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The number eighty-two in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the the Volvo S80 in its top of the line version. Volvo equipped the second generation (2006–2016) of their top of the range limousine with a V8 engine. This engine had been produced by Yamaha in Japan for Volvo. The engine had to fit into the rather small place of the engine bays of the Volvo S80 as well as the Volvo XC90. Volvo began offering the 4.4 L V8 engine in its large P2 platform automobiles in 2005. It was initially offered only for the Volvo XC90 but later found its way in the second generation Volvo S80 and mated to a six speed Aisin Seiki transmission of Japan also with a Swedish Haldex all wheel drive system AWD. This i:43 scale model comes in a nice, pleasant and classic combo of a nice green metallic paint featuring a biscuit colored leather interior.
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The number eighty-one in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is an ex Volvo 265 Ambulance from 1981/82 which has been transformed into a Volvo Serve car. This model is based on the Volvo 264 Ambulance which has been offered as model N° 56. This Volvo is not a fantasy model. It does exist in the Netherlands. The first owner was the red cross in Aalten in the east of the Netherlands. This car was one of the few cars originally sold in the Netherlands. The red cross had the car in use till the mid nineties. The Dutch Volvo dealerSchmidt-Gemert had an earlier Volvo 265 ambulance model in use as a service wagon which they used for about ten years. This specific model was completely painted Volvo blue. But that car needed a replacement. At the very same time the 265 Ambulance from the Dutch red cross came up for sale and Carlo Schmidt bought it as replacement for their other 265 ambulance. The ambulance from the red cross had at that time a moderate 112.000 Km on the clock. After having bought it Carlo Schmidt had no time and did not want to hurry preparing his new acquired 265. At this time the car was still painted white. Mr Schmidt put it for several years in his storage since he had no immediate use for it. About ten years ago a good friend of Carlo Schmidt and a Volvo 200 series adept asked him if he would sell the car to him so that he could prepare. it as it is now. He wanted to use it for club purposes. That was the moment where the car received his actual livery. The new owner lost interest after several years of use and he sold it last year. We don't know where the car is situated at the moment. Carlo Schmidt had intended to buy the car back but missed the new sale due to a lack of time as well as other commitments. Please let us know when you should know where the car is today.
The rather new and small German model company AutoCult has released last year a miniature of the Volvo L3314. AutoCult is specialized in offering small batches of unusual and very often vehicles that that well known by the large public. AutoCult offers this very boxy Volvo as a 1:43 scale model. The resin model seems to look pretty well detailed. It features a Swedish license plate. You can order your copy under item number 08007. This limited edition model of only 330 units is available for 89.95 €. Quote from Autocult Models website: The tough Scandinavian
The number eighty in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo 144 Grand Luxe. The Volvo 144 was a big important step in Volvo's history since it marked the start of a car concept which lasted until the 1990's. It was the start of the strong boxy model era hence the nickname "brick". Volvo offered the Volvo 144 with various engines, power outlets and trim levels. The Volvo 144 range experienced a couple model facelifts over the eight year long (1966–1974) production span. 1973 saw a major facelift and Volvo offered the 144 in three trim levels being standard (with no designation, known as L, or "luxe") de Luxe and the most luxurious, Grand Luxe. Other trim levels were:
I can't tell you for sure if this scale model is a correct miniature of the real version. I have troubles checking if all the details are conform since I always had troubles with all the changes and various trim levels over the eight year production span. And some trims were different depending on the market. But I'm sure that there a some real 140 experts out there which can tell.
The British manufacturer The Essence Of The Car has added today a new Volvo model to his Volvo model range. Volvo's rare P1900 has been David's choice. He has created this model as usual from scratch. This painted model is made out of resin and comes in the usual scale of 1:43. You can order your copy for £60.00 (€67.71 / $82.96) on David's website theessenceofthecar.co.uk. This price does not include any shipping fees. Many will argue that there are way more exact replicas of the Volvo P1900 on the market and I can't blame them. But reproducing every tiny detail of a car is not the idea behind the models offered by The Essence Of The Car. It resembles quite a lot those Scandinavian plastic models once offered in the 1960's. Quotes from the website theessenceofthecar.co.uk: The Volvo P1900 is a Swedish fiberglass-bodied roadster of which sixty eight units were built between 1956 and 1957 by Volvo Cars. The number seventy-nine in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo V40 in the livery of the Swedish custom service. The Swedish "Tull" has and is still using a variety of Volvo models in their fleet. Unfortunately I don't have enough knowledge and/or info's to tell you more about the original car. Here are a few photos of actual cars: utryckningsfordon.se/tull
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:
The 1:24 kit features:
Details of this kit Evolution of a kit:
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. 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."
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
The number seventy-six in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo P220 Amazon estate. This Amazon estate is the perfect companion for any of your Volvo's experiencing a 'lil cough this summer.
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