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Gisteren was het 50 jaar geleden dat de legendarisch Volvo P1800 voor het eerst aan de pers getoond werd. Dit is gisteren in Kungälv bij Hotel Fars Hatt herdacht, dezelfde lokatie als 50 jaar geleden. Aanwezig waren de personen achter de Volvo P1800, waaronder ontwerper Pelle Pettersson (“nooit kunnen denken dat het ontwerp zo sterk […]

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Visited today SAAB Värsalong in Nacka Strand in Stockholm. Great to see the new SAAB Concept car PhoeniX, the new SAAB 9-5 Sport-Combi, which looks much better in Real Life than on pictures. Saab is celebrating its first anniversary of its independence by unveiling an exclusive 9-3 Convertible Independence Edition, of which just 366 examples […]

Very interresting, Jonathan Disley discusses the Volvo S60 design and explains how he used the SPA racetrack shape in the design of the car.

Victor Muller has been a famous Dutchman in Holland after he restarted the car brand Spyker in 1999. His way of doing business is ambitious and often admirable. But also very risky. He has been involved in several mysterious affairs over the years (Link: Saab’s new owner has history of unpaid debt). Last year he […]

Today the FIS World Cup sprint competition took place around the Royal Palace in Stockholm. A great event with new snow in the streets and beautiful sunshine. The two days ended with a Swede, Emil Jönsson winning the Men’s final. The crowd went crazy!

The White Guide 2011 has published the best restaurants and the trends in the restaurant, food and wine business. Best Restaurant: Frantzén & Lindberg and Oaxen Krog Best Dining Experience: Fäviken Magasinet, Järpen Best Service Experience: Matbaren, Mathias Dahlgren Shooting Star: Linnea Art Restaurant, Gothenburg Rising Star: Daniel Berlin, Skåne tranås Best Ekokrog: PM & […]

Yesterday evening we went to the Stockholm International Boatshow (Allt för sjön) and had a wonderful time watching the beautiful boat on display. Conventional boat like Targa, Bella, Flipper, Ryds, Aquador and AMT. But the modern designed boats were amazing, think about the new Delta 40 Sidewalk. But the most extreme boat on show was […]

Today is the Vasaloppet, an annual long distance (90 km) cross-country ski race (ski marathon) held on the first Sunday of March in Dalarna, between Sälen and Mora. It is the oldest, one of the longest, and in popular consideration the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. The race was first run in 1922, […]