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IXO's 1:18 diecast Volvo 240 Turbo in light blue reproduces the road-going saloon underneath the marque's period touring car success. The sealed one-piece body holds simple, boxy panel lines and clean, even paint. A colour-varied complement to the marque's other street and racing liveries.
TL;DR: IXO's 1:18 diecast Volvo 240 Turbo in light blue is a sealed one-piece casting of the road-going performance saloon. Diecast construction suits the boxy shape, offering a lighter-toned street counterpart to the marque's period racing liveries and gray road-car sibling.
Light blue was a genuinely common executive colour through the 1980s, and on the 240's straightforward saloon shape it carries a distinctly calm, unpretentious character.
Diecast Casting and a Distinct Period Colourway
The 240's boxy, upright shape remains the same regardless of colour, and diecast holds those flat panels with genuinely sharp, consistent edges throughout. Sealed construction keeps shut lines tight around the doors and boot, and light blue paint carries an even, gentle depth under direct light, a distinctly different mood from the gray road version or the marque's bolder racing liveries. Zinc alloy gives real weight befitting Volvo's reputation for solid, durable engineering, and the finish should hold its colour well across years of shelf display.
Colour Variety Across a Single Casting
Displayed alongside the gray 240 Turbo and the marque's Beckers racing liveries, this light blue example lets a collector show the full range of a single casting's colour possibilities, road and race, muted and bold, side by side. For anyone building a broader Volvo-themed collection, having multiple colourways of the same underlying car adds genuine visual variety without introducing an entirely new subject.
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