If you are a fan of Volvo trucks then here are some Volvo advertisements from
Truck & Bus Transportation magazine from 1971. Click on all images to enlarge them. Click
here to see ads from 1972.
The Volvo made the cover of the June 1971
Truck & Bus Transportation magazine. The cover was described as
Volvo 88 series prime mover heads a specially-equipped semi-trailer for its weekly delivery service to the township of Coober Pedy... the combination is operated by Coober Pedy Service Ltd.
February 1971
Truck & Bus Transportation magazine.
May 1971
Truck & Bus Transportation magazine.
June 1971
Truck & Bus Transportation magazine.
December 1971
Truck & Bus Transportation magazine. Click
here to see ads from 1972.
January 1972 Truck & Bus Transportation magazine.
February 1972 Truck & Bus Transportation magazine.
June 1972 Truck & Bus Transportation magazine (four page special, above and below)
This ad for Swedish Motors also appeared throughout 1972. Steven King wrote a history of the early years of Volvo in Australia which appeared in Issue 5 of Vintage Trucks and Commercial magazine www.vtcmagazine.com.au. He said that Max Winkless, who was the principal of Swedish Motors in Wollongong, imported the first three Volvos into Australia in 1967. They were F86 prime movers.
August 1972 Truck & Bus Transportation magazine.
This ad for M & S Diesel appeared in November 1972. The article about the company which was in the December 1972 edition, is reproduced below. The company was started by Michael and Stan Goldfarb.
