The Volvo F84/F85/F86 was a series of medium size
truck
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s produced by
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automaker
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Volvo
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between 1965 and 1979.
Volvo F84/F85
Volvo presented the
forward control
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Raske Tiptop with a tilting cab in 1962. When Volvo introduced its "System 8" in 1965 the truck got a new, bigger
engine
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and was renamed F85.
[Volvo Trucks Global - F85]
/ref> Between 1968 and 1974 Volvo offered a budget version called F84 without power steering and with reduced payload.
In 1976 Volvo upgraded the truck and renamed it F85S. The S-version had a bigger engine and a more comfortable cab.[
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Volvo F86
In 1964 Volvo had mounted the forward control cab from Raske Tiptop on its Viking model. When Volvo introduced its "System 8" the following year, the truck was renamed F86.gear box
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and a general updating of most of the components. The F86 was also assembled in Scotland, for sales in the British Isles.[
Modernization of the truck in 1973 included a new ]plastic
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radiator grille
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. In 1976 the driver's work place was improved with a more comfortable cab.[
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Engines
References
External links
Volvo Trucks Global - history
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F85
Vehicles introduced in 1965