Junked 1968 Volvo Amazon wagonThat strange drum-like object is a vacuum accumulator for the fiendishly complex Lucas brake system. This stores vacuum for only the front brakes, for reasons that ...

Despite the introduction of the Volvo 140 in 1966, Amazon production continued until July 3, 1970. Between 1956 and 1970, a total of 667,791 Amazons were built.

I sold that wagon. Then one day in 2006 I saw yet another light green wagon, same everything as before but with a mere 80 miles on the clock, having spent 40 years on a dealer's showroom floor.

Volvo did reasonably well selling the homely PV444/544 in the United States beginning in the middle 1950s, and its better-looking successor first appeared on ...

The Volvo 122 Amazon Coupe may not have looked anything too special back in its day, it was (and still is) saved by excellent proportions – it just looks ‘right’ from every angle.