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Thanks to some detective work and help from reliable ���ϲ����� enthusiasts, we managed to track down the owner of the very first ���ϲ����� V8 to roll off the production line. “I have always had a passion for new technology – now I’m driving electric,” says Henrik Olsson, now 81 years old.

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In the late 1960s, Henrik Olsson needed a replacement for the ���ϲ����� LS76 that his transport company was using for timber haulage in the forests of Värmland in western Sweden. The contract for a new ���ϲ����� had already been signed when, one Sunday, the salesman called again.

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“He said he’d heard a rumour about the release of a completely new model, a V8,” recalls Olsson, “and wondered if I’d be interested in becoming the first person to buy an LBT140.”

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Need for extra power

That didn’t require much thought. Of course he was keen on the extra power: 350 hp compared with the 260 of the LS76. “We really needed that to handle the steep, slippery dirt roads. The LBT140 provided a sense of security. You knew you’d manage the hills without any problem.”