The Perfect Storm Volvo 145

I think The Perfect Storm is an overrated movie. There's a scene with a Volvo 145 in it though.

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Sixteen Candles Volvo 245

Sixteen Candles. Another John Hughes movie another Volvo.

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Team America V70

If the V70 model in the movie Team America still exists, then it might be a collectors item. I wonder what happened to all the items from the movie?

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Pretty in Pink Volvo 142

John Hughes movies are great. Pretty in Pink is just one and here's a Volvo in it.

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First Sunday 740

First Sunday was a terrible movie starring Ice Cube. There's a couple of Volvo shots in it though, here's one:

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Tenured Professor Volvo Beater

Wired did an article a while back called "Impress for Less With These 5 Rides". In the Volvo section there's a link to the Roadflow medallions posts.

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Only the Lonely 240

John Candy was great. One of his more obscure movies and non-comedies was Only the Lonely. There's a 240 passing by in one scene.

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Kate's S40 on Lost

Lost is a great TV show. You need to watch it from the beginning though. Most people who watch a one off episode don't like it. It can be confusing enough for those that have seen them all in order. The character Kate has a Volvo. I think this is it here:

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Reservation Road 850

Cars play an important role in the movie Reservation Road. A 1995 850 appears the most. View more pictures here.

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The School of Rock Volvos

The School of Rock is a good and funny movie. There are a bunch of yuppie parents in it that send their kids to a private school. A lot of these parents have Volvos.

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Smiley Face 740

Smiley Face is yet another mediocre movie with some Volvo shots. The main character tries to drive her 740 but can't get it together. Check out the movie and you'll understand.

From IMCDB

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I'm too Sexy for my Volvo

I saw this book in the bargain bin at the local bookstore. I didn't buy it.

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Boiler Room 1998 V70 XC

I watched the movie Boiler Room the other day. It's from a few years back (Y2K) and for some reason I had never seen it. It's basically about lying, evil stockbrokers/salesmen. Geeze, I've seriously had more bad experiences with sales people than positive and this movie did nothing to help anyone like salesmen/telemarketers/stockbrokers more. Anyway, the main character drives a 1998 V70 Cross Country throughout the movie. BTW, what happened to Vin Diesel (a secondary character in the movie)? He sort of disappeared over the last few years.

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Transformed Volvo 850 turbo

I don't remember this Discovery Channel episode:

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Volvo 240 Quarter Mile Thailand Style

Good luck finding this much open road in Bangkok. The audience is probably more amazed at the sight of only one car. The 240 sounds like it's going to explode. Although, it's not any louder than the average tuk-tuk.

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Ireland Volvo's

I was in Ireland recently and was amazed at the amount of Volvo's there. They seemed much more prevalent as a percentage than in the US. I took a few pictures but unfortunately didn't get any C30 shots.

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Volcom Volvo Hippie Truck

Volcom has started some sort of promotional tour called the Tie Die Fly By. For this tour, they got a Volvo truck and put a bunch of hippie crap all over it. What a waste.

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The Saint C70

I watched The Saint recently. The main character Val Kilmer uses a 1997 C70 in a few scenes as a getaway car. I liked the first generation C70's. I'm actually surprised they weren't more popular. They were good looking cars.

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Four Brothers XC90

I watched Four Brothers the other night. I thought it would be better than it turned out to be. Pretty mediocre overall. Andre 3000 from Outkast is one of the main characters and he drives a XC90 regularly throughout the movie. I bet there aren't too many Volvo's in Detroit where the movie is supposed to take place.

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Another bad movie with a Volvo in it

I'm embarrassed to admit that I watched "Must Love Dogs". It was a bad movie. I like John Cusack and Diane Lane but the movie was really bad. However, there's a scene with a C70. here's a screenshot where Diane Lane is getting out of the car.

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Big Volvo sign in Portland

I was in Portland, Oregon a while back and took this picture. I think it's a dealership. It's the biggest Volvo sign I've seen. Cool!

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Advertisements and other fun stuff

I found a site with some cool Volvo advertisements and other "fun stuff". Here's a few samples:

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Ghostride the Volvo

I wonder if these guys know about the Norwegian Volvo Rappers?

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Bewitched Volvo S80

I watched the Bewitched movie the other night. It was not very good. I like some of the actors in it but they couldn't save the movie. There's a S80 that shows up early in the movie... but it's still not worth watching.

