Volvo Venus Bilo

The Volvo Venus Bilo was a concept car that Volvo Cars unveiled in 1933. Its streamlined body had rear hinged doors, and conventional doors in the side gave access to the engine bay. It was designed for good loading capacity: nine specially designed suitcases fitted into spaces at the back and compartments in the right front fender, while the left fender held a spare tyre and tools. Gustaf Ericsson, son of Lars Magnus Ericsson, designed it on the chassis of the Volvo PV655, with coachwork by Gustaf Nordbergs Vagnfabrik AB. The name punned on the Venus de Milo, with bil meaning automobile in Swedish, and the concept led to the PV 36 Carioca production car. After World War II it was sold to a buyer in Denmark and later rebuilt as a pickup truck; it was used as late as 1956, and its fate since is unknown.