100 Stories · 100 Years of Volvo

What started as a late-night online search during Covid turned into a transatlantic love story between a graphic designer from New York and a rare Italian Volvo 245 Turbo.

It started with a missing exhaust pipe and led to the discovery of one of the rarest Volvo 850 T-5Rs imaginable.

David lives in Hamburg and drives a white Volvo 240 saloon from the early nineties – a classic Volvo which is closely linked to his view of the world.

What happens when a chance encounter turns into a life’s mission? Alain Pondmann tells the story of Volvo Lotte and the memories that only classic Volvos can create.

A love of travel, a retro lifestyle and a 1980 Volvo 245 GLE suit Teun from the Netherlands so perfectly that the vintage estate feels just like home.