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Volvo PV 444 B4B — 1947

Likely an unwelded survivor, with the same family ownership for 78 years, now running and with the brakes rebuilt. Just the right amount of tinkering needed to get it back on the road in time for spring.

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"A well-cared-for survivor owned by the same family for 78 years can never be a bad thing."

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"A well-cared-for survivor owned by the same family for 78 years can never be a bad thing."

Beschreibung

A nearly 80-year-old, well-preserved survivor. This example has essentially had only one main owner, and later his daughter, whose work required the family to move around Sweden. Each time the car was registered in a new county, it was issued a new registration number.

According to information, the car was first delivered in Östersund in 1948 and subsequently registered in Stockholm. After a move to Ångermanland, it was re-registered in Västernorrland, before the family returned to Stockholm in 1961, at which point it once again received an “A” registration number. With the national registration system change in 1972–73, the car was issued its current registration number.

The original semaphore turn signals have been replaced with flashing indicators, which was very common in the late 1950s as traffic increased and improved visibility was required for safety reasons. After more than forty years of being off the road, the car has now been started and had its brakes rebuilt.

Carfaxrapport Kostenlose Historie (4)

Teknische Daten

  • Baujahr/Modelljahr
    1947/1947 
  • Erstzulassung
    1947-01-01 
  • Abgelesener Tachostand (km)
    81933 km 
  • Kennzeichen
    FFH551 
  • Fahrgestellnummer
    4443621 
  • Kw / PS
    29 / 40 
  • Kraftstoff
    Petrol 
  • Getriebe
    Manual 
  • Innenausstattung/Polster
    Textile 
  • Farbe
    Black 

Beurteilung Fahrzeugzustand

  • Zustand technisch:

    The brakes have been rebuilt with a new master brake cylinder, wheel cylinder, and brake hoses. The engine has only run a limited amount since being recommissioned and may therefore require fine tuning. At the time of photography, the windscreen wipers were not working. The brake lights and high beam were not checked. The heater fan function is uncertain.

    The tyres are very old and show fine cracks in the rubber. The exhaust system has seen better days and needs attention, with at least one leak at the rear silencer. In other words, a full technical inspection is required before the car is returned to road use.

  • Zustand Interieur:

    Seat covers of mixed origin. We have not removed them, apart from lifting a small section on the driver’s seat, so the condition underneath is unknown. The door panels were reupholstered many years ago.

  • Zustand Exterieur:

    The PV was repainted approximately 60 years ago. The paintwork is worn, with scratches, scuffs, and cracking, most notably on the boot lid. The chrome and brightwork show signs of age such as surface rust, pitting, and scratches – see photos. The front headlamp rims are from a slightly later model.

  • Zustand gesamt:

    This car has only been washed, vacuumed, started, and had its brakes rebuilt since being moved from the location where it had spent at least 44 years.

Fahrzeugangeben vom Kraftfahrzeugbundesamt

Fordonsstatus: Avst 1981-07-24
Ursprungsbesiktning: 1947-01-01 (regbes)
Datum i trafik första gången: 1947-01-01
Senast godkända besiktning: 1981-07-06
Besiktigad tom: 1986-12-31
Årsskatt: Skattebefriad
Körförbud: Ja
Antal ägare: 3

Fakten zum Modell

The Volvo PV 444, often simply referred to as the “PV,” was produced by Volvo between 1944 and 1957. The PV 444 paved the way for Volvo’s success as a passenger car manufacturer. A total of 196,005 units were produced.

PV 444 A: September 1944 – September 1950. Full-scale series production began in February 1947. The car featured a split windscreen and rear window; vacuum-operated windscreen wipers; a Carter downdraught carburettor; tyre size 5.00x16”; interior trim in a yellow/green colour combination; a dashboard with centrally mounted instruments, where beneath the semi-circular speedometer were five square gauges for charging, oil pressure, fuel, temperature, and trip meter; push-button starter; one-piece bumpers; rear licence plate mounted on the boot lid; spare wheel placed on the boot floor; semaphore-style turn signals mounted in the B-pillars; and small rear lights mounted low on the rear wings. Like the Ford Model T, the car could be had in any colour—as long as the customer chose black.

