Well, yes. The 2008 Himalayan Classic Car Rally, which is a truly stunning trip of about 7700 miles from the Netherlands to Bhutan, crossed through Iran just today. There are some 35 cars and 70 fantastic lunatics participating in the trip, with a motley collection of cars from a 1969 Volvo 123 to a 60s [...]
“I like big butts and I cannot lie
You other brothers can’t deny
That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist
And a round thing in your face
You get sprung, wanna pull out your tough
‘Cause you notice that butt was stuffed
Deep in the jeans she’s wearing
I’m hooked and I can’t stop staring
Oh baby, I wanna [...]
No sooner had we pondered the birth of two small crossovers, then Volvo announced its product for the projected-to-be hot segment. According to the company, the XC60 is supposed to somehow combine the “versatility” of an SUV with the sportiness of a coupe. Which is BMW style hyperbole why this rig has four doors. Who knows [...]
Remember when all you Blue Oval fan boys pitched a fit when the new Focus RS wouldn’t come with all wheel drive? Get ready to start complaining again. Word on the Web is that Volvo is working on a 300 horsepower version of its C30 powered by, you guessed it, the same motor launching the [...]
Our pal Yorgo (creative director/editor of Intersection Magazine) spotted this intimidating Volvo V70 in France recently. The matte black stock 5-spokes are a nice subtle touch. We think the custom windowless 2 door configuration is not so subtle but a great look. Fiends approve. Of course if we built it, it would have a [...]
Volvo 240s are pretty versitile cars. They work well in crunchy, snowy states like Vermont and New Hamspire while in 1980s Southern California, they represented free-rolling, upwordly mobil Reaganism. I own part of one that we dropped a Ford 302 and a 5-speed into and take LeMons racing from time to time. Here you can [...]
I’m not even really sure where or how to begin. The magnitude of this collection is nearly beyond reality. I’m actually speechless. Just listen to the names: Stratos, Quattro, RS 200, Cosworth, Pikes Peak, Lancia Delta S4 Group B, Cortina, Alpine A110, Peugeot — I’m short of breath just typing. It’s Group B/Group 4 Nirvana [...]
Two things we aren’t big fans of: Volvos and ethanol. But see, that’s not really true. My own racecar is a Volvo (in fairness it’s a V8olvo) and ethanol is one of the key ingredients in beer. Still, strictly in terms of regular cars and day to day driving, Volvos and ethanol aren’t our cup [...]
For those bemoaning the fact that he Ford Focus RS is a front-driver only, fear not. Ford hears your woes, or at least Volvo does. According to Motorauthority the crazy Swedish chefs in the Trollhatten skunkworks have cooked up an AWD version of the Volvo C30 with a steaming 350hp–the C30R using the same lump [...]
Our eagle-eyed co-worker, Mr PJ Canale, Editor In Chief to Vapors Magazine that shares our office here at Overamerica Towers, thought he smelt something weird while sitting in Hollywood traffic in this morning. He looked left and caught sight of what we believe is a 2010 Volvo XC60 mid-size SUV/CUV all camo’d up. PJ grabbed [...]
