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Volvo 242 Turbo Group A by Beemax

12/24/2017

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What a gem! Most of you will most probably know about this model since it has been announced earlier this year. Back in June we were allowed the first glimpses of this newly engineered 1:24 plastic model kit. The kit has just been released in Asia (China, Japan, ...) and should be available in the remaining world next month. The kit has been designed and produced by Beemax of Macau. Aoshima will distribute the model in Europe and America. This kit will allow you to built two different race versions of the famous Volvo 242 Turbo Group A model from the mid 1980's:
  • 1985   Volvo Dealer Team Europe  -  winner InterTec race at the Fuji Speedway in Japan
  • 1986   Kamachi  -  winner Guia race of Macau
The 1:24 kit features:
  • plastic parts
  • faithfully reproduced interior details (dashboard, rolling cage, ...)
  • with tapered tires corresponding to camber
  • silk printed decals (for both versions)
  • detailed instructions sheets
  • specific parts for each version
The kit is offered as BEEMAX No.16 and available under item number 098257 (JAN code 4905083098257). The official price tag in Japan are 4536 yen (JPY) (± €33.76 / $40.04) but you might find it a 'lil cheaper on the web. I don't know yet the official price tag for Europe. I would suggest you to add the available detail kit o your shopping list. It features various photo-etched detail parts which will upgrade the finished kit. It gets usually hard to locate 'em at a later date.

Details of this kit
Evolution of a kit:
  • The first published CAD rendering
  • The first undecorated production sample
  • The first decorated production sample
Sources:
  • beemaxmacau.com
  • facebook.com/BeemaxModelKitsMacau
  • aoshima-bk.co.jp
  • flickr.com/people/policecararchives
  • 1999.co.jp
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Wooden Volvo estate models by Playsam

12/23/2017

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Source: playsam.com


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Volvo PV455 Valbo convertible by Editions Atlas

12/23/2017

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The number seventy-eight in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo PV455 convertible by Valbo. What a nice surprise to see this newly engineered model after quite a few "doubles". The red paint scheme is not my first choice. But the overall shapes and dimensions of the car are correct. I'm pretty sure most Volvo fans are happy to see this scale model popping up in this collection.
Volvo offered and sold their PV444 model range also as rolling chassis without bodies under the designation PV455. A number of Swedish Coachbuilders built and offered specialist vehicles on the popular PV445 chassis. Convertibles were offered by Valbo Karosserifabrik, by Nordbergs of Stockholm and by Ringborgs Karossfabrik of Norrkoping.
Courtesy of Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland


Photos of actual cars:
Quote from the website pvchassi.com:
After a somewhat fumbling start the serious coachbuilding began in 1923 in the former brickworks and the tar producing factory in Valbo outside Gävle, Sweden. When World War II began in 1939 there were about 80 employees with the founders son Gunnar Åhlénius in the managerial post. Customers were the Swedish army, the Swedish Mail authority, the department for telecommunications and the electricity power company Vattenfall. After the ending of World War II the activity prospered following the growing need for vehicles. In the beginning of the 1950's the production was put on conveyor belt. At this state 1-1/2 cars were produced per shift. The commercial advertising for the van built on the PV 445 chassis said: "Van for workdays - estate wagon for Sundays."

In 1960 figures according to the production from the start in 1923 were presented. 10 000 vehicles overall, of which 4 000 were vans, firetrucks, ambulances and other larger units. After some 40 years of activities the company went into liquidation. With new owners the company AB Gävle Motorfabrik was started in 1962. In 1985 the company had 25 employees and an annual turnover presenting 6 million Swedish kronor. The production in big followed the former company structure in the old localities. Now there were cars produced for the Swedish Television network, prisoner transporting vans and vehicles for car shows.

Information about Valbo karosserifabrik is fetched from the book "Motormän i Gävleborg" written by Allan Synnemark and published by Winbergs in 1985. The book has ISBN nr. 91 970445-8-x. A big thanks to Jan Carlsson who gave the tip about the book.
(text published 2001-11-22)
Further reading:
  • www.volvoclub.org.uk
  • pvchassi.com/kaross


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
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  • 89.   ……
  • 90.   …… the very last one !!!
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Volvo 145 Express 'Polis' (S) by Editions Atlas

12/19/2017

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The number seventy-seven in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo 145 Express from the Swedish Polis. These Volvo 145 Express were mainly intended for use on the motorways. They were able to carry a lot of material. These made them unfortunately way to heavy. Notice the rear side windows which feature the very same finish as the windows of the ambulance versions. The scale model is not only a simple spin-off of previous versions from Editions Atlas' Volvo Collection. This new release comes with a couple newly tooled and added detail parts.
Courtesy of Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland


Photos of the real car and a view of all the material they

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.   ……
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  • 88.   ……
  • 89.   ……
  • 90.   …… the very last one !!!
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