1958 Volvo PV 445 leaflet.
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1958 Volvo PV 445 leaflet.
Old faithful: 1958 Volvo PV445 Duett
Old faithful: 1958 Volvo PV445 Duett
The long time owner and seller of this particular Volvo calls it “Old Faithful” and that’s probably because he owns it since many years. When we see cars like this we wonder how strange is that people in U.S. could buy a little wagon like this, also with a small engine just when the U.S. car market was flooded with giant wagons with big V8 engine under the hood: that’s the charm of the foreigner…
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What a sexy car, this beautiful red Volvo PV445 Valbo cabriolet from 1953! #volvomuseum #pv445valbo #valbo #pv445 #cabriolet #volvo #volvopv (på/i Volvo Museum)
Volvo PV445
Der Volvo PV445, auch Duett genannt, ist die Kombiversion des Buckelvolvo. Im Gegensatz zu diesem ist die Karosserie des Duett nicht selbsttragend, sondern ruht auf einem Rahmen, die Hinterachse ist blattgefedert (statt Schraubenfedern). Die Zuladung und die Bodenfreiheit wurden dadurch erhöht. Die Hinterachsübersetzung wurde verkürzt, damit man den Motor und das Getriebe ohne Änderungen von der…
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1958 Volvo PV445 Duett
Volvo PV445 Duett
Volvo PV 445 Duett (1953-69, this is a '57)
While yesterday's PV 444 is one way to maintain a classic, I'll take patina over perfection any day. Though rust is never a good thing, this car has some amazing character. There are so many great details on this workhorse, my most favorite has to be the vintage University of Oregon Parking sticker affixed to the rear bumper.
The Duett was meant to be just that-dual purpose. It's both a load hauler and a (moderatley) comfortable passenger car, and probably the only Volvo passenger car to sport a ladder frame.
Both yesterdays and todays posts are owned and maintained by the same family, and if you'd like to see more pictures check out their Flickr page for some great shots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/volvorelix/
Seen in Beaverton, OR