Let’s be more specific back in the era in which model numbers meant something. The one pictured is a 244 (2-series, 4-cylinder, 4 doors). Here’s one a badge from the wagon (5-door) version:
mbspell
November 25, 2018, 6:27pm
247
well, it still said 240 in the image
In later years, Volvo also just called all of them 240, so you weren’t incorrect either.
Onto the counting:
The Boeing Model 247 is an early United States airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear. Other advanced features included control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and de-icing boots for the wings and tailplane. The 247 first flew on February 8, 1933, and entered service later that year.
Boeing had eclipsed other aviation manufacturers by introduci...
