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Volvo 144 GL (1972) - The piece of gold

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Created on February 28, 2025

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Das Goldstück

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – 1971 gab es 3cm mehr Radstand

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Breitere 5.5-Zoll-Felgen für den GL

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Der GL gehörte zur gehobenen Mittelklasse

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Die Benzineinspritzung brachte fast einen Viertel mehr Leistung

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Ein sicherer Wert in mancherlei Hinsicht

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – In gutem Zustand heute selten geworden

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Klassische Volvo-Form bis in die 1990er-Jahre

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Leistungsfähiger Reisewagen

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Lieber beständig statt avantgardistisch

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Das Flaggschiff der 140er-Serie

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Der GL markierte gut situierte Zurückhaltung

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Grand Luxe

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Klassisches Design von Jan Wilsgaard

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Nur als Limousine mit Einspritzmotor zu haben

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Die Bosch-Einspritzung bringt fast einen Viertel Mehrleistung

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Die Langlebigkeit des B20-Motors ist legendär

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Holzfolie war 1972 noch in Ordnung

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Das Schmetterlingslenkrad stammt vom Amazon

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Schlichte Instrumente mit sportlichem Touch

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Tacho bis 200, Hebel für den Overdrive und Schild zur Erinnernung – ein GL!

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Serienmässiges Radio

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Serienmässige Nebelscheinwerfer

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Unverkennbar Volvo

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Die Nebelscheinwerfer gehören zur Standardausstattung des GL

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Plastikgrill mit Diagonalstrebe

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Damit es jeder sehen kann

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Es ist wie Gold, das glänzt

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Der GL setzte dem 144 die Krone auf

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Zeigen, was man hat

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Tankdeckel und Zierleiste in Harmonie

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Volvo 144 GL (1972) – Ab 1971 mit versenkten Türgriffen

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Volvo 144 (1972) - nach dem Facelift, GL-Ausführung

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Volvo 144 (1966) - der erste prozierte Serienwagen in der Torslanda-Fabrik im August 1966 - Svante Simonsson (links) und Gunnar Engellau (rechts).

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Volvo 144 (1967) - neue Limousine mit hohem Sicherheitsstandard - Genfer Autosalon 1967

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Volvo 144 (1966) - als Viertürer

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Volvo 144 (1968) - flott unterwegs

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Volvo 144 (1968) - S-Modell

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Volvo 144 (1968) - Produktion in der Troslanda-Fabrik

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Volvo Volvo Experimental Safety Car (1972) - Der Name ist Programm.

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Volvo 144 (1968) - gerne auch von Frauen gefahren

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Volvo 144 (1970) - Interieur ganz in Rot

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Volvo 144 (1971) - Skulptur

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Volvo 144 (1968) - als Taxi

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Volvo 144 S (1968) - als Polizeiwagen

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Volvo 144 S (1968) - trifft auf den parallel weitergebauten Volvo 121 S Amazon

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Volvo 144 (1971) - zusammen mit dem zweitürigen 142

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Volvo 144 (1971) - in flotter Fahrt

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Volvo 144 (1970) - schöne Farbe für den Volvo

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Volvo 144 (1971) - idyllisch geparkt

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Volvo 144 (1973) - bereits mit den grossen Blinkern

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Volvo 144 (1973) - für den kleinen und grossen Ausflug

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Volvo 144 (1973) - letzte Modellpflege

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Volvo VESC (1972) – "Volvo Experimental Safety Car"

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Volvo 144 (1973) - Facelift mit kräftigen Stossfängern

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Volvo 144 (1973) - mit dem diagonalen Strich durch den Kühlergrill

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Volvo 144 (1974) - auch bei Regen ein sicheres Auto

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Summary

Despite their excellent reputation, good and beautiful Volvo 144s have become rare. A magnificent example from 1972 - also the top-of-the-range GL model in the series - proves why the Swede is a real gem.

This article contains the following chapters

Original car
Injection comfort
Genuinely Volvo and pretty true to the cliché
Long distance

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The 144 was first presented in 1966 and was initially an addition to the model range above the 120 series - also known as the Amazon - which continued to be built until 1970. Our Volvo 144 GL, built in 1972, most probably still looked quite "fresh" as a new car even after six years of production of the 140 series - no wonder, given the Swedes' habit of long model cycles. The GL or "Grand Luxe" was the top model in the 140 series from 1971 onwards. Only the six-cylinder 164 and 164 E models ranked above it. Volvo had not skimped on the top model of the four-cylinder sedan. Easily recognizable from the outside by the fog lights, the Swedes supplied the GL with leather upholstery and a radio as comfortable extras ex works. A sunroof and seat belts were also available at no extra cost. The GL also stood out technically from its simpler brothers in L (Luxe) and DL (De Luxe) trim: The 2-liter B20 engine had Bosch petrol injection instead of one or two carburetors, which boosted the robust endurance runner to 124 hp.

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