Volvo presented the forward control Raske Tiptop with a tilting cab in 1962.

When Volvo introduced its "System 8" in 1965 the truck got a new, bigger engine and was renamed F85.

[2] Between 1968 and 1974 Volvo offered a budget version called F84 without power steering and with reduced payload.

[2] In 1964 Volvo had mounted the forward control cab from Raske Tiptop on its Viking model.

[3] The changes, however, were more extensive than that and included a new engine, a new eight-speed gear box and a general updating of most of the components.