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Volvo Photo Locations Part 4 Åkerblads Hotels and Guest Houses are Tällberg village’s oldest house and the real name is Street Farm Tällberg 1:1, where the street name comes from the farm is located on the street. More information on Åkerblads Hotels and Guest Houses website.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 3 Trädgårdsföreningen is a park and horticultural garden in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located next to Kungsportsavenyn. The park was founded in 1842 by the Swedish king Carl XIV Johan and on initiative of the amateur botanist Henric Elof von Normann. In the park there is an acclaimed rose garden […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 2 Götaplatsen is a public square in Göteborg, Sweden, at the southern end of Kungsportsavenyn, the city’s main street. The square was inaugurated when Göteborg held a major international industrial exhibition, 1923, celebrating the city’s 300th anniversary. Götaplatsen is Göteborg’s cultural hub, enclosed by the Göteborgs konserthus (where the Gothenburg Symphony […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 1 Gunnebo House and Gardens is one of Sweden’s foremost 1700s facilities and is beautifully situated between Stensjön and Rådasjön in the city of Mölndal, just south of Gothenburg. The estate consists of a main building from the end of the 18th century, built by John Hall, and drawn by city […]

Over the last 85 years, Volvo has used many known and unknown locations in Sweden for their photography. Often, pictures were made close to the factory in Göteborg, but sometimes locations in Västra Götaland, Stockholm or in other parts of Sweden were selected. Inspired by the Volvo Factory Tour 2012, the Volvo Photography Tour and […]

Recently I have (re) started collecting car models. After deciding to sign up for the Editions Atlas Collection of Volvo cars, I found out that there are a lot of nice models around. About 10 years ago, when I started to visit Sweden frequently, I bought often little models in toy shops. These were cheap […]

Some nice automotive graphics by Beau Daniels and Alan Daniels. More graphics on: stock-automotive-illustration.com and beaudaniels.com.

En katt i Paris är en hårdkokt och mycket fransk gangsterhistoria för barn, berättad på ett sätt som man annars mest ser i japansk tecknad film. Huvudpersoner är den stumma flickan Zoé och hennes mamma, som är polis. Deras pappa och man blev dödad av stans värsta gangster och mamman ägnar all sin tid åt […]

Red Volvo Week #6 The Volvo 140 and its successor 240 has been called the brick! They looked great in red, altough this color was not very popular in those days.

Red Volvo Week #5 Dutch Volvo, made in The Netherlands, have also been delivered in the amazing red color. After building a series of compact cars, Dutch car manufactory DAF sought a partner to bring its new larger model, codenamed P900 and intended to become the DAF 77, to market in 1970. Several manufacturers were […]