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Curbside Classics Archives
245 Archive
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![Here in New England, we savor the times of the year when weather accommodates the parking of cars on grass en-masse and having a good old fashioned lawn event car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_0079-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics — Driving on Isabel’s Lawn, Swedish Car Day 2024")
Car Show Classics — Driving on Isabel’s Lawn, Swedish Car Day 2024
Posted on August 23, 2024 | 16 CommentsHere in New England, we savor the times of the year when weather accommodates the parking of cars on grass en-masse and having a good old fashioned lawn event car […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2014) “Character. Grounded in substance not rhetoric, character is earned not claimed. As with people, so too with automobiles, character reveals itself, slowly, over time through a demonstrated […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-4-2013-025-800x533-e1400452642564.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please?")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please?
Posted on May 10, 2020 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/31/2014) “Character. Grounded in substance not rhetoric, character is earned not claimed. As with people, so too with automobiles, character reveals itself, slowly, over time through a demonstrated […] -
![(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CC-82-020-800-e1337307021577.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo")
Curbside Classic: 1978 Volvo 245DL – The Quintessential Volvo
Posted on September 5, 2015 | 55 Comments(First posted 5/22/2012) This car, the Volvo 245, is the essence of Volvo. Whenever someone mentions Volvo, whether in mixed company or among fellow gearheads, this is most likely the […] -
![Between 1966 and 1993, Volvo’s bread-and-butter car was the stolid, safe and reliable 1966-74 140 Series and updated 1975-93 240 Series. Available in two-door sedan (through 1985), four-door sedan, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/08-31-2012-006-e1399839839486.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Classic Wagon – So Long, Old Friend")
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Classic Wagon – So Long, Old Friend
Posted on May 28, 2014 | 75 CommentsBetween 1966 and 1993, Volvo’s bread-and-butter car was the stolid, safe and reliable 1966-74 140 Series and updated 1975-93 240 Series. Available in two-door sedan (through 1985), four-door sedan, and […] -
![The desert east of LA always offers interesting automotive sights, and last Sunday was no different. I spotted this custom Volvo wagon sitting outside the Autozone in Twentynine Palms, and immediately turned back to my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Volvo-245-Chopped-front.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Chopped Volvo 245 – How To Frighten Small Children")
CC Outtake: Chopped Volvo 245 – How To Frighten Small Children
Posted on March 12, 2014 | 47 CommentsThe desert east of LA always offers interesting automotive sights, and last Sunday was no different. I spotted this custom Volvo wagon sitting outside the Autozone in Twentynine Palms, and immediately turned back to my […]
