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Jan Wilsgaard (23 January 1930 – 6 August 2016) was a Norwegian and the Chief Designer at Volvo Cars from 1950 to 1990, having studied at the Gothenburg School of Applied Arts (now HDK, Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk, at the University of Gothenburg) before joining Volvo when co-founder Assar Gabrielsson still headed the company.
Apr 9, 2020 · With this, Volvo's design chief Jan Wilsgaard described his inspiration behind the look he'd established for the replacement for his popular Amazon, known in America as the 122. Like their predecessors, the 140-series cars would sell well and enjoy long production runs.
Jan Wilsgaard (born 1930; [1] Brooklyn, New York) was the Chief Designer at Volvo Cars from 1950–1990, having studied at the Gothenburg School of Applied Arts (now HDK, Högskolan för Design och Konsthantverk, at the University of Gothenburg) before joining Volvo when co-founder Assar Gabrielsson still headed the company.
Apr 14, 2002 ID: 5241. The Volvo 240 - A pioneer which became a classic. "There is often beauty in functionality. Natural, uncomplicated solutions based on sound common sense are often the most attractive ones as well," says Jan Wilsgaard, designer at Volvo from 1950 to 1990 and the man behind the Volvo 120, the Volvo 140 and the Volvo 240.
The Volvo 262C is a luxury coupé made by Volvo from 1977 (as 1978 model) to 1981). Based on the 264 six-cylinder saloon, the 262C was designed in-house by Volvo's Jan Wilsgaard, and built mainly by Bertone in Turin, Italy. [2]
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Apr 20, 2022 · The design was born out of a competition between Italians Sergio Coggiola and Pietro Frua, who had overseen the original P1800 design at Ghia, and in-house designer Jan Wilsgaard. Wilsgaard’s approach was more conservative, but it ultimately won out.
Sep 6, 2016 · The car's classic lines were penned by 26-year-old Jan Wilsgaard, who later went on to design the Volvo 140, 240, 700 Series, and part of the 800 Series. The four-door was named after the...
