Volvo · 1966–present
Volvo 140 Series
The Volvo 140 Series is a line of mid-size cars manufactured and marketed by Volvo from 1966 to 1974 in two- and four-door saloon (models 142 and 144 respectively) as well as five-door estate (model 145) body styles, with numerous intermediate facelifts. More than a million Volvo 140s were built in 8 years.
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Successor: Volvo 200 Series
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Specifications
- name
- Volvo 140 Series
- Manufacturer
- Volvo Cars
- Production
- 1966–1974
- Assembly
- Sweden: Torslanda (Torslandaverken), Belgium: Ghent (VCG), Canada: Halifax (VHA), Australia: Clayton, Victoria, Malaysia: Shah Alam (SMA), South Africa: Durban
- Designer
- Jan Wilsgaard
- Engine
- 1.8L B18A/B I4, 2.0L B20A/B/E/F I4
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual, 3-speed Borg-Warner 35 automatic
- Layout
- FR layout
- Predecessor
- Volvo Amazon, Volvo Duett
- Successor
- Volvo 200 Series
- Wheelbase
- 102.5 in
- Width
- 68.1 in , 144 sedan, 1973
- Length
- 183.1 in , 144 sedan, 1973
- Height
- 56.7 in , 144 sedan, 1973
- Kerb weight
- between 2580 lb, (142 base model) and 2898 lb (145 de Luxe)
- Class
- Executive car
- Body style
- 2-door saloon (142), 4-door saloon (144), 5-door estate (145)
- Related
- Volvo 164
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598404CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_140_SeriesCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1371856562 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volvo_144_(front),_Kuala_Lumpur.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: User:Two hundred percent. · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.