Category: Autopian

Despite having none of the characteristics that typically evince a vehicle’s collectability—speed, rarity, sensuousness, toplessness—the Volvo 240 has become a desirable classic.

First, the overhead lights go very bright. Then a 90-second countdown begins, initially in 30-second increments, then five-second ones. At 0, a black Volvo SUV hurtles into view and rams dead center into an 850-ton cement barrier.