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THE STORY OF VOLVO CARS

by Graham Robson

Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st. 1983

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. From the early prototypes to the 760 GLE saloon - the first full history of Volvo cars written with the company's complete co-operation. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 216 pages including index.

Slight knock to lower rear board edge else boards clean. Light browning to page edges. Page 104-106 mis-cut by the binder to top margins (relatively minor, no loss). Contents otherwise clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is faded to front and spine, lightly scuffed and lightly rubbed at edges.

ISBN: 0850595916
Stock no. 1830822

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Contents

  • Foreword by Hakan Frisinger, President, Volvo Car Corporation
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 'Jakob' and the SKF connection, The birth of Volvo
  • Chapter 2 Six cylinders in the 1930s, The second generation
  • Chapter 3 PV444 - a 'world' car from Sweden
  • Chapter 4 The mighty Amazon
  • Chapter 5 Sports cars and coupes, P1900 and P1800
  • Chapter 6 Safety fast!, The factory in competiotions
  • Chapter 7 140, 240s and safety, Leading the world in the 1970s
  • chapter 8 Expansion overseas, New factories, DAF and renault
  • Chapter 9 Volvo for the 1980s, New styles, new engines, new partners
  • Appendix A Volvo cars since 1927, A technical summary
  • Appendix B Important company milestones, Who, what, when and where?
  • Appendix C The rise, and rise, of Volvo car production, 1927 to 1981
  • Appendix D Prototypes and specials - NOT for sale
  • Appendix E trucks, buses, tractors, aero and marine engines, The other faces of Volvo
  • Index

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