Set - Volvo (5)

Set - Volvo (5)

These five pieces are a mini Volvo timeline and cover some of the most popular vehicles produced by the famous Swedish car manufacturer. Four of them have appeared previously as separate items and the fifth is a newly tooled model launched and reviewed in this issue. All are the first releases off new tooling.

76VE001 Volvo 245 Estate – Green

The Volvo 240 DL Estate was produced between 1974 and 1993 and is decorated in bright green with contrasting silver and black trim. It is registered TAY 999R from 1976-77.

76VL001 Volvo 544 – Light Blue.

Brand new tooling adds the Volvo 544 to the set from the 1940s-60s era, seen here on its first Oxford outing in pale blue. We review this latest addition to the Oxford Automobile series in this issue.

76V0001 Volvo 760 – Gold Metallic.

Manufactured well into the 1990s, the luxury four door family car was famous for its solidity, performance and reliability. Our Volvo 760 GLE was launched in metallic gold registered D263 OVM from 1986-87.

76VP001 Volvo P1800 – Red.

Perhaps the most iconic Volvo of all time is the P1800 2 + 2 sports coupé, manufactured between 1961 and 1973 and seen here in bright red with lots of chrome registered RYN 480E, from 1967.

76VA001 Volvo Amazon – Light Green

This four-door saloon was manufactured between 1956 and 1970 and we launched it decorated in light green registered JHO 887E from 1967.