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Volvo-Penta Sterndrives
Volvo Import, Inc.
452 Hudson Terrace
Englewood, California
The Volvo-Penta Aquamatic was one of the earliest commercially available sterndrive units in the US (See ad flyer below). Many boat manufacturers redesigned models to accept sterndrive units. Larson Boats, for instance is known to have adopted the Volvo-Penta sterndrives in 1961, advertising the unit as the Larson "Comboard".
James R. (Jim) Wynne, a former employee of Mercury Outboards, was instrumental in the development of the Volvo Aquamatic sterndrive (Sports Illustrated, August 2, 1965). The following patents were taken out in relation to his work on the sterndrive:
Patent number: 3376842, Filed May 11, 1960, Issued Apr 9, 1968
Patent number: 3006311, Filed Jun 15, 1960, Issued Oct 31, 1961
Year Unknown
Volvo-Penta Aquamatic Sterndrive ad flyer
1959 Information
1959 Volvo Aquamatic ad
1959 Volvo Diesel engines ad
1959 Volvo Aquamatic article
