This year marks the 60th anniversary of a unique Volvo that, while unsuccessful, directly led to the creation of “sportier” Volvos and their subsequent introduction in the United States. The name of the new car was short and sweet—Sport—and it had a short and plump body with a big grill that looked like a turbine. The wheelbase was 20 centimeters shorter than that of the Volvo PV 444, whose mechanics it otherwise shared. Under the hood there was a 1.4-liter…
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