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Volvo Venus Bilo by Editions Atlas

7/20/2018

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The number eighty-six in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo Venus Bilo. This automobile was a concept car revealed by Volvo in 1933. It was a streamlined design with rear hinged doors and door in the side to access the engine bay. It was designed to have a great loading capacity. Nine specially designed suitcases could be fitted into spaces in the back and a compartment in the right front fender. The left fender contained a spare tyre and tools. A second spare tyre in the rear was used as a bumper. The design was done by Gustaf Ericsson (son of Lars Magnus Ericsson). The body was based on a Volvo PV655 chassis and the coachwork was done by Gustaf Nordbergs Vagnfabrik AB in 1932. This special handmade vehicle of which only one version had been produced had been commissioned by Volvo to test the market for an advanced streamlined car. The car aroused enormous interest, but opinion was divided when it came to its appearance. Series production was never considered, but the Venus Bilo paved the way for the more streamlined bodies of future models. The concept led to the production model Volvo PV 36 Carioca. The fate of the car itself is unknown. After World War II it was sold to a person in Denmark. In the mid-1950s it was owned by a Danish scrapyard owner who rebuilt it into a pickup truck. It was used as late as 1956, but then it vanished.
Editions Atlas has chosen to offer also this color beside the gray one which had been released as model number sixty in the Volvo Collection. No period color photos do exist of the original Venus Bilo and therefor many argue but the correct paint scheme of this prewar car. Only a handful of photos as well as a glimpse of the car can been seen in a private video. A few sources pretend that the car was once painted in this colors. I can say that I wouldn't have opted for this color combo. But that is another story. You will be able to see on the short film sequence that the car had indeed been repainted since the clearer stripe going over the length of the car is missing. Tell me: what is your opinion on this matter?
Courtesy of Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland
Source & copyright: media.volvocars.com


Short appearance on a film from 1949 when leaving a ferry coming from Denmark:
Source & copyright: youtube.com

VOLVO Collection :
  1. 1945   Volvo PV444
  2. 1957   Volvo Amazon 4-door
  3. 1964   Volvo P1800
  4. 1953   Volvo PV455 Duett
  5. 1950   Volvo PV60
  6. 1971   Volvo 144 Overdrive
  7. 1969   Volvo 164
  8. 1971   Volvo P1800ES
  9. 1956   Volvo P1900
  10. 1978   Volvo 262C Bertone
  11. 1965   Volvo Amazon 2-door
  12. 1970   Volvo 145 Automatic Estate
  13. 1938   Volvo PV52
  14. 1965   Volvo PV544
  15. 1979   Volvo 343
  16. 1985   Volvo 480 ES
  17. 1984   Volvo 740 Turbo
  18. 1938   Volvo PV800 Taxi
  19. 1978   Volvo 242 GT
  20. 1939   Volvo PV56
  21. 1962   Volvo Amazon estate
  22. 1936   Volvo PV36 Carioca
  23. 1953   Volvo PV455 Duett 'Volvo Service'
  24. 1988   Volvo 780 Bertone
  25. 1988   Volvo 440
  26. 1927   Volvo ÖV4 Jakob
  27. 1973   Volvo 142
  28. 1992   Volvo 240 Polar
  29. 1971   Volvo 145 Express
  30. 1975   Volvo 66 GL
  31. 1992   Volvo 440 Politie (NL)
  32. 1971   Volvo P1800 ES 'Prince Carl Gustaf'
  33. 2001   Volvo V40 phase ll
  34. 1988   Volvo 480 Turbo USA
  35. 1978   Volvo 244 DL 'Blue Star'
  36. 1994   Volvo 960 GLE
  37. 1978   Volvo 264 TE
  38. 1965   Volvo Amazon Polis (S)
  39. 1966   Volvo P1800 S Volvoville
  40. 1971   Volvo 145 Express Taxi
  41. 1992   Volvo ECC
  42. 1976   Volvo 343 Politie (NL)
  43. 1995   Volvo 855 T5R
  44. 1999   Volvo S80
  45. 1990   Volvo 480 Turbo convertible
  • 46.   1982   Volvo 265 GLE
  • 47.   1967   Volvo Amazon 123 GT
  • 48.   1988   Volvo 360 GLE
  • 49.   1988   Volvo 240 SE estate Polis (S)
  • 50.   1968   Volvo P210 Duett 'Tele' (S)
  • 51.   1974   Volvo 142 RAC Rally
  • 52.   1997   Volvo C70 convertible
  • 53.   1976   Volvo 66
  • 54.   1981   Volvo 264 TE Landaulet
  • 55.   1933   Volvo PV654
  • 56.   1984   Volvo 264 Ambulance
  • 57.   1927   Volvo PV4
  • 58.   1988   Volvo 760 GLE estate
  • 59.   1956   Volvo TP21
  • 60.   1935   Volvo Venus Bilo (gray)
  • 61.   1987   Volvo 760 GLE
  • 62.   1978   Volvo 244 GTX
  • 63.   1937   Volvo PV51 convertible
  • 64.   1974   Volvo 145 USA
  • 65.   1937   Volvo PV36 Polis (S)
  • 66.   1964   Volvo P1800 by Jensen
  • 67.   1997   Volvo S90
  • 68.   1963   Volvo Amazon Coune
  • 69.   1956   Volvo TP21 'UN'
  • 70.   1990   Volvo 740 estate
  • 71.   1984   Volvo 240 GLT estate
  • 72.   1965   Volvo Amazon 122 S Rally
  • 73.   1977   Volvo 244 DL Anniversary
  • 74.   1996   Volvo 940 Turbo
  • 75.   1972   Volvo 165 estate
  • 76.   1962   Volvo Amazon estate 'Volvo'
  • 77.   1971   Volvo 145 Express 'Polis' (S)
  • 78.   1952   Volvo PV445 convertible by Valbo
  • 79.   2001   Volvo V40 "Tull" (S)
  • 80.   1971   Volvo 144 Grand Luxe
  • 81.   1982   Volvo 265 Service car
  • 82.   2007   Volvo S80 V8
  • 83.   1965   Volvo PV544 Sista
  • 84.   1984   Volvo 760 GLE (USA)
  • 85.   1959   Volvo 122S Amazon (USA)
  • 86.   1935   Volvo Venus Bilo (blue)
  • 87.   ……
  • 88.   ……
  • 89.   ……
  • 90.   …… the very last one !!!
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Volvo 122 S Amazon (US) by Editions Atlas

