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Curbside Classics Archives
Volvo 240 Archive
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![The Volvo 200 Series ran for 19 years and 2.8 million cars, and many still consider it the definitive Volvo for its brick-like styling and sensible-shoes dependability. However, its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1979_volvo_242_coupe_15531297296de3ef250D8O6286.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1979 Volvo 242DL Lambda Sond – Volvo And Bosch Revolutionize Engine Technology")
CC Tech: 1979 Volvo 242DL Lambda Sond – Volvo And Bosch Revolutionize Engine Technology
Posted on January 26, 2025 | 10 CommentsThe Volvo 200 Series ran for 19 years and 2.8 million cars, and many still consider it the definitive Volvo for its brick-like styling and sensible-shoes dependability. However, its […] -
![This could have been a QOTD: what post (or posts) first got you hooked on CC? I confess I cannot recall the exact one, but among the very earliest ones […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_20220223_165923_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 240 GL Wagon – Going Meta-CC")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Volvo 240 GL Wagon – Going Meta-CC
Posted on February 12, 2024 | 21 CommentsThis could have been a QOTD: what post (or posts) first got you hooked on CC? I confess I cannot recall the exact one, but among the very earliest ones […] -
![(first posted 1/4/2017) In the not-so-vast, somewhat leisurely changing Scandinavian automobile landscape, with the possible exception of the classic Saab 900, there is no more iconic car than the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thumb_IMG_0948_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Volvo 244 DL – Swedish Sense And Sensibility")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Volvo 244 DL – Swedish Sense And Sensibility
Posted on January 4, 2023 | 71 Comments(first posted 1/4/2017) In the not-so-vast, somewhat leisurely changing Scandinavian automobile landscape, with the possible exception of the classic Saab 900, there is no more iconic car than the […] -
Weekend Classifieds/QOTD: Five Volvos – Which Volvo Is For You?
Posted on April 27, 2019 | 30 CommentsIt’s the weekend! Time to trawl through the classified ads again. Last week, we looked at used Volkswagens on Craigslist. This week, let’s look at some desirable Volvos. -
![Already popular in their native country, 1988 was the year Roxette released their second studio album, Look Sharp!, which propelled the Swedish pop-rock duo to international fame and success. Featuring […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thumb_IMG_2024_1024.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 1988 Volvo 240 DL – Dressed For Success")
CC Outtake: 1988 Volvo 240 DL – Dressed For Success
Posted on May 15, 2018 | 36 CommentsAlready popular in their native country, 1988 was the year Roxette released their second studio album, Look Sharp!, which propelled the Swedish pop-rock duo to international fame and success. Featuring […] -
![[Nora II looked just like this] If you read the story of Nora (the first), you may recall that my first experience with a Volvo 240 was a bit of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/volvo-240-02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: Nora II, III, IV, Etc. – Own ALL the Volvo 240s!")
COAL: Nora II, III, IV, Etc. – Own ALL the Volvo 240s!
Posted on July 16, 2016 | 22 Comments[Nora II looked just like this] If you read the story of Nora (the first), you may recall that my first experience with a Volvo 240 was a bit of […] -
![[It looked just like this.] This week, another hand-me-down story. This one begins with the second fuel crisis of 1979. Mother was getting tired of her 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/themes/arras162/images/thumbnail.png "COAL: 1980 Volvo 244 GL – Nora (the First)")
COAL: 1980 Volvo 244 GL – Nora (the First)
Posted on July 2, 2016 | 33 Comments[It looked just like this.] This week, another hand-me-down story. This one begins with the second fuel crisis of 1979. Mother was getting tired of her 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood and […] -
![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&ssl=1 "CC Outtake/QOTD: 1993 Volvo 240 – Which Once-Common Car Don’t You See Anymore?")
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 […] -
![As Volvo Week approached, I knew it was time again to dust off some of my many Volvo dealership promotionals. Volvos large and small were a big part of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/5-24-2014-035-800x531.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CCs: 1960s-1980s Stahlberg Volvo Dealer Promos – Three Boxes Are Good!")
Mini CCs: 1960s-1980s Stahlberg Volvo Dealer Promos – Three Boxes Are Good!
Posted on May 29, 2014 | 19 CommentsAs Volvo Week approached, I knew it was time again to dust off some of my many Volvo dealership promotionals. Volvos large and small were a big part of […] -
Cohort Outtake – Which One Would You Pick?
Posted on October 27, 2012 | 32 CommentsI know which one I’d pick – and I bet you do too. I am nothing if not predicatable… -
![They all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/comproach2.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part")
Curbside Comparison: War of the Roaches – ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Posted on May 31, 2012 | 98 CommentsThey all seemed to serve different purposes upon introduction, but after some vague point, each of the four cars pictured above turned into “Roaches of the Road”, a term if […] -
![Well, look what just showed up next to our old friend, the LSC Special Edition. It’s Eugene’s Official Car, the Volvo 240. It is sporting some decidedly non-Eugene rust though, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-15-2012-019-e1334527618669.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: The Good Old 240DL")
CC Outtake: The Good Old 240DL
Posted on April 15, 2012 | 12 CommentsWell, look what just showed up next to our old friend, the LSC Special Edition. It’s Eugene’s Official Car, the Volvo 240. It is sporting some decidedly non-Eugene rust though, […]
