When his Volvo’s heater broke, Pascal Prokop took drastic action to avoid the bitter Swiss winter and installed a wood burning stove in the front of his car.

Pascal Prokop cruises the snowy lanes of Switzerland in his smoking hot Volvo (Pic: Reuters)

As Europe is brought to its knees by the big freeze, motorists have been advised to take extra precautions when making long journeys.

Drivers and passengers are now making sure they have torches, blankets, food rations, wellies, a thermos of sweet hot tea and a map, just in case their journey is interrupted by an unexpected blizzard.

Pascal feeds the wood burning stove with a fistful of kindling (Pic: Reuters)

But if Pascal falls prey to the current precipitation predicament, he won’t be too bothered.




He drives a 1990 Volvo 240 – a model that is usually seen with a couple of black labradors and muddy football boots in the back – but in Pascal’s car you’ll find a fully functioning wood-burning stove.

Who needs a passenger when you can have a metal box of fire? (Pic: Reuters)

Pascal, who lives near Zurich, removed the passenger seat and in its place put a metal mounting bracket to which he then bolted the stove.

So he doesn’t choke, he also installed a chimney that funnels out the carbon monoxide and smoke.

He decided to install the contraption after the car’s heater broke.

Swiss officials are fine with the modification, and have even granted him a permit from the country’s technical inspection authority.

VIDEO: Pascal Prokop shows off the stove in his Volvo :