#volvoduett

[volvoloversinn]

My previous post was a joke, I took things in my own hand and got the boat loose by myself! ♂️ ♂️ #volvo #suezcanal #volvoduett #äktaepa #epa https://www.instagram.com/p/CNCoqXxHMXb/?igshid=4swc9ullj3kd

[oldmotors]

At first glance the #VolvoDuett looks like a simple wagon version of the Swedish firm’s PV444 and 544, but under the skin it’s a very different story. The 444 was a radically advanced car when it was created during WW2 in part because it was a light and strong unibody. The Duett shares the 444’s styling, front clip, and front suspension but in an unusual twist, it’s a conventional body-on-frame machine. The circa-1944 PV444, heavily influenced by the prewar German Hanomag 1.3 Aerodynamic and the 1941-42 Fords, was a highly advanced car for the era. But in designing the regular PV444 as a unibody, Volvo had eliminated the possibility of building a larger version for heavier duty use and a bare chassis for coachbuilders. After hostilities were over the company quickly cooked up a conventional frame version meant for commercial duty and special bodies (mostly very pretty convertibles but also wagons, pickups, and vans), the PV445. By the early 1950s, family wagon conversions of the PV445 from Swedish coachbuilders like Gripkarosser were becoming quite popular, so Volvo decided to get in on the action and designed its own in-house proper station wagon on the 445 chassis. This became 1953’s Duett, an all-steel wagon in the popular mold of the day, with a high roof and lots of utility. It was the first in a loooong line of handy Volvo wagons. The name was inspired by the concept that it could be a “Duet” of family and work use, which is one reason why it was designed with simple external hinges and a little more utilitarian feel than some other wagons. It looks almost SUV-like by today’s standards and you could get it with a truck-like 7P configuration and the roof rack seen here. U.S. Volvo sales began officially in 1956, though a few cars had trickled in earlier. By then the 444/445 styling was a decade out of date, but the hard-wearing and utilitarian virtues of the 445 Duett were just as well-liked as the excellent handling and reliability of the 444. Both earned an enviable rep for quality. This is a fairly early U.S. import from 1957. The 444 gave way to the 544 in 1958, and the Duett got an update too, and it remained in production until 1969. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiF6belNN2/?igshid=1dwxggig39hzu

[redblocksociety]

#REDBLOCKSOCIETY @helge360 • • • • • • Backamo Lägerplats WagonWednesday. 1968 Volvo Duett. #volvoduett #volvolife #oldvolvo #madebysweden #madeinsweden #swedishmetal #classicvolvo #volvomoment #soloparking #carsinfrontofhouses #carsinfrontoftrees #carbotany #volvostagram #drivetastefully #wagonwednesday #REDBLOCKSOCIETY #turbobricks #swedishmetal https://www.instagram.com/p/B8gvwS-HF6d/?igshid=bpl6aeifb3ql

[michellepeng21]

#volvoduett https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LzUnvJpL0/?igshid=1iueue19wdvha

[chevelle38]

One of our customer visited us today and showed his new barnfind, a Volvo Duett that had been stored for over 50years! #volvo #volvocars #volvoduett #duett #old#oldvolvo #retro#oldschoolcars #barnfind #barnfinds#volvopower (på/i Stockholm County) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKmhIGhZrW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7uedkv46zuov

[swedmet]

Slammed Volvo Duett Panel Van (PV445)