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VolvoPhilip
Production1952
Recorded originSweden
ClassConcept car
Background
The Volvo Philip was a concept car built by Volvo in 1952. It was designed especially for the United States market, and so was fitted with a prototype V8 engine called the B8B, which produced 120 hp (89 kW) at 4000 rpm along with whitewall tires and a hint of tailfins.
Text adapted from “Volvo Philip” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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