The Volvo 300-series was born from a Dutch design, the car that was supposed to become the Daf 77. The daffodil bloomed in a Swedish glasshouse, as Volvo bought a large percentage of the Dutch manufacturer’s automobile division in 1973 and brought the car to the market by 1976. It was still a very much Daf design underneath, with the Variomatic CVT system the company pioneered. The car managed to be built until the 1990s, and in that time it matured quite a bit. 
The stance in this shot is incredible, as the car seems to lean on its knocking knees. And everything has a brown hue to it. 
Not forgetting the interior, of course. 
Was there supposed to be a clock or a rev gauge in the place where it says Volvo in the cluster? 
By the late 1980s, the car looked quite a bit heavier. The wheels were still the size of pennies, of course. 
But the saloon version looked completely balanced. From this angle, I can’t say the car doesn’t look good. The 360 even had a Volvo-derived engine instead of the smaller Renault units.
Dumpy Weekend Edition: The Volvo 300-series is a different box on wheels
By Antti Kautonen
May 5, 2016
By Antti Kautonen
The resident Finn of Hooniverse. Owns old Peugeots and whatnot, writes long thinkpieces on unloved cars. These two facts might be related.