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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.
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. The 1800ES was, however, a brief stay of execution for the P1800.
Aug 23, 2018 · 2. Volvo. Volvo's original idea was to create a V8-powered sedan. Development started in 1958, and Chief Designer Jan Wilsgaard came up with the concept car pictured here, Project 358. Market ...
Aug 23, 2018 · Chief Designer Jan Wilsgaard kept the chassis of the 140 series and used the front from the 1950s 358 project. Here, the iron mark logo once again took on a prominent position, placed on the diagonal in the same way as on the first Volvo back in 1927 – and as we see on today's models.
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.
May 12, 2022 · The 140-derived long-wheelbase model retained chief stylist Jan Wilsgaard's British-inspired countenance, along with the seven-main-bearing B30F straight-six that, thanks to Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection, made 130 hp and 150 lb-ft of torque.
