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Powerliner

Powerliner (1973)

Introduced 1973

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About this generation

The Freightliner Powerliner was introduced in 1973 as a flagship heavy-duty truck featuring a large-capacity cooling system and a high-output engine.

The Powerliner represented Freightliner's move toward higher-output heavy-duty trucks and became one of the company's notable flagship models of the 1970s.

Key Features

  • High-output engine; large-capacity cooling system; cab-over-engine configuration; flagship heavy-duty specification.

Technical Overview

Production
Introduced 1973

Cab & Transmission

Cab Types
  • Cab-over-engine cab.

Engines

3 engines

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