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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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History MEDIA Past Concepts 

By Women, For Everyone: Volvo YCC Concept

06/07/201806/10/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments by women, c30, concept, female, girl's car, history, volvo, volvo c30, volvo history, volvo ycc, women, ycc, your concept car

Make no mistake, the car business is a boy’s club. That’s changing, sure, and executives like Mary Barra, the CEO

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Classic Cars History OFFBEAT 

Secret History: North Korea and the Stolen Volvos

02/01/201804/03/2018 Volvo Jo 0 Comments classic cars, classic volvo, historic volvo, history, korea, media, north korea, old volvos, volvo

Urban Lehner – The 1973 Volvo screeches around tight curves, slaloming across all five lanes of the road. In another

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CLASSIFIEDS History RACING 

Classic Iron: 1961 Hoyt Volvo Belly Tank Racer

11/27/201703/27/2018 Volvo Jo 1 Comment because racecar, belly tank, classic volvo, custom volvo, historic volvo, history, hoyt, racecar, scca, volvo

Here’s one you probably haven’t seen before! Built by US Air Force pilot Albert Hoyt in 1961, this aluminum belly

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History MEDIA Past Concepts 

Classic Iron: 2007 Volvo Surf Rescue

08/25/201703/17/2018 Volvo Jo 1 Comment 2007 volvo xc70 surf rescue, concept, concept car, concept cars, history, past concepts, photo gallery, surf rescue, volvo xc70, xc70

Like many of you, I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for the Volvo XC70. To me, it’s the

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Classic Cars History Past Concepts 

Classic Iron: 1952 Volvo Philip Concept

08/15/201703/15/2018 Volvo Jo 1 Comment classic cars, classic volvo, history, museum, philip, v8, volvo, volvo philip, volvo v8

In the early post-war years, wealthy Swedish car buyers were drawn to big, audaciously-styled, V8-powered American cars. In an effort

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History 

Volvo’s Swedish-Italian Lovechild Turns 40

03/30/201703/08/2018 Volvo Jo 1 Comment Bertone, classic cars, coupe, history, volvo, volvo 262, volvo 262c, volvo bertone coupe, volvo history

Forty years ago, Volvo turned perceptions of what its brand stood for upside down. The Volvo 262 Coupé left no

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