
Volvo 240 GL Polis Sweden Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Volvo
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155171490
- Year
- 1986
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Service & Emergency Vehicles
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138142381
About the Volvo 240 GL Polis Sweden Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Volvo 240 GL sedan reproduces the Polis Sweden livery, a scheme once familiar on Swedish police patrol cars. The 240's boxy, upright shape and reputation for durability made it a natural fit for that long-running service role.
Sweden's police force ran Volvo 240s for years, and the pairing made obvious sense: a domestic car built specifically to survive high mileage and rough treatment without complaint.
A Service Livery With Real Detail
The Polis Sweden scheme's blue-and-white graphics and roof-mounted light bar are the kind of detail that either reads as authentic or falls flat depending entirely on accuracy, and Minichamps reproduces the layout carefully across the sedan's flat door panels and trunk. The 240's upright glasshouse and boxy trunk give the livery clean, uninterrupted surfaces to work with, unlike a more curved body that would distort the graphics along its contours. Opening doors reveal a simply trimmed interior consistent with a genuine service vehicle rather than a private buyer's more comfortable specification.
Why the 240 Suited Police Duty
The 240's entire design brief centered on durability and straightforward mechanical reliability, qualities that mattered far more to a police fleet running high daily mileage than styling ever did. That practical reputation is exactly why the car ended up in Swedish police service for years, a domestic manufacturer supplying a domestic institution with a car built to match its demands. For an emergency vehicle or Scandinavian-themed collection, this Polis 240 tells a specific, locally grounded story that a standard street-color version simply can't.














