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Volvo 245 Hands up who misses the trailing integer from Volvo model numbers? For a time, Volvos model numbers would end with the number of doors on the model. A 244 was a 4-door sedan, a 245 was a wagon. The glorious 242 was the two-door. The weird DAF-related 300 series came as, among other models, the 343, a two-door hatchback. As far as naming-schemes go it was solid, obvious, and easy to understand. Very Volvo. /via Jalopnik Click for high-res photo

Volvo 245

Hands up who misses the trailing integer from Volvo model numbers? For a time, Volvos model numbers would end with the number of doors on the model. A 244 was a 4-door sedan, a 245 was a wagon. The glorious 242 was the two-door. The weird DAF-related 300 series came as, among other models, the 343, a two-door hatchback. As far as naming-schemes go it was solid, obvious, and easy to understand. Very Volvo.

/via Jalopnik

Volvo P1800 I was going through some old photos on my computer and I saw this interesting detail shot. I was right into P1800s for a while. Until I learned that while the drive-line is bullet-proof Volvo goodness, the panel-work and interior are unique, fragile and near-impossible to repair back to factory standard. There goes that dream. Volvo P1800e (by Ben Kraal)

Volvo P1800

I was going through some old photos on my computer and I saw this interesting detail shot.

I was right into P1800s for a while. Until I learned that while the drive-line is bullet-proof Volvo goodness, the panel-work and interior are unique, fragile and near-impossible to repair back to factory standard.

There goes that dream.

Volvo P1800e (by Ben Kraal)

Volvo 262 The more they looked the other way, the more he wanted their attention. (Photo: Oldtimergala) Click for high-res photo

Volvo 262

The more they looked the other way, the more he wanted their attention.

(Photo: Oldtimergala)

Bonus Brown Bertone

Researching the MX-81, I also came across these other two brown gems from Bertone, the 1972 Citroen Camargue, which I had heard of, and the 1979 Volvo Tundra, which I hadn’t.