Volvo 240

Volvo 240, Volvo
OSX, Public domain

The square, safe Volvo that was made for almost twenty years and became a symbol of Sweden.

The Volvo 240 was based on the 140 series and had large crumple zones. American authorities used it as a reference when they wrote safety rules, and it was made until 1993.

Materials: Steel monocoque body; four-cylinder engine

Manufacture: Made at Torslanda and other plants; nearly three million were built.

The large bumpers front and rear.

The estate's straight tail.