Volvo the Collectable Classic
In this article it stated that when Volvo was introduced to the states in 1956. The PV444, was the first US bound automobile ever. The car had resembled a smaller version of the 1946 Ford Tutor. The car featured a two piece windshield, small engine, and all of the standard features of a car of it's time.
About three years later Volvo came out with a better version of the car, the PV544. That was the car that gave Volvo it's reputation for Swedish Quality.
This car featured a one piece windshield, fifteen inch wheels, drum brakes, padded instrument panel. The powerplant was a 1.6 liter push rod four that delivered a smooth 85 horse power. The car ran about $5000-$7000. The car was comfortable cruising at speeds of 60-70mph while getting a nice 29 miles to the gallon. The vehicle traveled from 0 to 60 in a nice thirteen seconds, which was better than the sportier two seater cars. The car had an over all top speed of
93 miles per hour, which was amazing for a 1.6 liter engine.
In 1961 the company came out with same car but had some revisions, like a bigger engine the 90hp 1.8 liter. This car had natty trip in new colors which for years it was in contempt. By 1966 the company was only making one model, the PV544. The company didn't have any technical advances in the car which probably kept the car and the company alive. To some the car was a very well build sports car.
I know that in this cars day it was an amazing little car that was capable of a lot for a family car. A restorer said that the only way to kill the car is to run it without oil. I believe that, because they are such high quality, crafted cars. Today the cars are very different, they have and they are setting the standard for all cars.
Two brothers, Lyman and Henry, had very little in common other than their blood. One day they decided to catch a ride to Winnipeg. The car was introduced while these two were doing some sightseeing in the city. They spotted the red Oldsmobile convertible. Lyman, the storyteller, almost made the car a living thing when he said, "There it was, parked, large as life. Really as if it were alive." (461) The brothers used all of the money they had, less some change for gas to get home, to buy the car. The car's significance was the bond that it created between the brothers. The purchase of the vehicle brought these two together with a common interest: the car. Once the bond was formed, the brothers became inseparable, at least for a while. The boys spent the whole summer in the car. They explored new places; met new people and furthered the bond that the car had created. When they returned from their trip, Henry was sent to war. He left the car with Lyman. While Henry was gone, Lyman spent his time pampering and fixing the car. Lyman saw the car as an extension of Henry. Lyman used the car to maintain an emotional bond with his brother who was thousands of miles away.
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meaning it no longer functioned due to major engine problems. This required me to bring it to a shop to have it fixed, where I found out just how rare these cars are. Not only did the shop tech not know what the engine was, he had no instructions in his system on how to work on it. After being turned away from three different shops, I decided to learn how to do it
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... the world. From humble origins in the late nineteenth century, the auto industry grew explosively in the early and mid-twentieth century’s, scattered and decentralized, and reconstituted its work force. The impact on everyday life, from where people live to what kind of work they did cannot be underestimated. The hard work people put in to making the assembly line helped almost all companies succeed in making more cars. Just imagine if the assembly line was not created. It would take years to make a car and the cost of a car would be very expensive. Those changes were especially visible in Detroit which was the capitol of the auto industry automobile nation. The automobile industry would not be where it was today if it wasn’t for all the hard work people put in it in the 1900’s. Ford, Chrysler and general motors’ help create what we call today as the automobile.
afford. When he wanted to start to produce the car he faces a lot of barriers,
Lyman preserved the vehicle while Henry was in the Army, deployed to Vietnam. Even when Henry gave Lyman the car, Lyman always regarded the car as Henry’s, which Erdrich depicts in the following passage, “I always thought of it as his car while he was gone, even though when he left he said, ‘Now it’s yours,’ and threw me the key” (Erdrich 357). The brothers held their relationship with high regard, Henry trusted Lyman with the car enough to give Lyman his share of the vehicle while he was away. Conversely, Lyman surmised that the car would always belong to Henry; just like their relationship, the car was important and would always belong to both of them. During Henry’s deployment, Lyman preserved the state of the car, keeping it in immaculate condition while waiting for Henry's return.
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really neat car that not many other people had. Than the next thing I would do