The Volvo 544 was an attempt to to correct its predecessor's poor visibility and a cramped rear seat. Sweden’s Volvo (Latin for “I roll”) began building cars in 1927 when its two founders, engineer ...

Today's Junkyard Treasure spent many years sitting outdoors before arriving at the U-Pull-&-Pay in Colorado Springs, and so the interior is thoroughly blasted by decades of high-elevation sunlight.

The dash design of the PV544's successor, the Amazon, looked very similar to this. The four-on-the-floor manual transmission was standard equipment in the 1959 PV544 Sport. The cheaper PV544 Standard ...