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Volvo Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 940 – Dignified Luxury
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 41 Comments(first posted 8/18/2016) Although I virtually exhausted myself of everything I could possibly say regarding the Volvo 900 Series earlier this year, this 1993 Volvo 940 sitting all alone […] -
CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri
Posted on June 30, 2021 | 16 CommentsSince its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […] -
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 […] -
COAL: 1987 Volvo 740 GLE – Ole Blue
Posted on March 14, 2020 | 20 Comments(Connor Kleck’s COAL Series picks up again from where it left off here) It was 2013, I was graduating high school and headed to college, and I was on the […] -
COAL: 2008 Volvo XC90 – How Swede It Is
Posted on November 22, 2019 | 26 CommentsIn 2012 my ’07 Tahoe was burning oil faster than GM knew what to do with it, so my dad decided to trade it in. I was given task to […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – 1966 Volvo 122S Wagon
Posted on November 14, 2019 | 19 CommentsThank you to Mike Hayes -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Volvo P1800E: About Lars, Who Bought a Stylish Italian Suit and Wore it for Twelve Years
Posted on June 28, 2019 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/18/2013) Volvo sports car? An oxymoron, if ever there was one. For over a decade, however, this little grand tourer managed to combine the traditional Volvo attributes of […] -
Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My!
Posted on April 5, 2019 | 24 CommentsWhile Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […] -
COAL: 2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 38 Comments(First Posted Sept. 8, 2013) Above is the last picture I ever took of this car; in fact, it was taken after I turned it off for the last time […] -
COAL: 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – In Sweden They Spell Panther Without An “H”
Posted on January 14, 2018 | 57 Comments(First posted August 18, 2013) Having always had a thing for wagons, I decided that it would be a good time to own another one. Although we already had […] -
CC Rental Travelogue: 1996 Volvo 850GLT – Travels with Riley
Posted on August 23, 2017 | 47 CommentsNo, this isn’t a rerun article from way back, I actually rented a Curbside Classic last week. First though, some background…Our family has developed somewhat of a tradition wherein, while […] -
COAL Update: A Time Capsule Discovered in the Volvo, Thanks to a Heater Core Replacement
Posted on December 15, 2016 | 52 CommentsWell over two years have passed since I posted about my Volvo 740 wagon. I got a new job and I moved to a different part of town. The […] -
CC Outtake/QOTD: 1993 Volvo 240 – Which Once-Common Car Don’t You See Anymore?
Posted on September 14, 2015 | 161 CommentsAlthough I appreciate older Volvos well enough, their simplistic Scandinavian squareness is hardly head-turning styling. But driving through an empty parking lot on a drizzly Sunday morning, this appropriately taupe 1993 240 […] -
The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise
Posted on May 29, 2015 | 44 CommentsEvery May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […] -
Craigslist Classic Outtake – The Saddest Volvo 740 Wagon In America
Posted on April 22, 2015 | 10 CommentsI found this advertised on my local Craigslist – it’s a scrap car that the seller has been throwing metal into for the last few months; apparently it is completely […]
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 940 – Dignified Luxury (first posted 8/18/2016) Although I virtually exhausted myself of everything I could possibly say regarding the Volvo 900 Series earlier this year, this 1993 Volvo 940 sitting all alone […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1993-Volvo-940-a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Motorsports: The 2021 Hemmings Motor News Great Race Lunch Stop In Rolla, Missouri Since its inception in 1983, the Great Race has visited forty-six of the forty-eight continental states in the United States plus locations in Canada and Mexico. For 2021 (a reschedule […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/IMG_0063-1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1993 Volvo 240 Sedan – Will The Last 240 Turn Out The Lights Please? (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&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2008 Volvo XC90 – How Swede It Is In 2012 my ’07 Tahoe was burning oil faster than GM knew what to do with it, so my dad decided to trade it in. I was given task to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7123.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Curbside Classic: 1970 Volvo P1800E: About Lars, Who Bought a Stylish Italian Suit and Wore it for Twelve Years (first posted 4/18/2013) Volvo sports car? An oxymoron, if ever there was one. For over a decade, however, this little grand tourer managed to combine the traditional Volvo attributes of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1970VolvoP1800E01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classics: 2019 Denver Auto Show – Sightings And Musings And Tidbits, Oh My! While Edward Snitkoff did a wonderful job of covering most of the vehicles at the Hudson Valley Auto Show recently, I got invited to the Media Day at the Denver […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_2387.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2001 Volvo V40 – The Little Swede With The Big Heart (First Posted Sept. 8, 2013) Above is the last picture I ever took of this car; in fact, it was taken after I turned it off for the last time […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/P1030490.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon – In Sweden They Spell Panther Without An “H” (First posted August 18, 2013) Having always had a thing for wagons, I decided that it would be a good time to own another one. Although we already had […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Volvo1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Rental Travelogue: 1996 Volvo 850GLT – Travels with Riley No, this isn’t a rerun article from way back, I actually rented a Curbside Classic last week. First though, some background…Our family has developed somewhat of a tradition wherein, while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_1809-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Update: A Time Capsule Discovered in the Volvo, Thanks to a Heater Core Replacement Well over two years have passed since I posted about my Volvo 740 wagon. I got a new job and I moved to a different part of town. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/P7180014.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake/QOTD: 1993 Volvo 240 – Which Once-Common Car Don’t You See Anymore? Although I appreciate older Volvos well enough, their simplistic Scandinavian squareness is hardly head-turning styling. But driving through an empty parking lot on a drizzly Sunday morning, this appropriately taupe 1993 240 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0879.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The 2015 Blue Suede Cruise Every May sees the Blue Suede Cruise in beautiful Tupelo, Mississippi. Held concurrently this year with the 2015 Ford Galaxie National Convention, the Blue Suede Cruise attracted over 900 cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4389.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Craigslist Classic Outtake – The Saddest Volvo 740 Wagon In America I found this advertised on my local Craigslist – it’s a scrap car that the seller has been throwing metal into for the last few months; apparently it is completely […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Volvo740WagonScrap.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


