Iveco 330

The Iveco 330 was a heavy truck and articulated tractor that Iveco built from 1979 to 1993. It was the direct descendant of the Fiat 300, and its cab was the base for the later Iveco T series. The chassis was very strong and suited to the heavy range from 33 to 72 tonnes, and the 330 was the first European quarry and construction truck with an eight cylinder engine, a 17.2 litre unit of 260 to 310 kilowatts. After 14 years on the market it was succeeded by the Iveco EuroTrakker. Weight rules in other European countries kept the market almost entirely Italian, although it was also built in Argentina and Brazil. The 33 tonne 6x4 and 40 tonne 8x4 models could be recognised by a light bar on the cab roof, and many trucks covered two million kilometres or served as concrete mixers. The stiff frame made it a common base for crane trucks, and with the Iveco TurboStar development the same cab gained air conditioning. It also appeared under the Fiat, OM, Unic and Magirus-Deutz names.