With the company’s rather square image and equally square product line-up, when its 480 turned up in 1986 it was something of a shock to the system. The company’s more traditional 440 family saloon had been reworked into a sporty coupe number. It harked back to the golden days of the Sixties P1800 coupe and was supposed to show Volvo’s frivolous and exciting side – lightweight construction, angular styling and handling tuned by Lotus. How could anyone resist? And that’s before we even mention the pop-up headlights.