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{{Infobox automobile
{{Infobox automobile
| image = Carioca.jpg
| image = GOT Volvo PV36.jpg
| name = Volvo PV36 Carioca
| name = Volvo PV36 Carioca
| manufacturer = [[Volvo Cars]]
| manufacturer = [[Volvo Cars]]
| production = 1935–1938
| production = 1935–1938
| successor = [[Volvo PV51]]
| successor = [[Volvo PV51]]
| class = [[Luxury car]]
| class = [[Luxury car]]
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon]]
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| layout = Front-engine [[rear-wheel-drive]]
| engine = {{convert|3670|cc|L|1|abbr=on}} ''[[Volvo sidevalve straight-6 engine|EC]]'' I6
| engine = {{convert|3670|cc|L|1|abbr=on}} ''[[Volvo sidevalve straight-6 engine|EC]]'' I6
| transmission = 3-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| transmission = 3-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| length = {{convert|5000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|5000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2950|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2950|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1660|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1660|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
| designer = Ivan Örnberg
}}
}}
[[File:Goteborg Volvo Museum 13 PV36.jpg|thumb|Volvo PV 36 Carioca rear view]]
{{Commons category|Volvo PV36}}
{{Commons category|Volvo PV36}}
{{commons category|Volvo Carioca}}


'''Volvo PV 36 Carioca''' is a [[luxury car]] manufactured by [[Volvo Cars]] between 1935 and 1938. The word ''[[Carioca]]'' describes someone from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], and was also the name of a dance that was fashionable in Sweden at the time when the car was introduced.
The '''Volvo PV 36 Carioca''' is a [[luxury car]] manufactured by [[Volvo Cars]] between 1935 and 1938. The word ''[[Carioca]]'' describes someone from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], and was also the name of a dance that was fashionable in Sweden at the time when the car was introduced.


Visually the car was styled similarly to the then strikingly modern [[Chrysler Airflow]].<ref name=Motor197711>{{cite journal| authorlink = Roger Bell (Ed)| title = Volvo: The Swedish Individualist| journal = [[The Motor (magazine)|Motor]]| volume = 152: nbr 3919| pages = pages 34–39 |date = 26 November 1977}}</ref> Volvo styling was heavily influenced by North American auto-design trends in the 1930s and 1940s, many of the company's senior engineers having previously worked in the US Auto-industry.<ref name=Motor197711/>
Visually the car was styled similarly to the then strikingly modern [[Chrysler Airflow]] and [[Hupmobile]] Model J Aero-dynamic.<ref name=Motor197711>{{cite magazine| authorlink = Roger Bell (Ed)| title = Volvo: The Swedish Individualist|magazine=[[The Motor (magazine)|Motor]]| volume = 152 |issue=3919| pages =34–39 |date = 26 November 1977}}</ref> Volvo styling was heavily influenced by North American auto-design trends in the 1930s and 1940s, many of the company's senior engineers having previously worked in the US Auto-industry.<ref name=Motor197711/>


The PV36 was the first Volvo to offer an [[independent front suspension]], but the car used the same [[side-valve engine]] as the traditional Volvo cars that were still produced alongside the modern Carioca. The PV36 was an expensive car, with a price at 8,500 [[Swedish krona|kronor]] and Volvo didn’t build more than 500 cars. The last one wasn’t sold until 1938.
The PV36 was the first Volvo to offer an [[independent front suspension]], but the car used the same [[side-valve engine]] as the traditional Volvo cars that were still produced alongside the modern Carioca. The PV36 was an expensive car, with a price at 8,500 [[Swedish krona|kronor]] and Volvo didn't build more than 500 cars. The last one wasn't sold until 1938.


==References==
==References==
*''Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal'' by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984. ISBN 91-86442-06-6 {{sv}}
*''Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal'' by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984. {{ISBN|91-86442-06-6}} {{in lang|sv}}


=== Notes ===
=== Notes ===
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.volvocars.com/intl/top/community/heritage/pages/default.aspx Volvo Cars Heritage.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091121182908/http://www.volvocars.com/intl/top/community/heritage/Pages/default.aspx Volvo Cars Heritage.]
*[http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/Volvo+Group/history/museums/volvomuseum.htm Volvo Museum.]
*[http://www.volvo.com/group/global/en-gb/Volvo+Group/history/museums/volvomuseum.htm Volvo Museum.]
*[http://www.storvolvoklubben.net/index.php Storvolvoklubben] {{sv}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173344/http://www.storvolvoklubben.net/index.php Storvolvoklubben] {{in lang|sv}}


{{Early Volvo Cars timeline}}
{{Early Volvo Cars timeline}}
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[[Category:Sedans]]
[[Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles]]
[[Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles]]
[[Category:Vehicles introduced in 1935]]
[[Category:Cars introduced in 1935]]
[[Category:1930s automobiles]]
[[Category:1930s cars]]
[[Category:Streamline Moderne automobiles]]
[[Category:Streamline Moderne cars]]

Latest revision as of 15:06, 18 February 2024

Volvo PV36 Carioca
Overview
ManufacturerVolvo Cars
Production1935–1938
DesignerIvan Örnberg
Body and chassis
ClassLuxury car
Body style4-door saloon
LayoutFront-engine rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine3,670 cc (3.7 L) EC I6
Transmission3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,950 mm (116.1 in)
Length5,000 mm (196.9 in)
Curb weight1,660 kg (3,659.7 lb)
Chronology
SuccessorVolvo PV51
Volvo PV 36 Carioca rear view
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volvo PV36.

The Volvo PV 36 Carioca is a luxury car manufactured by Volvo Cars between 1935 and 1938. The word Carioca describes someone from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was also the name of a dance that was fashionable in Sweden at the time when the car was introduced.

Visually the car was styled similarly to the then strikingly modern Chrysler Airflow and Hupmobile Model J Aero-dynamic.[1] Volvo styling was heavily influenced by North American auto-design trends in the 1930s and 1940s, many of the company's senior engineers having previously worked in the US Auto-industry.[1]

The PV36 was the first Volvo to offer an independent front suspension, but the car used the same side-valve engine as the traditional Volvo cars that were still produced alongside the modern Carioca. The PV36 was an expensive car, with a price at 8,500 kronor and Volvo didn't build more than 500 cars. The last one wasn't sold until 1938.

References

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  • Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984. ISBN 91-86442-06-6 (in Swedish)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Volvo: The Swedish Individualist". Motor. Vol. 152, no. 3919. 26 November 1977. pp. 34–39.
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