Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Volvo 300 series was a common sight on British roads in the 1980s, due to its popularity amongst practical people to buy a safe, affordable car. But many of these slow-driving, flat capped drivers weren’t aware that this car didn’t start out life as a Volvo at all, and rather than being Swedish built, it was built in the Netherlands. They also probably weren’t aware this pedestrian car would go on to win in Rallycross. So just where did this car come from?

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Script sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_Trucks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_600
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_44
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_55
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_66
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_50
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Community
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_300_Series
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Cars
volvoclub.org.uk/history/340_stats_search.shtml
volvotips.com/index.php/340-360/history-340-360
aronline.co.uk/other-cars/unsung-heroes-volvo-300-series

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