Paying tribute to the special appreciation they receive from Sweden’s WIKING collectors, the traditional model makers are now releasing a gas transport semi-trailer pulled by a majestic Volvo N12 tractor unit. Koppartrans used to be a Swedish fuel brand founded in Gothenburg after the Second World War. Together with ASG, Koppartrans ranked among the most well-known brands traversing the roads in Sweden in the nineteen fifties and sixties. In 1953, Koppartrans originated from a merger between Stora Kopparbergs AB, which is deemed one of the oldest companies in the world, and Trans-Atlantic, a subsidiary of Ahlmarks. Even though the fuel company was acquired by Shell in 1964, the name Koppartrans could still be seen at some filling stations a decade later before the brand disappeared from streets and roads.
The tractor unit with zinc yellow painted entrance and matching wheel rims as well as the silver Volvo lettering above the radiator grille offer special eye-catchers. This expressive transport semi-trailer is rounded off by the silver gas tank load and the zinc yellow notice board with black Koppartrans lettering on the side.