7/14/2018

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The number eighty-five in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the the Volvo 122S Amazon for the US market. Volvo introduced the Amazon in the USA as the 122S at the New York International Auto Show in April 1959.
What could I probably write about this new release by Editions Atlas? Most will anyway complain that it is am easy spinoff of previous models. The most obvious differences compared to European versions are anyway the horns on the bumpers as well as the white wall tyres.
Courtesy of Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland


VOLVO Collection :
  1. 1945   Volvo PV444
  2. 1957   Volvo Amazon 4-door
  3. 1964   Volvo P1800
  4. 1953   Volvo PV455 Duett
  5. 1950   Volvo PV60
  6. 1971   Volvo 144 Overdrive
  7. 1969   Volvo 164
  8. 1971   Volvo P1800ES
  9. 1956   Volvo P1900
  10. 1978   Volvo 262C Bertone
  11. 1965   Volvo Amazon 2-door
  12. 1970   Volvo 145 Automatic Estate
  13. 1938   Volvo PV52
  14. 1965   Volvo PV544
  15. 1979   Volvo 343
  16. 1985   Volvo 480 ES
  17. 1984   Volvo 740 Turbo
  18. 1938   Volvo PV800 Taxi
  19. 1978   Volvo 242 GT
  20. 1939   Volvo PV56
  21. 1962   Volvo Amazon estate
  22. 1936   Volvo PV36 Carioca
  23. 1953   Volvo PV455 Duett 'Volvo Service'
  24. 1988   Volvo 780 Bertone
  25. 1988   Volvo 440
  26. 1927   Volvo ÖV4 Jakob
  27. 1973   Volvo 142
  28. 1992   Volvo 240 Polar
  29. 1971   Volvo 145 Express
  30. 1975   Volvo 66 GL
  31. 1992   Volvo 440 Politie (NL)
  32. 1971   Volvo P1800 ES 'Prince Carl Gustaf'
  33. 2001   Volvo V40 phase ll
  34. 1988   Volvo 480 Turbo USA
  35. 1978   Volvo 244 DL 'Blue Star'
  36. 1994   Volvo 960 GLE
  37. 1978   Volvo 264 TE
  38. 1965   Volvo Amazon Polis (S)
  39. 1966   Volvo P1800 S Volvoville
  40. 1971   Volvo 145 Express Taxi
  41. 1992   Volvo ECC
  42. 1976   Volvo 343 Politie (NL)
  43. 1995   Volvo 855 T5R
  44. 1999   Volvo S80
  45. 1990   Volvo 480 Turbo convertible
  • 46.   1982   Volvo 265 GLE
  • 47.   1967   Volvo Amazon 123 GT
  • 48.   1988   Volvo 360 GLE
  • 49.   1988   Volvo 240 SE estate Polis (S)
  • 50.   1968   Volvo P210 Duett 'Tele' (S)
  • 51.   1974   Volvo 142 RAC Rally
  • 52.   1997   Volvo C70 convertible
  • 53.   1976   Volvo 66
  • 54.   1981   Volvo 264 TE Landaulet
  • 55.   1933   Volvo PV654
  • 56.   1984   Volvo 264 Ambulance
  • 57.   1927   Volvo PV4
  • 58.   1988   Volvo 760 GLE estate
  • 59.   1956   Volvo TP21
  • 60.   1935   Volvo Venus Bilo
  • 61.   1987   Volvo 760 GLE
  • 62.   1978   Volvo 244 GTX
  • 63.   1937   Volvo PV51 convertible
  • 64.   1974   Volvo 145 USA
  • 65.   1937   Volvo PV36 Polis (S)
  • 66.   1964   Volvo P1800 by Jensen
  • 67.   1997   Volvo S90
  • 68.   1963   Volvo Amazon Coune
  • 69.   1956   Volvo TP21 'UN'
  • 70.   1990   Volvo 740 estate
  • 71.   1984   Volvo 240 GLT estate
  • 72.   1965   Volvo Amazon 122 S Rally
  • 73.   1977   Volvo 244 DL Anniversary
  • 74.   1996   Volvo 940 Turbo
  • 75.   1972   Volvo 165 estate
  • 76.   1962   Volvo Amazon estate 'Volvo'
  • 77.   1971   Volvo 145 Express 'Polis' (S)
  • 78.   1952   Volvo PV445 convertible by Valbo
  • 79.   2001   Volvo V40 "Tull" (S)
  • 80.   1971   Volvo 144 Grand Luxe
  • 81.   1982   Volvo 265 Service car
  • 82.   2007   Volvo S80 V8
  • 83.   1965   Volvo PV544 Sista
  • 84.   1984   Volvo 760 GLE (USA)
  • 85.   1959   Volvo 122S Amazon (USA)
  • 86.   ……
  • 87.   ……
  • 88.   ……
  • 89.   ……
  • 90.   …… the very last one !!!
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