43Volvo FCH: I6 ohvHesselman engineLV290-2931937Volvo FA: I6 ohvPetrol engineLV290-2931937Volvo FAH: I6 ohvHesselman engineLV290-2931938–51Volvo FB: I6 ohvPetrol engineLV290-2931938–46Volvo FBH: I6 ohvHesselman engineLV290-2931947–51Volvo VDB: I6 ohvPre-chamber dieselLV290-2931951Volvo VDF: I6 ohvDirect injection diesel
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Volvo Trucks Global – history Swedish brass cars – picture gallery