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45Ricochet
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May 22, 2013

Might have found that 100% American made truck

Article in pickuptrucks.com

This customized Volvo pickup truck conversion was built in Dublin, Va., just 382 miles away from Louisville at the New River Assembly Plant. The truck has a 195-inch wheelbase, a 500-horsepower D13 Volvo under the hood, a Meritor RS 23186 rear axle with HD airbags and a custom crew-cab interior that includes a plasma TV, rear and side-view cameras, and a refrigerator built into custom cabinets.

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  • RobertRyan's avatar
    RobertRyan
    Explorer
    May 23, 2013
    Volvo trucks in america started out by taking over GMC (white)? I was very suprised how much of the manuals and documents still have 'GMC' all over my trucks paperwork and its a 2005.
    so they have plenty of GM detroit dna

    A case of Had a lot Detroit DNA. A Lot of the newer Volvo's and Macks have parts from Volvo and Renault Trucks. They use Cummins as an alternative engine supplier in the US/Canada. Not the case outside NA all Cabovers and Volvo engines.
  • Lessmore's avatar
    Lessmore
    Explorer II
    May 23, 2013
    NC Hauler wrote:
    Lessmore wrote:
    A Volvo an American made vehicle ? My 1962 Volvo PV 544s was made in Gothenberg, Sweden....but it was cranked out in '62. I guess things are different now. ;)


    Hey, I had one of those PV544 Volvo while in Germany, not sure of the year, had dual SU carbs..big stick shift...ran pretty doggone good car..passed on from one GI to another for years as far as I know.....

    I also lived close to the Volvo plant when I worked at Radford Army Ammunition Plant.. The Volvo place was a good place to work from what I understood...


    My '62 had the B 18 engine...1800cc...twin SU's...quick for a 4 banger. Handled very well and best shifting vehicle I've ever had and/or used.

    Back in the '60's think a lot of American and Canadian troops stationed over in Germany bought VW's, BMW motorcycles....from the factory.
  • bmanning's avatar
    bmanning
    Explorer
    May 23, 2013
    I wish I knew someone who owned one of those just so I could borrow it, drive it home and say "look honey, I just bought this!"
  • hone_eagle's avatar
    hone_eagle
    Explorer
    May 23, 2013
    Volvo trucks in america started out by taking over GMC (white)? I was very suprised how much of the manuals and documents still have 'GMC' all over my trucks paperwork and its a 2005.
    so they have plenty of GM detroit dna .
  • NC_Hauler's avatar
    NC_Hauler
    Explorer
    May 23, 2013
    Lessmore wrote:
    A Volvo an American made vehicle ? My 1962 Volvo PV 544s was made in Gothenberg, Sweden....but it was cranked out in '62. I guess things are different now. ;)


    Hey, I had one of those PV544 Volvo while in Germany, not sure of the year, had dual SU carbs..big stick shift...ran pretty doggone good car..passed on from one GI to another for years as far as I know.....

    I also lived close to the Volvo plant when I worked at Radford Army Ammunition Plant.. The Volvo place was a good place to work from what I understood...
  • Lessmore's avatar
    Lessmore
    Explorer II
    May 22, 2013
    A Volvo an American made vehicle ? My 1962 Volvo PV 544s was made in Gothenberg, Sweden....but it was cranked out in '62. I guess things are different now. ;)
  • Francesca_Knowl's avatar
    Francesca_Knowl
    Explorer
    May 22, 2013
    ScottG wrote:
    That's not a truck, it's an advertisement for ED.

    That would explain why part of it looks so..."disproportionately small"...
  • K_Charles's avatar
    K_Charles
    Explorer
    May 22, 2013
    I have 3 Fords and they were all made in America, 2 in Mexico and one in Canada.

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