Towards the end of the series, Volvo produced 700 cars (some sources say 500) of the PV 444 Special. Compared to the standard model, this version featured dove-grey paint, a grey/red interior, bumper overriders, stainless steel trim on the wings, whitewall tyres, trim rings on the wheels, chrome decoration on the bonnet sides, and a bonnet mascot.

The PV 444 was created by a team of around forty Volvo employees, and Helmer Petterson—like many Volvo staff—had a background in the United States. In the 1920s he worked with motorcycles at Excelsior in Chicago, and during the 1930s he returned to Sweden, where he worked for both GM and Ford dealerships. Towards the end of the 1930s, Petterson became interested in the possibilities of wood gas and went on to develop increasingly advanced designs. Volvo was producing its own wood-gas units at the time but contacted Petterson and invited him to Gothenburg to discuss improved systems. In 1943, Volvo began selling his HP-1 design, and during a trip to Skövde with Assar Gabrielsson, Petterson suggested that Volvo should build a small passenger car, claiming he already had ideas of what such a car should look like.

Volvo’s management wanted to develop a car that would “bring happiness to the Swedish public and, to some extent, to foreign markets once peace had returned.” They understood that a smaller, fuel-efficient car would be attractive after the war. Planning began to take shape in May 1943, when a group of engineers was assigned to the project, with Erik Jern becoming one of the key figures. A highly skilled designer and engineer, Jern was able to translate Petterson’s ideas into practical solutions. Jern was put in charge of the new car and led the project. Both Petterson and Jern wanted the new car to be front-wheel drive, but Gustaf Larson decided it would instead be rear-wheel drive with a conventionally mounted inline four-cylinder engine.

Erik Jern continued to lead the work, focusing particularly on the engine together with Gotthard Österberg. Stig Hallgren was responsible for the transmission, while a team of around ten men led by Sven Viberg worked on the suspension. Another twenty people under Edward Lindberg were engaged in body construction. Volvo’s first-ever employee, Henry Westerberg, worked in the drawing office. Axel Roos led a special group responsible for designing press tools and producing prototype bodies; during his time at Freyschuss in Stockholm, Roos had been involved in building the ten pre-series cars back in 1926.

The design was inspired by contemporary American cars, primarily early-1940s Pontiacs, and the construction was the work of Helmer Petterson (father of sailor and designer Pelle Petterson) and Erik Jern. The body construction of the Volvo PV 444 was influenced by the Hanomag 1.3-litre introduced in 1939; Volvo purchased a Hanomag to study its monocoque body structure during the development of the PV.

The PV 444 is regarded as Sweden’s “people’s car” due to its immense popularity. Three prototypes were built in 1944, one of which was officially unveiled on 1 September 1944 at the Royal Tennis Hall in Stockholm, attracting 148,437 visitors over ten days. However, full production only began in earnest after the Second World War. The Stockholm exhibition cost 673,000 kronor and was jointly funded by Flygmotor, Ulvsunda Verkstäder, and Köpings Mekaniska Verkstad.

The first two cars were delivered on 8 February 1947 to Borås and Alingsås. Sixteen cars were produced in February, and a total of 1,920 PV 444s were built that year. The price was set at 4,800 kronor—the same as Volvo’s first car, the “Jakob,” had cost 17 years earlier. Volvo’s net price, however, was only 3,900 kronor, as 900 kronor represented the dealer margin. The price was increased by 600 kronor in June 1945 and by a further 500 kronor in May 1946. The first 2,300 cars were nevertheless sold at a loss, as they had been contracted already in 1944.

Lagerort und Info zur Besichtigung

Location: Västerås

For viewing the vehicle, contact the inspector/case manager:

Johan Ålander
+46 705-80 91 17
johan@bilwebauctions.se

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Collection must take place before: 2026-02-18.

NOTE! Payment (deposit to our account) must be made within 5 days and before collection.

Auktionsinfo

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