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Bicycle Model Midcentury Design "Itera" Plastic for Volvo, Sweden

About the Item

In the current period where the bicycle is undergoing major development and provides a sporty displacement is this very original green rare designed Volvo seventies bike a really collector's item. In response to the 1974 oil crisis, a small group of Swedish engineers obtained government funding to develop a bicycle completely composed of fiber-reinforced composite plastics (FRP). By 1980, the Itera Development Center AB was designing, producing, and marketing injection molded plastic bicycles to a seemingly interested market. The first bicycles were delivered in 1982, the problems with quality assurance and design began stacking up against the company.This bike is in a Vintage original condition. The Itera bicycle at West Somerset museum, is known as a 'great failure of bike design' but has its place in cycling history.
  • Creator:
    Volvo (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 45.28 in (115 cm)Width: 70.87 in (180 cm)Depth: 23.63 in (60 cm)
  • Style:
    Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Chrome,Metal,Plastic,Rubber,Molded
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1980
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Antwerp, BE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU931829371822
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