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Editions Atlas has released a photo showing to of the upcoming models which they will offer in the Volvo Collection. Editions Atlas choose to add a model of the Volvo 244GTX and the Volvo PV51 Cabriolet to the Volvo Collection. The photos do show prototypes of both models which are not yet ready and which will be improved before the final production run will be launched. The Volvo 240 GTX was not a normal or even special trim line. GTX was simply the name of a sporty parts package which was offered by Volvo dealers throughout Scandinavia. The Volvo PV51 Convertible by Nordberg is a rather rare example of a prewar Volvo. A really niece one has been sold last year (19 Oct 2015) by Göteborgs Auktionsverk AB. The hammer price was 74,398 EUR (auction catalog). Source & copyright : Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland I guess a lot of you will be surprised to read here that Editions Atlas is planning to release new models but you're waiting for month to get the one which is listed on your customer account. The main reason is the reorganization of Editions Atlas which started last year. Their internal reorganization is still an ongoing progress but should be effective anytime soon. This led to some trouble in the shipping department hence all those back orders. But it should turn back to normal later this summer.
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The number sixty-one in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo 760 GLE. This model of the 760 comes in the rarer but still attractive paint scheme called green metallic/silver green metallic (code 178). The photos shows a pre-production model.
The new collection called 'Police Cars Collection' by Editions Atlas is now also out in and available in Norway. And guess what ... the first model is a Volvo. It is however not the Volvo Duett 'Polis' like in the other three Scandinavian countries but a Volvo 850 estate in the livery of the Norwegian Police Services. The starting model of this new 'Police Cars Collection' is available for only 49 NOK which are today 5.31 EUR or 5.98 USD. This price tag includes the model, a booklet, a small pocket lamp as well as the shipping fees. You will receive more small gifts when you will go with the initial subscription to that new collection. You will receive with your second model a box for keeping the booklets followed by a DVD 'Police Cars' with your third model. And the fourth model will include a pencil set. The presentation rack where you can place fifteen models is unfortunately not available within Norway. All the models offered in this collection are made of diecast and feature added on plastic and metal parts. I'm pretty sure that Editions Atlas has planned to add a couple more Volvo's to this new 'Police Cars Collection'. Documents and photos used on the Norwegian website to present this new collection: Lineup of other cars featured in this new Police Cars Collection by Editions Atlas: Source: editionsatlas.no/collection/PLZ/police-cars
I have created a new page on minivolvo where I will add all the info's about the Volvo models who will appear in this 'Police Cars Collection' by Editions Atlas. You can access here to that specific page and you will find also a link on the upper right of the 'New releases' page on minivolvo.lu Editions Atlas has launched this week a new collection called 'Police Cars Collection'. This new collection is now available in Sweden but it will be extended to the remaining Scandinavian countries anytime soon. The first release is interesting for any Volvo fans since it is a replica of a PV445 Duett as once used by the Swedish Police. The car features the well known 'Polis' livery of black and white. This 1:43 scale model is also fitted with the typical lights and sirens on the car's roof. The starting model of this new 'Police Cars Collection' is available for only 46 SEK which are today 4.90 EUR or 5.46 USD. This price tag includes the model, a booklet, a small pocket lamp as well as the shipping fees. You will receive more small gifts when you will go with the initial subscription to that new collection. You will receive with your second model a box for keeping the booklets followed by a DVD 'Police Cars' with your third model. And the fifth model will include a presentation rack where you can place fifteen models. All the models offered in this collection are made of diecast. I'm pretty sure that Editions Atlas has planned to add a couple more Volvo's to this new 'Police Cars Collection'. Documents and photos used on the Swedish website to present this new collection: Documents and photos used in newsletter emails to present the collection: Lineup of other cars featured in this new Police Cars Collection by Editions Atlas:
The number sixty in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo Venus Bilo. The Volvo Venus Bilo 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.
This is the first time ever that a company has taken the risk developing a mass production replica of this unique Volvo. The main reasons for this are that no blueprints, only four photos showing the car from an angle and a couple seconds of film material exist. This made it pretty hard to recreate an exact replica of the Volvo Venus Bilo.
Source & copyright : Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland
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Short appearance on a film from 1949 when leaving a ferry coming from Denmark:
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Here is a short resurrection from this years Summer break with a list of upcoming models made by Ixo. As most will know by now Ixo will release every single Volvo model which have and will appear in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas under their own labels. You will find here a couple models which have officially been announced to this date. All these 1:43 scale models made out of diecast will be released under the label Premiun-X:
Some of these models have already been shown as pre-production models during this years Toy Fair in Nürnberg.
Source: premium-collectibles.com The number fifty-nine in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo TP21. Volvo designed the TP21 to be an rugged, off-road radio communications vehicle (radiobil) for the Swedish Armed Forces. Because of its snout-like front end and rounded rear end, the vehicle was nicknamed "Sugga" meaning sow or mother pig in Swedish. Volvo offered the TP21 between 1953 and 1958. This 4x4 has become ever since a favorite amongst offroad fans around the world. This is the very first time that a company is producing a scale model of the Volvo TP21 made out of diecast. This newly tooled 1:43 scale model is offered in the common military green paint. And it is loaded with all the standard exterior equipment which was so typical for the TP21.
