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  Volvo 262C (1978 - 1981) (Classics Reviews)
  Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members. It offers dedicated, expert advice to keep members' cars on the road and has helped preserve models that are still used daily. It also embraces modern Volvos and plays an important role in helping its solving the complex electronic issues modern cars can present.
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  Volvo 164 (1968 - 1975) (Classics Reviews)
  The cars started with 145bhp, but that rose to 175bhp when fuel injection arrived in 1971. Only available as a four-door saloon - it never occurred to Volvo at the time that affluent estate car owners wanted their cars to be kitted out just as extravagently than their saloons. That would all change. Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members.
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  Volvo P1900 (1956 - 1957) (Classics Reviews)
  The first cars were delivered in 1956 but only 44 were built that year. The Just 23 cars were added the next year before Volvo pulled the plug on what had finally become known as the P1900. Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members.
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  Volvo V70/S70 (1996 - 2000) (Classics Reviews)
  Launched in 1996 to replace the 850, the S70 and V70 were Volvo's take on the executive car. Both versions were esentially redesigned 850s but proved reasonably popular with owners. Volvo reckoned 1800 changes were made, but the most noticeable was the softer-edge styling.
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  Volvo 940 and 960 (1990 - 1998) (Classics Reviews)
  Few would have guessed it at the time, but these cars would end up being the last rear-wheel-drive cars from Volvo. Saloons on the endangered list, but estates holding up well... Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members.
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  Volvo 440 and 460 (1987 - 1997) (Classics Reviews)
  This was a five-door family car that shared its technology with the 480 sports coupé. Volvo now demonstrated in earnest that front-wheel drive was the way forward. Work on what later became the Volvo 440 began back in 1978. This was a new project that would lead the company to the Volvo cars of the future.
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  Volvo 480ES and Turbo (1986 - 1995) (Classics Reviews)
  Renault-based 1721cc and 1998cc engines featured with around 100bhp and there was a turbocharged version from 1989 for more grunt (170bhp). An oddball in Volvo's history (some could call it the 'anti-Volvo'), but one that's popular enough to have seen the a spiritual successor launched in the shape of the C30. Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members.
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  Volvo 740 and 760 (1982 - 1992) (Classics Reviews)
  The more reasonably priced version soon picked up useful sales in the 2.0-litre executive car market. Both cars were offered with the capacious estate car body, which maintained Volvo's market leadership in the large estate car sector. Tough and reliable, the 700-series as capable of huge mileages thanks to great build quality, and the survival rate is exceptionally high. Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members.
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  Volvo 340 and 360 (1976 - 1991) (Classics Reviews)
  The Volvo 343 was the first all-new model developed and built by DAF after assimilated by the Swedish company - whereas before, the DAF 66 had been badge-engineered into the Volvo 66, the 343 was a ground-up model that had started life as DAF 's P900 project.
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  Volvo 240-Series (1974 - 1993) (Classics Reviews)
  Join the club Formed in 1962, the  Volvo Owners' Club  has 3000 members. It offers dedicated, expert advice to keep members' cars on the road and has helped preserve models that are still used daily. It also embraces modern Volvos and plays an important role in helping its solving the complex electronic issues modern cars can present.
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  Volvo 260-Series (1974 - 1980) (Classics Reviews)
  Even less attempt was made by Volvo to stylistically separate the four- and six-cylinder Volvo 200s, compared with the 144 and 164. Effectively the buyer who bought the six-cylinder car had an extra splash of chrome and and slightly larger grille (later adopted for the four cylinder car) to outwardly show for his extra money's investment.
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  Volvo 144 and 145 (1967 - 1974) (Classics Reviews)
  Volvo presented a new square-rigged style for the 1970s - and proved to be a market pioneer in delivering the message that safety sells. The 140-Series was the first in a long line of Volvos that didn't just feature all the latest safety kit on its cars, but celebrate it.
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  Volvo PV444/PV544 (1943 - 1966) (Classics Reviews)
  The PV444 was Volvo's first car to be exported in any significant numbers - as just like in the UK, Swedish indistry pushed to earn as much as it could in foreign markets. It was an interesting and modern car - it was Volvo's first uni-body car, and the first four-cylinder car produced by the company for almost 20 years.
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  Volvo 850 and T5/T5R (1992 - 1997) (Classics Reviews)
  When it arrived in 1991, the Volvo 850 was a game-changer for its maker - even if it didn't look like one. It marked a turning point for Volvo, because it finally saw that most conservative of Swedish carmakers fully embrace front-wheel drive - 10 years after most of the opposition.
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  Volvo 120/130 Amazon (1955 - 1970) (Classics Reviews)
  Known in the UK - by enthusiasts - as the Amazon, the Volvo P120-Series still looks refreshingly modern today, although it was clearly a pastiche of the Chrysler 300. It was the car that broke Volvo into the UK market, and won many friends, thanks to being strong and reliable.
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  Volvo P1800, S, E and ES (1961 - 1973) (Classics Reviews)
  The P1800 was a radical departure for Volvo. The conservative manufacturer of solid, well-engineered saloons took a stab at the coupe market - and did it very well indeed. It was the product of a project that actually started in 1957 when Volvo wanted a slice of the emerging US sportscar market.