The is the first series passenger car von Volvo.

Data

• Production time: 1927-1929
• Number of items: 302
• Wheel base: 2.85 m
• Track width: 1.30 m
• Capacity: 1944 ccm
• Achievement: 28 HP
• Maximum speed: 70 km/h
• Transmission: 3 forward gears

Description

The first came on 14 April 1927 off the line. The abbreviation stands 4" for vagn" - open car - and for "for the number of cylinders. From technical view this automobile was not a piece of news. It was based nearly completely on almost outdated technology. The four-door body consisted of metal on a timber frame and had a chassis with Starrachsen and long leaf springs in front and in the back. In the interior 5 persons place found. The brakes are mechanically operated and to affect only the rear wheels. Only toward end also mechanical all brakes were when desired offered to the production time. The purchase price at that time amounted to 4800 Swedish crowns, which was relatively expensive and led to rather weak enthusiasm for purchase. In the first year altogether only 297 vehicles were sold. A further reason for this was that the Cabrio proved manually with that to installing side windows and material roof as not waterproof and was not suitable like that for the all-season enterprise in Sweden.

Because at that time to a large extent poor worker layer in Sweden could in addition no car afford, the resolution fell in the future still more expensive to design however also for the Oberschicht built cars with Volvo. Thus the Volvo PV4 developed

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