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1958 Volvo P958-X2 Prototype by Frua

The Frua Volvo prototypes were altered at different times for display purposes. This was the second built, "X2," and its original...

1975 AnyCar III and Mini-AnyCar

Created by noted car designer George Barris, Manufacturers Hanover Trust's third model of its uniquely designed series of AnyCars is the...

1972 AnyCar II by Hanover Trust Co.

AnyCar II, the focal point of Manufacturers Hanover Trust's fall auto loan program, is a worthy successor to the bank's first AnyCar,...

1969 Volvo GTZ 2000 by Zagato

Volvo’s Italian importer commissioned Zagato to build a coupé based on the Volvo 144, hoping to persuade the Swedes to add a second, more...

1970 Volvo GTZ 3000 by Zagato

Motauto asked Zagato to start afresh based on a Volvo 164. Not only was the resulting GTZ 3000 shorter, more comprehensive, and lower...

1971 Volvo 1800 ESC Viking by Coggiola

Presented at the 1971 Paris Auto Show, Coggiola's Volvo 1800-based ESC Coupe was technically built for studying safety and comfort. It...

1972 Volvo VESC Concept

The Volvo VESC, the Volvo Experimental Safety Car, was a concept car made by Volvo to showcase several innovative passenger safety...

1977 Volvo NY Taxi by Coggiola

Volvo developed its experimental taxi for a competition announced by the Museum of Modern Art and several other organizations responsible...

1977 Volvo Electric Car Concept

The Volvo EC (“Volvo Electric Car”) was a concept car, which Volvo built sometime in 1977. It was only a two-seater, but with good cargo...

1979 Volvo Tundra by Bertone

Volvo rejected it, and a very similar design was instead sold to Citroen, where it was produced as Citroen BX. One of the prototypes...

1980 Volvo VCC Concept

In 1980, a car with the simple name VCC (Volvo Concept Car - "Volvo Concept Car") was shown, essentially a prototype of the Volvo 760....

1974-1983 DeLorean DMC 12 by ItalDesign

Having made a brilliant career, John Zachary DeLorean quarreled with the leadership of General Motors and, in 1973, leaving everything,...

1983 Volvo LCP 2000

LCP 2000 stands for "Light Component Project 2000". Volvo researched different directions and in 1983 published its LCP 2000 project...

1986 Volvo 480 Cabrio Prototypes

The first 480s were presented to the media in autumn 1985 but only reached buyers in 1987. In the summer of the same year, Volvo...

1992 Volvo ECC

In the early nineties, Volvo again turned to the green car of the future. Shown in 1992, the ECC (Environmental Concept Car) was built...

1995 Volvo ECB Concept

The 1995 Volvo ECB stands for "Environmental Concept Bus". It's housed in the Volvo Museum in Göteborg, Sweden.

1986 Volvo 480 ES

The Volvo 480 ES was the first front-wheel-drive car with a transverse engine produced by Volvo. It's now been 30 years since this...

1971-1973 Volvo P1800 ES

In the autumn of 1971, a new version of Volvo's famous 1800 model was presented. The latest version was called the 1800ES. The 1800ES had...

World's Largest "Shooting Brake" Archive (Part 3 of 3)

The auto industry hasn't a single universal definition for a "shooting brake." Long story short, there's confusion between what...

World's Largest "Shooting Brake" Archive (Part 2 of 3)

The auto industry hasn't a single universal definition for a "shooting brake." Long story short, there's confusion between what...