CULTURE

CULTURE OFFBEAT Safety TECHNOLOGY 

Yes, the Volvo Moose Strike Test is Real

08/07/201808/07/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments car and driver, city safety, crash, crash test, large animal detection, moose, moose test, mooses, safety, video, volvo

Moose (Meese?) aren’t the only large animals out there, but they’re the biggest things the Swedes are likely to find

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Classic Cars CULTURE History OTHER SWEDES Saab 

Classic Iron: Saab 900 Turbo

08/02/201808/02/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments 900, 900 turbo, classic car, classic saab, convertible, history, saab, saab 900, saab turbo, turbo

Launched in 1978 as a replacement for the Saab 99, the Saab 900 was longer, wider, and heavier than its

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Art Projects CULTURE MEDIA Video 

Epic Fan-made Volvo Commercial for ’94 940GL

07/31/201807/31/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments ad, ads, commercial, fan made, video, volvo, volvo commercial

If you didn’t get to see them for yourself, trust me: the Volvo ads of the 1970s and 80s were

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Classic Cars CULTURE Custom Cars History 

Found! Iron City Rainbow Gasser by Anthony Santercangelo

07/30/201807/30/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments anthony santercangelo, custom cars, gasser, goodguys, goodguys nationals, hot rod, hot rod volvo, iron city rods and customs, pa, philly, rainbow, skittles, volvo, volvo amazon

A few weeks ago, I published a few pictures I’d found online of the wild, rainbow-colored Volvo Amazon gasser you

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Classic Cars CULTURE Custom Cars History RACING 

Video: 800 HP 2JZ Powered Volvo PV Drift Car

07/28/201807/28/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments 2jz, because race car, cars for sale, drift, drift car, engine swap, for sale, pv, race car, stig, supra engine, toyota supra, video, volvo, volvo pv, volvo pv544

There’s nothing you can say that will appeal to all the different niche genres of car enthusiasts– the drifters, the

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CULTURE History Past Concepts POLESTAR 

The Original S60 Polestar Concept Was Wilder Than You Remember

07/25/201807/25/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments concept, concept car, custom volvo, cyan, manual transmission, polestar, rebel blue, s60 polestar, volvo, volvo s60 polestar

When you look at a car like the Polestar 1, it’s easy to look at the numbers and be impressed.

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Classic Cars CULTURE Custom Cars History 

Classic Iron: Olav’s Hot Rod Volvo Shooting Brake

07/24/201807/24/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments amazon, classic cars, classic volvo, custom, custom cars, custom volvo, nomad, photo gallery, shooting brake, volvo, volvo amazon, volvo wagon, wagon

I’m a big fan of the Volvo Amazon, and I’ve featured several here on Volvojo. This one, though, might be

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CULTURE Custom Cars EVENTS LOCAL 

Swedish Car Meet and Greet BBQ

07/16/201807/16/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments autobarn, autobarn volvo oak park, bbq, car club, car clubs, classic volvo, envolved, oak park, uso, vlassic cars, volvo

This weekend’s Swedish Car meet and greet BBQ was a huge success. The event was hosted by the Autobarn Volvo

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CLASSIFIEDS CULTURE Custom Cars 

Video: Somebody Loved this Volvo V70

07/07/201807/07/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments cars for sale, classic car, custom, custom cars, custom volvo, ebay, for sale, rally wagon, v70, volvo, volvo v70, volvo wagon

I love Volvo cars, obviously. I mean, I’ve taken some serious steps over the last few years to make Volvo

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