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Old 12-22-2005, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by D'ARTOIS
The 1800 ES is still one of the nicest Volo's ever made. Or, maybe, THE....

The cars was so elegant that Astom Martin copied the style/idea and introduced the "Shooting Break".......
The elegant "shooting breaks" existed LONG before Volvo did it

http://www.pestalozzi.net/sb/a_index.html

Aston showed their DB5 "break" in 1965, the Volvo was 1971

Thansk to dydzi for this link provided a long time agao. Som very "elegant" and UGLY cars on the site
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