Photo: licence2speed
When we usually talk about heavily modified Volvos from the Swedish carmaker’s boxy era, we deal with sleepers that mix the angular styling with engines allowing them to run with supercars. Well, the example we have here is quite a bit different.
Yes, this can be filed under “boxy Volvos”, but the whole thing was dressed up to look like a Rolls-Royce, as you can see in the adjacent images, which come from license2speed. To be more precise, this appears to be a Volvo 740 - the headlights and the greenhouse design tell it apart from the similarly-looking 850 and 940 models.
The vehicle was spotted in Malaysia and its seems like somebody was pretty determined to create a Swedish Rolls-Royce. The front end is the best example of this. It all starts with the massive blacked-out “Pantheon” grille, continuing with the headlights (also blacked-out) and the fog lights.
In fact, the entire front apron is custom, with this.. .evolving into a widebody kit. The latter is defined by the extra fat wheel arches and the vented side skirts.
The project must’ve run out of inspiration towards the rear. While the apron does go with the rest of the body kit, the tailpipes would be much more suitable for a pimped tractor than a Rolls-Royce.
(Un)Like most Rolls-Royces, the Volvo is dressed in a striking shade of Orange. Nonetheless, it sports a two-tone hue play, which is also accentuated by the finish of its deep concave, multi-spoke wheels.
Well, at least this Volvo doesn’t come with a Spirit of Ecstasy. Perhaps it is trying to tell us it owns Rolls-Royce via its BMW-branded hub caps.
The vehicle was spotted in Malaysia and its seems like somebody was pretty determined to create a Swedish Rolls-Royce. The front end is the best example of this. It all starts with the massive blacked-out “Pantheon” grille, continuing with the headlights (also blacked-out) and the fog lights.
In fact, the entire front apron is custom, with this.. .evolving into a widebody kit. The latter is defined by the extra fat wheel arches and the vented side skirts.
The project must’ve run out of inspiration towards the rear. While the apron does go with the rest of the body kit, the tailpipes would be much more suitable for a pimped tractor than a Rolls-Royce.
(Un)Like most Rolls-Royces, the Volvo is dressed in a striking shade of Orange. Nonetheless, it sports a two-tone hue play, which is also accentuated by the finish of its deep concave, multi-spoke wheels.
Well, at least this Volvo doesn’t come with a Spirit of Ecstasy. Perhaps it is trying to tell us it owns Rolls-Royce via its BMW-branded hub caps.
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