I was born in 1944 so I was just a kid when these appeared in Canada but I remember lifting the hood with an uncle and inside was a miniature flathead V8 that appeared just like a scaled down Ford engine. Maybe it was not a Volvo but I remember the shape and

comments about it being from Sweden.

Had 2 like this as my first and second car. If they could speak?

These volvos had all 4 cylinders in line. But there were some other Catbacks in the play: peugeot, desoto and probably more from the US. V8's were perhaps used in there? When did they actually come up with the V8 ?

The engine was in appearance a miniature version of the Ford V8 60 and I think I remember some of the being used in some form of open wheel race car such as the sprints or midgets in subsequent years. It may not have been a Volvo but it was from Europe.

I was too young to have one of these or those great P1800's, but I did have my share of Volvo's.

My first was a 1978 242 DL stick (2 series, 4 cyl, 2 door), next a 1979 265 GL for our aunt (2 series, 6 cyl, 5 door) followed by a 1985 240 sedan for my ex and a 1985 240 DL wagon (with a stick) for me - our last 2 series. Next a 1985 760 Turbo sedan - nice car, followed by a 1995 960 wagon and a 1996 850R wagon (still have the last two Volvo's). All were good cars, but the '79 had the PRV engine - not a great design and the 960 wagon, which blew the engine with only 118K miles.

My favorite? It's a three way tie, the '78 was so simple and was invisible to the police (even though it was mustard yellow), the 760 Turbo was a really nice car that fit me well (physically) and of course the 850 R is such a blast to drive.

Thank you Volvo, for making some of the safety, longest lasting cars ever!