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Volvo Photo Locations Part 73 Caltex (name formed by California and Texas) was an American oil company. Caltex Oil was formed as a joint venture in the 1930s as a collaboration initiated between the U.S. The Texas Company, Texaco, who also was active in Europe and needed a partner for oil deliveries to refineries there, […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 61 The Älvsborgsborn or Älvsborg Bridge is a suspension bridge over Göta älv in Gothenburg, Sweden, which connects the north and the south part of the city. It was built in 1966 and designed by Sven Olof Asplund. The total length of the bridge is 933 metres and distance between the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 60 Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of St. Nicholas), most commonly known as Storkyrkan (The Great Church) and Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral), is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic. Situated next to the Royal Palace, it […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 54 Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its current strategically important location, close to the castle of Stegeholm. In the ensuing centuries Västervik suffered attacks […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 59 Thanks to Per Richardson, who found this Volvo Photo Location! Nääs Slott is a 17th century mansion near Göteborg, Sweden. It’s situated at the lake Sävelången in Västergötland. In the later half of the 19th century Nääs became world renowned through its Crafts College and for more than 50 years […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 53 Bastionsplatsen in Göteborg is a small square in central Göteborgg, named 1883 after the now demolished bastion Gustavus Magnus, built in 1686-1693 and near Lilla Nygatan and Lilla Kungsgatan. The site is located in the Kvarteret 4 Manegen, named after the riding school which was built in 1824 in the […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 58 The Bourse (Swedish: Börsen) is a municipal building in Gothenburg, western Sweden. It is located on the north side of Gustaf Adolf Square. Originally it was designed as a mercantile exchange, with a ballroom, by architect Pehr Johan Ekman in the Neoclassical style. It opened on 1 December 1849. The […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 57 Kungälv is located just a few miles north of Göteborg. The current old church of Kungälv was built between 1679 and 1688th Responsible for the construction was architect Christopher Brack, then working in western Sweden but originally from Switzerland. The city Kungalv had with Royal Majesty’s help managed to get […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 112 These wonderfull photos of the 1933 Volvo Venus Bilo were made in the garden of Villa Roskull on Lidingö, near Stockholm. Like a mighty Vasaborg lies the splendid Villa Roskull on top of the Högudden with a great view over the Stockholm inlet. The villa was built in 1912, commissioned […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 65 Vasabron (English: “The Vasa Bridge”) is a bridge over Norrström in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Norrmalm to Gamla stan, the old city. The bridge is named after King Gustav Vasa (1496–1560), perhaps because of the vicinity to the statue of the king in front of the House of Knights. From […]