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Volvo 145 - the seven-seater station wagon from the north

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Created on June 12, 2018

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Volvo 145 (1972) - man sieht ihm die Abstammung von der Limousine gut an

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Volvo 145 (1972) - praktischer Kombi ohne Allüren

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Maximierung des Nutzens

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Volvo 145 (1972) - der Kombi für alle Tage

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Volvo 145 (1972) - auf allen Plätzen optimale Rundumsicht

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Volvo 145 (1972) - gerüstet für den mobilen Alltag

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Volvo 145 (1972) - sieht man auch heute noch im Alltagsverkehr

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Volvo 145 (1972) - unverwüstlicher Kombi

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Volvo 145 (1972) - unaufgeregtes Styling

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Volvo 145 (1972) - gerne auch auf Langstrecken genutzt

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Volvo 145 (1972) - übersichtlich dank grossen Fensterflächen

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Praxisnutzen war Volvo wichtiger als Eleganz

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Volvo 145 (1972) - die hintersten Passagiere sitzen mit dem Blick nach hinten

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Volvo 145 (1972) - bereits mit einteiliger Scheibe hinten auf der Seite

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Volvo 145 (1972) - sieben Leute haben Platz im Kombi

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Volvo 145 (1972) - der Verlauf der hinteren Türe stimmt exakt mit dem der Limousine überein

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Volvo 145 (1972) - kein Firlefanz im Interieur

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Blick ins interieur - Gummibodenbeläge anstatt Teppich

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Volvo 145 (1972) - grosses Vierspeichenlenkrad, keine Servounterstützung

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Vierspeichen-Lenkrad und Bandtacho

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Bandtacho mit der Möglichkeit, eine Geschwindigkeit voreinzustellen

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Volvo-Zeichen in der Lenkrad-Nabe

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Overdrive-Betätigung rechts am Lenkrad

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Volvo 145 (1972) - aufgeräumte Mittelkonsole

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Einstellräder für die Heizungs- und Lüftungsanlage

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Volvo 145 (1972) - starten mit Choke-Unterstützung

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Volvo 145 (1972) - einstellbare Härte der Rückenlehne

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Handbremse links am Fahrersitz

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Volvo 145 (1972) - viel Platz für Gepäck und im Notfall sieben Sitze

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Volvo 145 (1972) - mit wenigen Griffen kann die hintere Rückbank ausgefahren werden

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Seitenlehnen und Kopfstützen eingeklappt

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Volvo 145 (1972) - ausgeklappte Sitzbank ganz hinten

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Volvo 145 (1972) - die Bierharasse hat locker Platz

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Volvo 145 (1972) - längs eingebauter Vierzylindermotor

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Volvo 145 (1972) - ein Vergaser muss reichen

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Stahlrad und Radkappe

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Blinkerleuchten vorne

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Volvo 145 (1972) - verchromter Rückspiegel

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Tankverschluss und Entlüftung

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Volvo 145 (1972) - Kopfstützen waren Serienausstattung vorne

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Volvo PV 544 Duett (1960) - Kombi auf PV 544 Basis

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Volvo P220 (1964) - als viertüriger Kombi

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Volvo P220 (1962) - im Studie ins beste Licht gebracht

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Volvo P220 (1964) - schon dem Amazon gab es als Kombi

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Volvo P220 (1964) - für den Geschäftsmann

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Volvo P220 (1964) - zusammen mit dem Duett

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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 (1968) - Produktion in der Troslanda-Fabrik

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Volvo 142 (1968) - in heimischen Gefilden

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Volvo 142 S (1969) - da kann man schon stolz sein darauf

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Volvo 142 S (1969) - zweitürige Limousine

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Volvo 144 (1966) - Vorstellung im Jahr 1966

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Volvo 144 S (1967) - die zusätzliche Kraft ist ihm nicht anzusehen

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Volvo 144 S (1967) - sportliche Variante

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Volvo 144 S (1967) - da steht dem Glück nichts mehr im Wege

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Volvo 142 S (1969) - für alle Strassen gebaut

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Volvo 142 (1968) - Stahlräder und Radkappen

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Volvo 142 (1968) - Cockpit in der GL-Ausstattung

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Volvo 142 (1968) - Innenausstattung der Basisausführung

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Volvo 142 (1968) - Innenausstattung der GL-Ausführung

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Volvo 142 (1968) - in L-Ausstattung, gerne auch in senfgelb bestellt

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Volvo 142 (1968) - zwischen historischen Mauern unterwegs

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Volvo 142 (1969) - fühlt sich im Verkehr wohl

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Volvo 144 S (1967) - sicher untergebracht

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Volvo 144 S (1967) - wurde gerne mit glücklichen Pärchen gezeigt

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

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Volvo 142 (1968) - die zweitürige Variante

