The Volvo Estate Car

Author: Ashley Hollebone
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
ISBN: 9781787116078
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
At last, a dedicated publication that explains the history of the worlds most versatile station wagon, a global workhorse and comfortable family vehicle. Sweden’s answer to Germany’s people’s car arrived some 20 years earlier, and quickly paved the way for safe and dependable vehicles. The Volvo Estate Car chronicles the evolution of the Volvo station wagon, with every model featured. Whether you are a Volvo lover or just have a general interest in cars, this book offers an informative and interesting look into a car that has had very little media coverage, despite its vast global sales success and the affection with which it is held by so many.

The Volvo Estate

Author: Ashley Hollebone
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
ISBN: 9781787110755
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
At last a dedicated publication that explains the history of the world's most versatile station wagon, a global workhorse, and comfortable family vehicle. Sweden’s answer to Germany’s people’s car arrived some 20 years earlier and quickly paved the way for safe and dependable vehicles. The Volvo Estate chronicles the evolution of the Volvo estate car, with every model featured. Whether you are a Volvo lover or just have a general interest in cars, this book offers an informative and interesting look into a car that has had very little media coverage despite its vast global sales success and the affection it holds with so many.

Volovo's Estate Cars

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789197741231
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 94

Book Description

Volvo Amazon

Author: Richard Dredge
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1785001051
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 366

Book Description
In 1956, a prototype of a new passenger car from Volvo was presented. It became known as the Amazon in Sweden and the 121 and 122S in export markets, the latter denoting a more sporty derivative. However, despite its substantial appearance, all Amazons were surprisingly fleet of foot - this was one of the most sporty European saloons of the 1960s. With its elegant, timeless styling the Amazon broke new ground for Volvo - and for passenger cars as a whole. This new book covers the complete story of the Volvo Amazon, from 1956 onwards, including full production histories, comprehensive specification details, and over 250 photographs. The book covers the history of Volvo before and after the Amazon, and development and production of all Amazon derivatives from 1956-1970, including the 121, 122S, 123GT and all of the estate editions. There are biographies of key Volvo personnel, including the company's first designer, Jan Wilsgaard. Also included is the Amazon in motorsport, plus driver biographies: Tom Trana, Sylvia Osterberg and Carl-Magnus Skogh. There is a full buying guide along with tips on tuning and modifying, including rally preparation, and an insight into what the press thought of each Amazon derivative, with pages also devoted to how the car was marketed in period. An ideal resource for owners, or anyone with an interest in the evolution of these classic cars, which is superbly illustrated with 250 colour photographs.

The Volvo Driver's Highway Code

Author: Jim Dullroy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844263776
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Offers an interpretation of the standard British Highway Code. This work is useful for the aspiring Bloody Volvo Driver. It teaches you how to put the assorted hooligans in their place; how to get your own back on the drivers of tractors, trucks and jugge

British Car Advertising of the 1960s

Author: Heon Stevenson
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476611300
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
During the 1960s, the automobile finally secured its position as an indispensable component of daily life in Britain. Car ownership more than doubled from approximately one car for every 10 people in 1960 to one car for every 4.8 people by 1970. Consumers no longer asked "Do we need a car?" but "What car shall we have?" This well-illustrated history analyzes how both domestic car manufacturers and importers advertised their products in this growing market, identifying trends and themes. Over 180 advertisement illustrations are included.

The Madwoman in the Volvo: My Year of Raging Hormones

Author: Sandra Tsing Loh
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393088685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
A writer, performer, and contributing editor to "The Atlantic" humorously chronicles her experiences going through menopause while dealing with the end of her marriage, her preteen daughters, and the hijinks of her eighty-nine-year-old father.

Soul Collector

Author: Chris Gooderham
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1409216640
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
James O'Connor has not moved for many years. He remains motionless, his body completely paralysed, and he is unable to breathe without external assistance, but he survives. He survives because he has chosen to survive and although he cannot move, he controls the world around him, and it will be that way for eternity. Be careful. Listen to him, but always be wary of how powerful this man is. Fear him, not because he will destroy you and not because he is evil, but because he knows. James O'Connor has seen things you can only dream of seeing. He has passed through the valley of the shadow of death and walked where only the dead can walk. He has descended lower than any person can possibly descend and he has returned. www.dateofdeath.co.uk

Guppies For Tea

Author: Marika Cobbold
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408821834
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 285

Book Description
A bright, funny novel about a woman's life on the brink of destruction and how she pulls it back together, by the author of Shooting Butterflies Amelia Lindsey is an exceptional young woman. She shares her days between a grandmother whom she loves, a mother whom she tolerates with patient fortitude, and Gerald. They had fallen in love with Amelia two years earlier, when he was in his artistic phase, and had begged her to move in with him. Now (no longer in his artistic phase) he is showing signs of irritation. And suddenly Selma, the talented and much-beloved grandmother, has become old. As life - and Gerald - begins to collapse all round Amelia, she is determined that the one person who will not fade is Selma. Fighting a one-woman battle against Cherryfield retirement home, Gerald's defection and her mother's obsession with germs, Amelia finds herself capable of plots, diversions, and friendships she has never imagined before.

The Girl With the Long Back

Author: Bill James
Publisher: Murder Room
ISBN: 1471903095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
With the rumoured transfer of Chief of Police Mark Lane, London's competitive drug lords are on edge. In the past, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles has managed to maintain the peace on the streets in an old-fashioned system of give a little, take a little. But suddenly Iles is in danger of losing his power when the new chief constable comes to town, and the drug gangs begin a struggle for dominance. With a dangerous mix of greed and fear, the looming threat of a stricter police force, and three sudden deaths, all sides are preparing themselves for a full-scale battle of the ugliest kind. 'Essential reading' Independent