General Information

Serial #

YNIFX8840K33787

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY & PARTS/ GLASS WINDOWS, MIRRORS, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES/ FABRIC SEAT COVERINGS & ROOF LINING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

1900.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Volvo

Country

Canada

State/Province

Nova Scotia

City

Halifax

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1989-1999

Canada

Assembled in Nova Scotia & driven there & in Ontario. Volvo Canada opened assembly plant in Dartmouth in 1963, assembling cars from parts shipped from Sweden & elsewhere. In 1967, they moved to a larger plant located in Halifax Harbor and assembled car until the plant closed in 1998. This model was first introduced in North America in 1983. This vehicle was purchased by donor in Halifax in 1989 & brought to Ottawa in 1991. In 1963, Volvo became the first foreign automaker to set up an assembly plant in North America. Volvo chose to open its plant in Nova Scotia because they believed their cars - solid, safe, and well-suited to winter driving conditions - would be strong sellers in the Canadian market. Canadian workers assembled the cars, which arrived by ship in kit form.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

This car is representative of Volvo's product line & is equipped with majority of available options, except automatic transmission. Volvo was popular in North America with younger middle class consumers who wanted a safe, well engineered vehicle. Volvo's marketing emphasized that its cars were designed for northern climate.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

METALLIC LETTERING ON BACK END READS "740 GL"/ LABEL ATTACHED TO DASH READS "YNIFX8840K337877"/ BLACK PLATE WITH RAISED METAL "VOLVO" ON EACH SIDE/ WHITE "VOLVO" ON WHEEL COVERS

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

SILVER GREY EXTERIOR/ BLUE FABRIC SEAT COVERINGS & CARPET/ BLUE DOOR INTERIORS & LOWER DASHBOARD/ GREY UPPER DASHBOARD/ LIGHT GREY FABRIC ROOF INTERIOR/ BLACK STEERING WHEEL/ MULTICOLOURED LIGHTS, PARTS/ DARK TINTED WINDOWS

Decoration

VOLVO LOGO ON FRONT GRILLE/ BLACK & SILVER STRIPE DOWN EACH SIDE JUST BELOW WINDOWS