Neville Britto is a Volvo guy and, to be fair, he never had a chance. While thumbing through some old family photos at his Scarborough home, he showed me one of his mother standing in front of a maroon 1975 244DL. "This was taken the day before I was born," he said.


The Volvo peers at the expecting woman like a protective dog would, a guardian. In 1987 Neville had yet to be born and his parents were travelling in a Volvo 240. They were the victims of a vicious crash that could have easily taken their lives when a drunk driver collided with them. The many safety features of the Volvo protected the couple, and Neville would be born a few years later. His father would never again buy from any other car brand but Volvo.

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