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Volvo 144 (1966) - unterwegs auf leeren Autobahnen

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

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Volvo 144 (1968) - ermüdungsfreies Fahren dank aufwändig konstruiertem Sitz mit verstellbarer Rückenstütze - Genfer Autosalon 1968

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Volvo 144 (1967) - Blick ins Interieur aus ungewohnter Perspektive

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Volvo 144 (1968) - dynamische Fortbewegung

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Volvo 144 (1968) - gerne auch von Frauen gefahren

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Volvo 144 (1968) - Interieur der DL-Ausführung

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Volvo 144 (1967) - galant zum Ausstieg gebeten

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Volvo 144 (1970) - schöne Farbe für den Volvo

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Volvo 144 (1971) - bereits mit Querstab im Kühlergrill

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Volvo 144 (1971) - DL-Ausführung, Armaturenbrett

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Volvo 144 (1973) - Facelift mit kräftigen Stossfängern

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Volvo 144 (1971) - Heck der GL-Ausführung

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Volvo 144 (1971) - zusammen mit dem zweitürigen 142

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

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

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Volvo 144 (1974) - der praktische Kamerad

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Volvo 144 (1974) - erneut umgestylter Kühlergrill

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Volvo 145 (1968) - auch in unwegsamem Gelände zuhause

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Volvo 145 (1968) - die Amerikaner mochten ihn auch

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Volvo 145 (1968) - Familien-Transportmittel

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Volvo 145 (1968) - noch mit geteilter Seitenscheibe hinten

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Volvo 145 (1968) - praktisch im Sommer und im Winter

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Volvo 145 (1969) - praktisches Familienauto

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Volvo 145 (1970) - auch der Kombi war als Taxi beliebt

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Volvo 145 (1970) - Express-Variante als Taxi

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Volvo 145 (1970) - für die Familie mit Hund

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Volvo 145 (1970) - noch mit der geteilten Scheibe hinten

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Volvo 145 (1971) - mit neu gestaltetem Kühlergrill

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Volvo 145 (1971) - viel Platz und ebener Ladeboden

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Volvo 145 Express (1970) - der Hochdach-Kombi

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Volvo 145 Express (1971) - als Krankenwagen

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Volvo 145 (1972) - auch für Bootsbesitzer

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Volvo 145 (1972) - zusammen mit der Limousine 144

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Volvo 145 Combi (1973) - in mehreren Ausführung und auch mit Hochdach erhältlich - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Volvo 145 (1973) - für die Fahrt zum Segelboot

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Volvo 145 (1973) - mit den runden Scheinwerfern

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Volvo 145 (1974) - Ausstattung der DL_Variante

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Volvo 145 (1974) - Express-Variante als Taxi

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Volvo 145 (1974) - im Vergleich zur Limousine 144 und zur Sechszylindervariante 164

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Volvo 164 (1968) - der erste gebaute Sechszylinder auf Basis des 144 - man sieht den technischen Manager Svante Simonsson (links) und CEO Gunnar Engellau

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Volvo 164 (1968) - Produktion in der Torslanda-Fabrik

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Volvo 164 (1970) - mit der B30E-Maschine

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Volvo 164 (1972) - verlängerte Front und gleichgebliebener Innenraum

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Volvo 240 GL (1976) - der Nachfolger des 144

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Volvo 240 GLE (1976) - der Nachfolger des 145

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Volvo 240 GLT (1975) - der Nachfolger des 145

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Volvo P220 (1964) - auch vom Amazon gab es einen Fünftürer

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Summary

Long before the Opel Zafira and VW Touran, there were already "normal" cars with seven seats, namely as estate cars. One of these practical multi-purpose cars was the Volvo 145, built from 1967 to 1974. The spacious car was particularly popular with tradesmen and families and can still be seen in everyday traffic today, even though more than 50 years have passed since its launch. This report portrays a Volvo 145 from 1972 and tells the story of the useful Swede.

This article contains the following chapters

Prehistory
Trimmed for safety
The five-door
Efficient continuity
Practical
Sufficient temperament
Pretty durable
Even more successful successor
Further information

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Long before the Opel Zafira and VW Touran, there were already "normal" cars with seven seats, namely as estate cars. Citroën offered such a vehicle in the DS/ID series, Saab with the 95 model, Peugeot with the 504, Mercedes-Benz later with the 123 series estate. Volvo also offered seven seats when it launched the 145 estate almost exactly 50 years ago. Back in 1960, when the Volvo Amazon had been on the market for just four years, Volvo boss Gunnar Engellau informed his engineers of the objectives for a new model series. The new Volvo was to be about the same weight and similar price as the Amazon, but slightly larger and more spacious than its predecessor. It would also have to meet high safety and comfort requirements, but at the same time adopt the wheelbase of the Amazon and PV 544.

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