tube-frame race car Volvo 1800 (thank you Doug for telling me about BAT weird and wonderful!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/volvo-1800-scca-gt-x-spo-race-car

finally, that damn Kars4Kids jingle has been yanked from California airwaves, but it only happened because they were sued for false advertising over a 250 dollar Volvo transaction

The twangy Kars4Kids jingle will no longer be broadcast in California, at least in its current form, after a state judge determined last week the charity’s ads amounted to false advertising.

The infamously catchy tune – “1-877-Kars4Kids/K-A-R-S Kars for Kids/1-877-Kars4Kids/Donate your car today” – has been on airwaves for nearly two decades. During that time, Kars4Kids has faced litigation and state government investigations for its misleading fundraising practices.

Bruce Puterbaugh brought suit against the charity in 2021, after he parted ways with a nonfunctional 2001 Volvo XC valued at $250.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/kars4kids-jingle-california-false-advertising

this is one weird collection of used up Volvos

 

there are some really outrageous moments captured for posterity in photographs, and shared online

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1578072753273654&set=gm.26377549165202827&idorvanity=290218184362615

a rally P1600 with a good looking paint scheme!

the Islands of Japan rally

Ikea used to stack the stuff on a VW bug, but this Volve makes a LOT more sense, it's on brand for Sweden

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10237295440262930&set=pcb.4158615194353007

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/302093087475049259/

that eye catching Volvo station wagon at Goodwood

 

Saw this Volvo 1800 yesterday morning, that sure was a good looking design! I guess car companies had some ability to take risks on unusual designs

I just noticed how similar the shape of these Volvo bumper reflectors is to the semaphore turn signals shape on VWs

good design on this Volvo dump truck to place an indicator where the operator can use it

 

One of the first things Jane Curtin's character "Dr Allbright" talks about with John Lithgow's character "Dr Solomon", on 3rd Rock From The Sun, is parking

 Then she tells him "For future reference, I have a red Volvo"

he gasps, over reacts, and exclaims "PLEASE! Dr Allbright! We barely know each other!"

3rd Rock, season 1, episode 1, 2nd scene

Ha! I don't remember if I ever posted the prancing Volvo moose

 

North Korea ordered and took delivery of a thousand Volvo 144s... but never paid Volvo for them

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/12/04/547390622/how-1-000-volvos-ended-up-in-north-korea-and-made-a-diplomatic-difference
https://backfirenews.com/north-korea-still-owes-volvo-for-one-thousand-cars-it-stole/

I get a kick out of what people are using as a daily driver when it's a cool old car

spotted today while commuting

Using a Volvo station wagon as a cable guy work truck? That's got to be a first.... the hell is that about? Did this guy inherit the wagon from his grandma? 

Duct tape solution! 

Odd to see a Honda Van dolled up with aftermarket rims, low profile tires

Beautiful truck! 

and this highly professional CHP officer who is unaware that he's parked between lanes at the intersection while waiting for the light to change. What a dweeb

Volvo's entire product range in 1973.

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=8535163266538062&set=gm.1215867093051870&idorvanity=435603497744904

from the original Beetlejuice movie

Volvo is celebrating its 97th birthday with the opening of what it calls "World of Volvo" in the company’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden. It opens to the public on Sunday, April 14

https://www.thedrive.com/news/world-of-volvo-is-a-swedish-shrine-to-safety-and-design

the more you know, the more you can save on car parts... the throttle body on a Lamborghini Murcielago, costs 1650 pounds... it's the same one on a Volvo V70, Volvo charges 1/10th the price Lamborghini does - for the same part

 https://ampervadasz.tumblr.com/post/716669438723850240/igaz%C3%A1n-v%C3%A1ratlan-volvo-unmute-davidmondja