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1. In what year did the Volvo company start building cars?
2. In what year was the 200 series introduced?
3. What would you call a Volvo wagon (estate) with a fuel injected V6 motor, and leather trim, built in the early '80s?
4. What would you call a six cylinder luxury saloon built in 1972 with fuel injection?
5. Volvo released the 340/360 series of cars originally in 1976, after purchasing a large stake in another car company which was in the process of developing that model.
6. The model numbering system for the 1970s and early '80s worked in which way?
7. The 700 series was released in what year?
8. The V6 engine used in luxurious models in the '70s and '80s is commonly known as the PRV engine. What do these initials stand for?
9. What does Volvo (loosely) mean in Latin?
10. Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, the founders of the company, originally worked for a Swedish bearing company. What was the name of that company?
11. The 120 series Volvo was also known by which name?
12. What Volvo model did Roger Moore drive in The Saint?
13. What was the first Front wheel drive model series, released in the late 1980s, called?
14. Who owned the Volvo Car Company between 1999 and 2010?
15. Which Volvo model marked the return of the brand to the British Touring Car Championship in the early 1990s?
16. And now some true or false! The Volvo 242 body was only available in GT specification.
17. On a 240 series GLE model from the early to mid '80s most of the chrome was painted black instead.
18. The rare and beautiful 262C was built by an Italian coachbuilder by modifying 264s built in Sweden. What was the name of the Italian coachbuilder?
19. It was introduced in 1944, as Volvo's first crack at a small car. It stayed in production, albeit modified, for more than 20 years. What was the name of the model when introduced?
20. What is the fastest car produced by Volvo?
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