Volvo 345 GLT prototype

Post by **trabitom99** » 17 Nov 2008 09:33 pm

What might have been:

Some potentially nice gadgets there which didn't make it over to the MkII / III unfortunately, including the digital clock, centre armrest, coin holder and lamp levell

control ...

EDIT:

Not sure what this one is. Has a nice pointy rear window though ...

Tom

Post by **Chris_C** » 17 Nov 2008 09:46 pm

And the mystical auto clutch that was never to debut it seems

Cheers for those pics mate, most interesting

Post by **trabitom99** » 17 Nov 2008 10:12 pm

What was that?

Enlighten me ...

Tom

Post by **hatch360** » 17 Nov 2008 11:13 pm

besides the door trims and steering wheel, the interior looks more modern in a good way. But whats with all them extra buttons some look as if they are duplicates

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Post by MJ » 17 Nov 2008 11:38 pm

I think he means that that prototype has a manual gearbox, but no clutch

Post by **Chris_C** » 17 Nov 2008 11:44 pm

MJ wrote:I think he means that that prototype has a manual gearbox, but no clutch

Our resident non driver spots the flaw

No clutch pedal Tom

Post by MJ » 17 Nov 2008 11:53 pm

I didn't spot it until until our resident kite flyer made a comment though

Post by **shimon340** » 18 Nov 2008 12:05 am

WOW!!!

Where did you get those pics?? I guess they are in Volvo's archive but where did you find copies etc?

very interesting to see the prototype ideas!

got any more?

thank you!

Shimon

Post by **Fuse** » 18 Nov 2008 12:07 am

Interior looks cheap I think.. Typical japanese car look.

No Volvo style at all.

Seats and armrest looks nice though.

Post by **nomashedswede** » 18 Nov 2008 02:55 am

Got to agree with Fuse on this one - seats look great and I like the door cards - but the dash URGHH ! Looks like an old Honda !
Very interesting pics though.

Post by **trabitom99** » 18 Nov 2008 09:47 am

Chris_C wrote:
MJ wrote:I think he means that that prototype has a manual gearbox, but no clutch
Our resident non driver spots the flaw No clutch pedal Tom

Oops!

I was too busy smirking at the spelling mistake in the same picture to notice

The VW Beetle had one of those "semi-automatics". The Trabant too ...

shimon340 wrote:WOW!!!

Where did you get those pics?? I guess they are in Volvo's archive but where did you find copies etc?

very interesting to see the prototype ideas!

got any more?

I stole into Volvo (NL)s secret archives and snapped away with my camera ...

Sorry - German Ebay ... There were two more pics in the set, but I didn't scan them as they just looked like normal press photos.

What do you make of the final pic? Compare it to the design of the standard 3 dr rear window, it's definitely different ...

Fuse wrote:Interior looks cheap I think.. Typical japanese car look. No Volvo style at all.

The quality of the plastics is certainly bad - all shiny and cheap-looking. But I guess that's a common thing in prototypes ...

Tom

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 18 Nov 2008 10:17 am

Where would this car be now? Wrecked?

Those Twingo's have a semi-automatic. Drove one @ my work. Verrrry weird! When I started driving the thing, I constantly pressed the brake in stead of the clutch (there isn't any;)).

But even worse: After driving it for 10 minutes, I drove my 360 to a parts-shop...I forgot to use the clutch.

Post by **shimon340** » 18 Nov 2008 02:37 pm

hi

they look like internal photos for assessing a design proposal. I wonder how the chap who sold them on ebay got them in the first place....

nice to see though!!

thanks

S

Post by **SteveP** » 18 Nov 2008 02:46 pm

Very interesting photo's! Thanks Tom

Post by **pistonpen paultje** » 18 Nov 2008 03:56 pm

Some of them were allready in the database of the V3C, but some arent...

Those rims are really special too. Only seen on 2 German GLT's yet.