The international publishing company DeAgostini has launched in Russia a collection featuring Police cars from around the world. The collection who started back in 2013 consist of 1:43 scale models. These models are made out of diecast by Ixo in China. Each model of this collection comes with a booklet and is packed in a blister on cardboard. A second Volvo model has just been released. It is a model of a Volvo 343 in the livery of the Dutch Police forces. The Dutch Police used the Volvo 343 from the end of the 1970's into the 1980's. The Volvo 343 had a couple of different liveries over the years. Here is a link with infos regarding this Dutch Police car : politievoertuigen.nl
The Volvo 343 'Police' (NL) is officially sold for 369.00 RUB (± 6.50 EUR). This model is however surprisingly an exact copy of the model which has been offered in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas. The model was released in spring of 2014 (see here). The only difference between the two releases is that DeAgostini sells the Volvo 343 on a blister on cardboard. The models from the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas are limited to that specific collection. This normally means that not one Volvo which has been designed for the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas can be offered in the same color and/or livery in another collection or offered under another label.
Scan of the folder:
A Volvo 240 estate in the livery of the Stockholm 'Sjöpolisen' (Marine police) Police department has appeared as number 56 in this collection (see here). Two further Volvo Police cars have been announced:
Complete Police Cars in the World collection lineup:
The number fifty-eight in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo 760 GLE estate. This 1:43 scale model reproduces a model after the 1988 face-lifting of the 760 series. This model is available in the rarer blue green metallic (paint code 402). Only 37445 units of the 760 estate have been sold. The 740 estate who offered the same space but with smaller engines and fewer luxurious options was sold way more often. 358952 produced units means nearly ten times as much as the way more expensive 760 estate. Source & copyright : Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland When the Volvo 760 GLE was introduced in February 1982, it was available only as a 4-door sedan. 1985 saw the launch of the long-awaited 5-door estate car. The 760 GLE estate car continued the tradition begun by the Volvo 265, that is to say a 6-cylinder estate car with a high equipment specification. The 760 GLE had a modern profile with a low waistline and large glass areas. In estate car guise, the 760 featured an almost vertical tailgate - a profile which by now had become something of a hallmark of Volvo's estate cars. The new 5-door estate combined generous accommodation for passengers and luggage with an exceptionally high standard of safety. Three engine alternatives were offered: a 2.8 litre V6, a high-performance 2.3 litre 4-cylinder turbocharged unit, and a 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel. The 760 GLE received a substantial facelift for the 1988 model year, with an all-new front and a new instrument panel being the most noticeable features. The Volvo 760 GLE was replaced in autumn 1990 by the Volvo 960. Like just about every Volvo since the 120/Amazon, the 760 was designed by Volvo’s in-house stylist, Jan Wilsgaard. He had clearly been smitten with rectilinear styling since the 140 was introduced in 1966, and the 760 was no exception. The square theme continued into the interior styling. The Volvo 760 was introduced in 1982 to replace the 264 GLE. While the 760 GLE and its less expensive sibling the 740 were meant to replace the 240/260 series, both would be built concurrently for several years. Accounting for all redesigns and name changes, this car lasted all the way to 1998, as the straight six-powered S90/V90. The 760 had a unitized body and was powered by the 2.8L B28 PRV V6, a joint-venture engine used by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo, not to mention DeLorean. It produced 136 hp @ 5500 rpm and 215 newton meters of torque. It was not a particularly sturdy engine, however. In 1984, the 760 Turbo was introduced. Instead of the V6, it had the turbocharged and intercooled B230FT ‘redblock’ engine, producing 160 hp @ 2900 rpm and 187 lb ft of torque. With this new powerplant, the 760 Turbo was a pretty speedy car in its day. Contrary to Volvo’s usual practice of the second digit of the model name corresponding to the number of cylinders, the 760 Turbo had an inline four-cylinder. Other than more exterior chrome, different alloy wheels and a fancier interior with automatic climate control, it was much like the 740 Turbo, also introduced in 1984. In 1986, wagons were added to the 740 and 760 line, and that included a 760 Turbo wagon. You might say it really hauled. By 1986, standard features included an electric sunroof, AM/FM stereo cassette with a five-band graphic equalizer and heated seats. 760s also had a unique Nivomat automatic leveling system. These cars were fully loaded right off the assembly line; you really didn’t need to add anything.
The number fifty-seven in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo PV4. The Volvo PV4 is the covered version of Volvo's first car - the ÖV4. The PV4 appeared in the summer of 1927. The bodywork of the PV4 was based on the Weymann principle, with an insulated wooden frame without wood-to-wood contact between the components and covered with artificial leather instead of steel. The seats could be converted into a comfortable bed for two people. The PV4 was equipped with a 4-cylinder side-valve engine which achieved a decent power output of 28 hp (21 kW) out of 1940 cc. The three forward gears allowed a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph). Volvo produced only 694 in 1927.
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