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A Dutch Volvo enthusiast was recently able to buy this Volvo ÖV4 pickup once made by Somerville. The 1:43 white metal model is decorated as SKF service car. The pickup is painted a light gray, it features a black roof and brown colored seats. 'SKF - Svenska Kullagerfabriken Goteborg' is written on the side doors and 'SKF' is written on the rear. Somerville released this model apparently around 1997. This Somerville model wears the rather unusual item number 553 as well as the abbreviation D.M.c.H. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have further infos regarding this Volvo model. Courtesy of BJ
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The bulk pack shown on the photo on your left is for sale on an auction site for several weeks now. This set has been offered by Electrotren and contains 10 H0 scale models which have been made by the Spanish brand Eko. The first proposal of such a set was to offer a inexpensive way to load railroad autorack cars. It contains two Volvo P1800 models among others .
Electrotren was a Spanish company producing mostly railroad models and accessories in 0 and H0 scale. Hornby Railways acquired the company in 2004. This bulk pack contains the following cars :
 I just came across this Volvo 144. It is for me the first time that I see this tinplate model with its original window cardboard box. This model has been made in the 1960's by Bandai in Japan. The car is 20 cm long and has a detailed and colorful tin printed interior. This model does have a friction drive. But these models also existed as battery operated cars functioning with a cable attached remote control.
Courtesy of vectis.co.uk I have recently discovered this tinplate Volvo PV544. This one does even come with the original box which features a colorful printed cover. It is a rare fin ti see a mint car still in the original box. This Volvo PV544 has been made in Japan back in the late 1950's. The model is 13cm long. I wasn't able to find more detailed infos about this scale model. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any knowledge regarding this Volvo model.
 I came across this tiny and abstract Volvo 244 while I was searching scale people for my other hobby. This Volvo model is offered by the US company Microform Models Inc. They have a large offer of scale model supplies for Architects, Engineers, scale model builders, Interior & Set Designers, doll house makers and toy train hobbyists. This Volvo is made of metal and the scale is 1:126 ( 3/32" ). You can watch and download their entire catalog here ( 61 MB ).
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A Taiwanese company called GS Racing has released a few years ago a Volvo S40 model. The 1:10 scale model was offered as rtr version with chassis and as clear and painted body. All versions were released in the GS Racing - Vision range.
It seems that silver and blue painted bodies were also available as you can see on the following photos. But I haven't found much infos about further versions. Any help is warmly welcome.
Update :
I was told today by the Polish dealer and distributor modele.sklep.pl that GS Racing is updating their product lines as well as reorganizing the company. In 2014, we may expect new cars, new TX/RX systems, new engines, new bodies, new updated chassis of each car’s class, and also – the very new website. I have recently found a box by Scalextric featuring a set of two 1:32 scale slotcars. One is the Volvo 854 already known from other sets and a Peugeot 406. I was not able to find out more details about this slotacr set.           Photos used with permission.
Roland Kirpis from Riga (LV) had the idea of modeling his actual family car with Lego bricks. The idea resulted in the one off model shown on the following photos. You won't be able to buy yourself a copy. But I'm sure you will agree that this model is so well finished that it has his place here. Roland has built his Lego-Volvo totally from scratch. He has achieved to reproduce the silhouette of the car and he has even succeeded to include many working parts. Lego is however offering a free software which helps you to design whatever comes to your mind. Lego calls it Lego® Digital Designer. A few closeups :
This is another set offered by Matchbox including a Volvo 760. This on has been offered under the name 'Super Value Pack'. The idea behind these sets were most certainly to promote and sell older models. The set was available under item # 25823. All the models were produced in China. Click here and here for nearly identical sets. This 5 car set included the following 3'' models :
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