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Originally Posted by Kev0607
Its something I've often wondered actually... how come Volvo don't make commercial vans or pick-ups? Yet, they manufacture big wagons.  |
Volvo started making small trucks and vans virtually as soon as the Jacob OV4 started production in 1927 and carried on until the 1950's before splitting into Volvo cars and Volvo trucks. Trucks got bigger after the war and went Worldwide. Still small trucks and vans though at that time. Not in large numbers and competition was fierce. Designation was LV, for Lastbil.
A good little book to find is Volvo - World trucks No7 by Pat Kennett. But all of the Volvo history books give details. There is a companion book to the Volvo produced Cars history which is for Trucks only.
The Duett was available as a van and when they started to be made the production of the chassis units fizzled out. The PV Cabrios were also built on those chassis by several different coachbuilders.
FYI about chassis units.
http://www.pvchassi.com/index_e.html