LEGO Volvo XC90

This Volvo XC90 at the 2006 Portland International Auto Show had a body built entirely of LEGO bricks. Despite the LEGO body, it did ride on a standard XC90 chassis with regular wheels and tires, undoubtedly to make it easier to move.

The real XC90 was Volvo's version of an SUV, powered by either a 311-horsepower 4.4 liter 32-valve V8 or a 208 horsepower 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder engine. All-wheel drive came standard with the V8 and was optional with the 5-cylinder.

1986-1991 Volvo FE6 Box Truck

Based on the Volvo FL first introduced in the summer of 1985, the Volvo FE6 was introduced for North America in 1986. Usually powered by a Volvo TD63 6-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine, they were also available with a lower-priced 6.6-liter Caterpillar 3116. Also available was the FE7 model, with a larger 7-liter Volvo TD73 diesel engine for heavy-duty applications. The Volvo FE received a minor facelift for 1992, with the front turn signals moving to the corners of the bumper, and continued to be offered in North America through 1998. This box truck, photographed at Horn Feeds, Inc., in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, on November 20, 2001, is an example of the original 1986-1991 design.

Volvo Safety Concept Car

The Volvo Safety Concept Car (SCC), shown here at the 2001 Chicago Auto Show, featured innovative passive safety ideas. The driver could see through the A-posts, which used see-through Plexiglass in a steel box construction, and the B-posts curved inwards at the top for unobstructed field of vision to the offset rear. Embedded in the door mirrors and rear bumper were sensors that alerted the driver of approaching traffic in the “blind spot” to the offset rear.