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Only built once - Volvo Philip

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Created on May 1, 1983

Reading time 3min

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Halwart Schrader

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Volvo Philip (1952) - amerikanisches Styling, amerikanische Dimensionen

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Volvo Philip (1952) - Konzeptfahrzeug und Prototyp eines für den amerikanischen Markt gedachten Achtzylinders, gezeichnet von Jan Wilsgaard - ging nie in die Serie

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Volvo Philip (1952) - die Ähnlichkeiten mit zeitgenössischen Kaiser-Fahrzeugen ist nicht zufällig

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Volvo Philip (1952) - der V8 unter der nach vorne öffnenden Motorhaube

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Kaiser Manhattan (1952) - zentrales Element im Redesign war die "Bumper Bridge" - die Stossstange ging in den Kühlergrill über

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Kaiser Manhattan (1952)

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Kaiser Deluxe Club Coupe (1951) - die zweitürige Variante war weniger beliebt als der Viertürer

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Kaiser Deluxe (1951) - mit bedeutend mehr Fensterfläche als die Konkurrenz

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Kaiser Deluxe (1951) - am Genfer Salon 1951 wurde diese Coupé-Variante gezeigt

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Kaiser Deluxe (1951) - die viertürige Variante am Genfer Autosalon von 1951

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Kaiser Special (1951) - die einfachere Variante mit weniger Luxus als im Deluxe

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Kaiser Deluxe (1951) - Werbeillustration

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Summary

In the 1950s, Volvo was known for its robust and rounded PV444/544, but the manufacturer also had plans for a significantly larger production car. Stately dimensions, a modern design and a V8 engine characterized the Volvo Philip, which never went into series production and remained a one-off, not least because of the success of the humpback Volvo. This report, illustrated with historical pictures, looks back at the development of the Volvo Philip and the influences that went into it.

This article contains the following chapters

More than just humpback Volvos
With an American model
Eight-cylinder for the first time
Still a one-off
Used as a service and test car

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When people talk about "old Volvos", it's hard to think of vehicles other than those that became known as PV 444/544. But after all, there have always been a large number of Volvo passenger cars of a more powerful caliber, some of which continued to be built after the war. Like the PV 60, for example, a car that already looked a bit antiquated when it was launched in 1944 (it remotely resembled a 1939 Pontiac) and was still around until 1950. There was also the PV 800, called the "Disponent", but it was no replacement for the PV 60 - this car was also too old-fashioned, too heavy and too slow.

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