After Volvo's marriage with Peugeot (?) fell through, they did a joint development with Mitsubishi (S40 being the result). One of the reasons Volvo Cars courted the French and the Japanese, and then sold to Ford, was because they couldn't afford to develop new cars across the market range.
P.M. Summer -- simul justus et peccator
2000 SVTour Silver Frost 374/2150 -- #9669 of 11445 total run Blaupunkt Heidelberg with A08 Changer and RC-09 remote, Boston Acoustics, K&N, Mobil 1 and Cobra R Mobil 1 "Factory Fill" plate, 35% metallicized tint, high beams in the lows, Bill Jenkins' "off color" floor mats, and custom "koozie" cupholder (pics soon!) 96 Sable ZZZ (wife's)
Historic Ownership: 42 Dodge Powerwagon Munitions Carrier, 59 Morris Minor, 64 TBird, 69 BMW 2002 Blue Dot, 72 German Ford Mk I Capri V6, 76 Honda Accord, 82 VW Scirocco, 88 VW Jetta, 91 Ford Escort GT, 98 Countour SE Sport V6 ATX
Cars I want: Lotus Elan S2, Austin Healy Sprite Mk I, my old BMW 2002 back.
If you think this sig is long, you oughta see my undergraduate transcripts!
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