Steel platform truck (Volvo F88) "Volvo"

Steel platform truck (Volvo F88) "Volvo".

When the steel flatbed replaced the wood beds at Volvo

The steel flatbed was considered a breakthrough accomplishment in the 1960s - and so was the cab-over generation of the Volvo F88. WIKING merged both on a typical triple-axle chassis. Meanwhile, the traditional model makers also decked out this modern classic lorry in the company colours of the Swedish manufacturer. Accommodating the requests of many fans of the brand, WIKING keeps creating miniatures of the Swedish lorry brand that turn out to be contemporary models with a charm that is unique and unmistakable. And for good reason: Since the 1950s, Sweden had been a solid export market for the traditional model makers, who managed to devise a product with this vehicle that offered model and railway fans in Sweden another true-to-scale model. The fact that the F88 now rolls into the selection as a three-axle chassis shaped in new moulds demonstrates yet again how WIKING has perfected the process of combining old with new moulds.

1965-70

New chassis flaunting the company colours on the road

Driver's cab with sun visor and long steel flatbed light grey, lower part of driver's cab as well as bumper, air filter and chassis in moss grey. Rear double fenders moss grey. Interior and wheels brown red. Black radiator grille with ornamental trim imprinted silver and Volvo logo. Window frames with windscreen wipers and handrail on the side black. Indicators traffic orange, door handles with type lettering Volvo F88 silver. Volvo logo on the side sky blue. Tail lights imprinted red.