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manufactured by

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between 1935 and 1938. The word ''

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'' describes someone from

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, and was also the name of a dance that was fashionable in Sweden at the time when the car was introduced. Visually the car was styled similarly to the then strikingly modern

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and

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Model J Aero-dynamic. Volvo styling was heavily influenced by North American auto-design trends in the 1930s and 1940s, many of the company's senior engineers having previously worked in the US Auto-industry. The PV36 was the first Volvo to offer an

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, but the car used the same

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as the traditional Volvo cars that were still produced alongside the modern Carioca. The PV36 was an expensive car, with a price at 8,500 kronor and Volvo didn't build more than 500 cars. The last one wasn't sold until 1938.

References

*''Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal'' by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984.

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External links

Volvo Cars Heritage.Storvolvoklubben
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