Foxdc199 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hey, Thought this was worth sharing. "Three cars that were ahead of their time" http://autos.yahoo.com/news/three-cars-were-ahead-time-175953555.html 1972 Volvo Experimental Safety Car (ESC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBM Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Very cool. I can't believe it had a backup camera that long ago! The little monitor inside the car was probably in black and white, but still... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro fandango Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 experimental safety car, yet its got the smallest wing mirrors i've seen on a Volvo lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon35T Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I don't think you can easily beat the p1800 as far as ahead of its time for Volvos. I do find it interesting that the prototype seen in that article eventually became the 240 though. I'm a bit curious how much a 1972 back-up camera system ended up weighing though ... rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdc199 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I don't think you can easily beat the p1800 as far as ahead of its time for Volvos. I definitely agree with the p1800. The p1800 still looks better that most crap cars made these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 That car is ugly as shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Oh yeah, right, it's a Volvo. So no matter what it looks like I can't slander it. Nah. It looks like shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survolvo Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I agree, that thing looks horrible. Glad they never came out with it, probably would have been the end of Volvo, and then I would not have my 850. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 Man, that's OLD news. It didn't become the 240 - it just inspired aspects of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkaplan Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 dat pin striping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Moo Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 It looks like something that AMC should have made, it's that hideous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageVolvo Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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