Volvo 940 estate by Editions Atlas

The number seventy in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas is the Volvo 940 estate. Volvo's 940 was a real success since it combined comfort as well as huge space inside. What else could I tell you about this scale model. It totally deserves his place in the Volvo Collection by Editions Atlas. I'm personally not a fan of the chosen silver metallic paint. Volvo offered in my opinion way more attractive paint schemes. But this is just my opinion. A distinct difference between the Volvo 940 and 960 is the hood. The one from the 940 does not go all the way up to the windshield.

Source & copyright : Editions Atlas SA, Switzerland


Further reading: Excellent article describing the Volvo 940 - quote from wikipedia:

The Volvo 900 Series is a range of executive cars produced by the Swedish manufacturer Volvo Cars from 1990 to 1998. The 900 Series was introduced in 1990 to replace the 700 Series from which it derived. Prior to the end of its production, the 960 was renamed as the Volvo S90 (saloon) and Volvo V90 (estate), and the 940 was renamed 940 Classic, becoming the last rear-wheel-drive cars from Volvo.

Visible differences between the 700 and the 900 Series included redesigned rear styling of the saloon models (late 700 estates and early 900 estates are visually identical.) The 960 was introduced in 1991 along with a new family of modular engines, and then was substantially revised for the 1995 model year, improving the handling. The range was first augmented and finally supplanted by the Volvo 850 in 1993, with the last of the 900s being sold in 1998. Some 900 Series were built as chassis for ambulances and hearses after the main production run had been completed.
The Volvo 940 is among the last in the long-running line of large rear-wheel drive cars from Volvo.

Introduced in September 1990, the 940 was essentially a cosmetic reskin of the 740. All drivetrains, and most options available in the 940 had been available in the 740, with the exception of the 780 Coupé. The 940 was more closely related to the 740 than the 760, sharing the same dashboard, drivetrain choices, and sheet metal from the A-pillar forward. In contrast, the 960 was an evolution of the 760. The 760 / 960 front sheet metal, independent rear suspension, dashboard, and other interior features were all exclusive to the two upscale models. The estate, introduced in May 1991, was even harder to tell apart from its 745 predecessor.

The engines remained largely the same as for the 740, with 2-litre and 2.3-litre four cylinder gasoline engines, either naturally aspirated or turbocharged, as well as the familiar 2.4-litre Volkswagen six-cylinder diesel and turbodiesels being fitted. There were also sixteen valve versions of the gasoline engines, with a turbocharged version of the 2.0 16V available in some markets with tight tax limits, such as Italy, Belgium, and Portugal. An interesting version added somewhat later was a low-pressure turbocharged version of the B230 – maximum power was only up slightly, from 131 to 135 PS (96 to 99 kW), but torque increased throughout the range and the car suffered from virtually no turbo lag because of the small size of the charger. The 155 PS (114 kW) turbocharged 2.0 was first presented in February 1991,[4] originally intended for Italy and other such markets it was later also installed in the British market 940 SE.

The SE badge was one of the more confusing badges. In the US, the 940 SE was in fact a 960 Turbo with the four-cylinder B230FT engine, the 940 SE badge presumably chosen by Volvo in order to maintain the link between name and number of cylinders. In Sweden, the 940 SE was an ordinary non-turbo 940 with some optional extras as standard, most notably painted mirrors and bumpers. In the UK, the 940 SE was a 2-litre Turbo with some extras as standard aimed specifically at the company car market as 2-litre engines receive a tax benefit. In Thailand the 940 SE was a Turbo (LPT) model with leather seats, ABS brakes and SRS Airbag.
North America
In the United States, the 1991 940 was offered in three versions: the 940GLE used a DOHC 16-valve version of the 2.3-litre engine with a 6,000 rpm redline. The 940 Turbo used a turbocharged 2.3-litre engine, and the top-end 940SE (turbo) included body-coloured trim, and the premium features (leather, power seats/moonroof, etc.) as standard equipment.

This is one of the Volvo vehicles that was produced at Volvo's former manufacturing facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1993, 940s built at that plant were affixed with roundels at the rear window, to celebrate the plant's 30th anniversary.

In 1991, the 940 GLE was downgraded with a 114 bhp 2.3-litre 4-cylinder engine and sold as the 940 GL (or basic 940 in some export markets). The 940 SE was in actuality a 960 Turbo sold as the 940 SE, while the 940 Turbo remained largely unchanged. Production of the 940 Series ended on 5 February 1998.

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Source & copyright : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_900_Series


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 break
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 940 estate
  
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