Volvo PV36 Carioca

Manufacturer	Volvo
Production	1935-1938
Successor	Volvo PV51
Class	Saloon
Body style	4d Saloon
Layout	FR layout
Engine	3,670 cc (3.7 L; 224.0 cu in) 86 bhp (64 kW) Volvo EC I6
Transmission	3-speed manual
Wheelbase	2,950 mm (116.1 in)
Length	5,000 mm (196.9 in)
Curb weight	1,660 kg (3,659.7 lb)

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Volvo PV 36 Carioca is an automobile manufactured by Volvo between 1935 and 1938. The word Carioca describes someone from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was also the name of a dance that was fashionable in Sweden at the time when the car was introduced.

Visually the car was styled similarly to the then strikingly modern Chrysler Airflow^[1]. Volvo styling was heavily influenced by North American auto-design trends in the 1930s and 1940s, many of the company's senior engineers having previously worked in the US Auto-industry^[1].

The PV36 was the first Volvo to offer an independent front suspension, but the car used the same side-valve engine as the traditional Volvo cars that were still produced alongside the modern Carioca. The PV36 was an expensive car, with a price at 8,500 kronor and Volvo didn’t build more than 500 cars. The last one wasn’t sold until 1938.

References

• Volvo Personvagnar-från 20-tal till 80-tal by Björn-Eric Lindh, 1984. ISBN 91-86442-06-6 (Swedish)

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External links

• Volvo Cars Heritage.
• Volvo Museum.
• Storvolvoklubben (Swedish)