1:18 1986 Volvo 740 GL Break – Dark Green Metallic

Volvo 740 is a wagon from the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo. It was manufactured between spring 1984 and summer 1992. This was a cheaper version of the 760, launched two years before, which was equipped with 4-cylinder engines.

In 1984, Volvo launched the 740. It had the same body as its big sister, the 760, but with less powerful engines and less equipment. Two four-cylinder petrol engines were available at the launch, a 2.3-litre injection engine with 131 bhp and a 2.0-litre Turbo engine with 150 bhp.

About the Brand

Sweden-based Volvo Cars is a car brand and a subsidiary of the Chinese automotive group Geely. Established in 1927, the brand is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Initially owned by the Swedish car, truck and machinery conglomerate AB Volvo, AB Volvo’s consumer car business, under the name Volvo Cars, belonged to the Ford Group (a U.S. car manufacturer based in Dearborn) for 11 years before being acquired by the Geely Group in 2010. The purchase facilitates the Chinese company’s entry into the European market. In 2015, Volvo cars sold more than half a million cars for the first time in its history.

About the Manufacturer

The manufacturer Minichamps is a producer of model cars, trucks, buses, mopeds, tanks, and other automotive accessories, offering a wide variety of replicas in different scales.

Its Formula 1 models are mainly presented in 1/18 and 1/43 scale.

Currently, the Minichamps range contains models of all the world’s major car manufacturers and many types of racing and sports teams. Originally known as PMA (Paul’s Model Art), the company was founded in the late 1970s.

As a major company in the industry, with the widest range of models of any model producer in the world, Minichamps is a leader in the field.