"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/24/2015 at 15:28 • Filed to: Volvo
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/24/2015 at 15:28 • Filed to: Volvo | 1
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Now, I wonder what car today is called after?
I suppose there’s only one answer so I’ve trawled the interweb for a 244 that wasn’t molested and had Swedish plates.
Meet a representative of the Polis. Polis is the Swedish for......no, you work it out.
The 244 was in production from 1974 to 1993 (the previous 144 was in production from 1966 and was much the same car) and outlasted the car that was intended to replace it by a year. It was made in Sweden (yes, really!), Belgium, Canada, Australia and Malaysia. Being made for so long was eventually recognised as a Bad Thing because potential buyers of a new 244 could see tired old ones rusting away and so Volvo no longer have such extended model runs.
Varsågod. (pronounced varshowgood. So now you know)
Hoccy
> Cé hé sin
04/24/2015 at 16:07 |
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Well, Volvo still has a very long production run today, with the current V70/S80 as a good example. They’re turning 10 years before being replaced, and will probably continue to be produced in China.
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Cé hé sin
> Hoccy
04/24/2015 at 16:29 |
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True, but the 1/2 series lasted 27 years!
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Hoccy
> Cé hé sin
04/24/2015 at 16:45 |
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Yeah it’s incredible how well that chassis kept up, though the update from 140 to 240 was a major one. Almost everything in the front end was changed.
Still, my own ‘70 142 still keeps up with todays traffic just fine and feels as modern to drive as other cars from the late 70’s/early 80’s. Volvo was ahead on a lot of stuff back then.