1971 Volvo 142 De Luxe
1971 Volvo 142 in Return to Eden, TV Series, 1986 Ep. 1.06
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2026-01-13 20:41 |
1971+ Volvo 142 |
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◊ 2026-01-13 20:45 |
144? |
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◊ 2026-01-13 20:58 |
As far as I can tell from fuzzy book reference, discussions between Volvo and Motor Producers Ltd (owned by VW) started in 1965 for assembly at their Clayton plant in a Melbourne suburb in Victoria, the main factory for local Beetles. Volvo builds started about 1970, with Clayton also gaining assembly contracts for Mercedes trucks and Datsun cars. Nissan bought Clayton from VW in 1976, and VW builds then stopped although Volvo builds continued into "the late 1980s" - book was published 1987, and does not list which models were involved. One unusual feature of Aus-build 140s may have been a locally developed power steering set up. |
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◊ 2026-01-13 21:30 |
How many doors? |
