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The story begins in 1947 with the launch of the PV444, two rounded door compact that propelled the Swedish firm in the modern era and helped turn it into a world class automaker At the time, the segment of vehicles business is booming in Sweden, but couldn t Volvo get a piece of the pie because the PV444 featured unibody construction, a configuration that is poorly adapted to different body styles.
To meet the buyers request Volvo designed a ladder frame steel capable of subtending van engineers have replaced the 444 ml of coil springs oriented comfort with a set of springs heavy blades bolted front end of a 444 on the frame and created the 445 Launched in the summer of 1949, the 445 was sold exclusively as a chassis cab and equipped with a body by one of the 30 independent body shops operating in Sweden at the time of the popular configurations included microphones, hearses, ambulances, and commercial and passenger vans.
The PV445 was powered by a 1 4 liter four-cylinder that sent 40 horses to the rear wheels via a three-speed manual transmission Most variants have a payload of about 1 500 kilograms 100 pounds, but robust construction the car meant he could carry a lot more than that.
The 445 life expectancy was much more than anyone had anticipated if Volvo sales began to fall at an alarming rate in early 1952, Volvo had around 1500 chassis cabs parked outside their factory without person interested in buying the Assar Gabrielsson, the company's president at the time, noticed a growing number of 445S were converted into cars so he ordered the engineering department to quickly design a car built factory based 445 to liquidate unsold cars.
In less than 15 months, the engineers have designed a body style that was well adapted to be used as a work truck during the week and a family-transportation wagon weekend Nicknamed 445 Duett, which means that two cars in one, s first Volvo wagon built plant was delivered July 4, 1953, to Gabrielsson.
The Duett is available as a van or a station wagon and a variety of options work and comfort This was an immediate success in Sweden and production continued even after the 1500 chassis cabs have been sold.
In 1960, 445 Duett enjoyed the same improvements that have been introduced on the PV544 two years ago and renamed 210 Duett The amendments included a windshield in one piece, a modern grille research and a manual transmission four-speed in 1962, the car was updated with the B18 engine more powerful.
The Swedish government has announced a series of new rules for crash tests in 1969 and realized the Volvo Duett would struggle to meet because its basic design dates back to the 1940s Consequently, all Duett 210 built in 1969 was exported, except for the very last, a dark blue example with 97299 chassis that was sent directly to the Volvo museum in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he still resides today.
Duett 97,000 examples were built over 16 years, inspiring Volvo to launch other cars like the Amazon 220, 145 and 245.
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