EVOLUTION OF AN ICON
Aug 26, 2022
3 minutes
Words: Pip Dunn
Images: Pip Dunn/Scania
Scania introduced its first V8 model, the 140 in 1969. Using a wholly new cab shell, it was streets ahead of every other European truck bar none. It had more power, more quality, more comfort…. More status.
The first to have the new V8 were the LB, LBS and LBT140 models. The new 14-litre engine churned out a massive 350hp. There was no other road going truck in Europe that could
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