Volvo Margarete Rose

The Volvo Margarete Rose (internal code P179) was a prototype developed by Volvo in 1953 and 1954, designed by Jan Wilsgaard.{{Cite web |title=Volvos prototyp- och konceptbilar |url=https://volvoveteran.wordpress.com/mer/volvos-konceptbilar/ |last=Cederström |first=Björn |url-status=live |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Volvos klassiska bilar |language=sv}} It was planned as the complement to the PV 444. Some of the lines were reused on the Amazon, which also received variants of the front and rear suspensions of the P179. At {{cvt|1200|kg|lb|0}}, the prototype was much heavier than planned, and much too heavy for the 1.4-litre B14A engine.{{cite web | url = https://silodrome.com/volvo-amazon/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20231201103710/https://silodrome.com/volvo-amazon/ | archivedate = 2023-12-01 | title = Introduction: The Volvo Amazon is Born | first = Jon | last = Branch | date = 2019-01-28 | work = Silodrome }} After the single P179 built rolled during a driving test it was scrapped.