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Pimp my Sales Reps' Volvo's

There's a UK company running a survey for how they should Pimp their sales reps' Volvo's. There are three designs to choose from. I'm not really sure if they're serious about it or not. Here's what they're proposing:

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The 40 Year Old Virgin Volvo 240

I watched The 40 Year Old Virgin last night. There's a nice 240 that shows up a lot because it's driven by one of the main characters.

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Norwegian Volvo rappers

I sure hope this is a joke. Maybe these guys should get High Mileage Club medallions and wear them as a necklace?

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Eddie Meduza Performs Volvo Live

Eddie Meduza was a popular and legendary Swedish musician. Here he is performing his song Volvo live.

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Volvo 142 music video

I'm not really sure what this is all about. I think it's telling some sort of story. Make sure the volume is turned on. You gotta love YouTube, this is classic...

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The Pope has a new Volvo

You've maybe seen the stickers: "What would Jesus drive?" I don't know what Jesus would drive but a few months ago the Pope got a new Volvo XC90. Here's the MotorTrend story:

Volvo Cars presented His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, with one of its Sport Utility Vehicles. The keys of the car were delivered to the Pope in the Vatican, on Wednesday June 28th, with a short ceremony in front of the Papal Audience. The delivery of the keys to the Pope has taken place in the Vatican, during a short ceremony after the Papal Audience. To represent Volvo Cars, Gerry Keaney, Vice President Volvo Car Corporation, Marketing Sales and Service, Pascal Bellemans, President Volvo Auto Italia, and Michele Crisci, General Manager Volvo Auto Italia attended.

The Volvo XC90 delivered to the Pope – and fitted for His personal use – is a V8 version. It is a dark blue XC90 with light interiors. Since its debut, the Volvo XC90 has set the highest standards among SUV when it comes to Safety, in all driving conditions and on any surface. The AWD system (all-wheel drive) allows the car excellent off-road behavior, while ROPS System helps the car avoiding roll-over or reducing consequences of that type of accident.

The Volvo XC90 has also been designed and built not only to protect people on board, but also in order to enhance Safety performances on other vehicles in case of impact. "We are absolutely happy and proud of the opportunity we had to give a car to the Pope. Safety has always been a no-compromise must for Volvo; no doubt, our strong commitment to safeguard lives could not get a higher and more touching recognition", said Pascal Bellemans, President Volvo Auto Italia

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Pimp My Volvo

Have you seen the green Volvo in the opening credits of Pimp My Ride? It looks like it's maybe a 740. Some people hate the show, I think it's funny and I like that they don't take themselves too seriously. Anyway, I don't think a Volvo has been pimped despite the one in the opening. Here you go...

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LEGO Volvo

The very interesting Volvo XC90 made out of LEGO's should be on display again at the upcoming Seattle Auto Show. There are at least a couple of them around. I've seen a blue one too. Here's what they say about it:

This Volvo XC90 made of LEGO bricks, on display in the Volvo exhibit, was built by LEGO Master Model Builders, members of an elite team of talented artists who design, create and maintain the thousands of LEGO brick models at LEGOLAND® California. Constructed at the U.S. headquarters for LEGO Systems, Inc. in Enfield, Conn., the Master Builders began production of the Volvo XC90 in January 2004. It debuted at the 2004 New York Auto Show.

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Volvos in Movies and on TV

I recently came across the Internet Movie Car Database. It's sort of like IMDB but for cars. I'm not sure why I hadn't heard of it before. The Volvo section is decent and there are lots of great screengrabs. Below are some that may be of interest and to give a sample of what's available. It's a fun site, check it out.

Taxi Driver with a Volvo 144

X-Files with a Volvo V70

Wargames with a Volvo 244

Simpsons with a Volvo 240

Invasion of the Body Snatchers with a Volvo 245

Dukes of Hazzard with a Volvo 144

Detroit Rock City with a Volvo 264

Geeze, I could post a hundred more. Some of the scenery is great and a lot of people spend a lot of time to get the screengrabs and identify the cars. Maybe I'll follow up with another post later on with some more pictures.

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Volvos of Hazzard

What would a Volvo wagon painted like the Dukes of Hazzard car look like?

Someone must have done this. It's been done for other cars, check out the Chevette.

I wonder what kind of bumper stickers a General Volvo Lee would have. Would they still have the "Save Mono Lake" or "Free Tibet" ones? I decided to search around and I found a video of a Volvo sedan painted and doing donuts... sketchy for many reasons!

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