History

Classic Cars CULTURE History RACING 

Meet the Original Flying Brick: ETCC Volvo 240 #1

01/28/201901/27/2019 Volvo Jo 0 Comments 240, etcc, flying brick, photo gallery, restoration, touring car, volvo, volvo 240, volvo 242

Fresh from its restoration by Warren Heath Engineering, this 1985 Volvo 240 can rightly be called the original “Flying Brick”.

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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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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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Classic Cars CULTURE Custom Cars History 

1975 Volvo 242 Drift by Edward Blom

07/05/201807/05/2018 Volvo Jo 1 Comment 240, 242, because racecar, build photos, coupe, drift, edward blom, photo gallery, tuned, tuner, tuner cars, volvo, volvo 240, volvo 242

Edward Blom is that rare customizer who understands that, while it is true that form should follow function- that doesn’t

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CULTURE Custom Cars History Past Concepts 

Classic Iron: 507 HP Volvo C30 Evolve Concept

06/18/201806/18/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments concept, concept cars, custom, custom volvo, sema, tuned, tuner, tuner car, tuner cars, volvo, volvo c30, widebody

With a unique style that has held up remarkably well over the years, the much-loved Volvo C30 is definitely a

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Classic Cars History RACING TOY CARS 

Toy Cars: 1/43 Scale IPS Motorsport Volvo 240

06/12/201806/11/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments 1:43, 240, because racecar, dtm, german touring car, group a, minichamps, model cars, touring car, toy cars, volvo, volvo 240, volvo 242

This 1:43 scale model of Per Stureson’s IPS Motorsport Volvo 240 DTM racer showed up in the Volvo Model Cars

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