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?

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Short appearance on a film from 1949 when leaving a ferry coming from Denmark:

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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.

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