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Volvo PV 36 Carioca

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Volvo PV36 Carioca
Overview
ManufacturerVolvo Cars
Production1935-1938
Body and chassis
ClassSaloon
Body style4d Saloon
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine3,670 cc (3.7 L; 224.0 cu in) 86 bhp (64 kW) Volvo 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 is an automobile manufactured by Volvo 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[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

  • Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984. ISBN 91-86442-06-6 Template:Sv

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Volvo: The Swedish Individualist". Motor. 152: nbr 3919: pages 34–39. date 26 November 1977. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)