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Today, the press launch of the 2012 TTA Racing Elite League series was at Volvo Showroom in Stockholm. After work, I went by the find out if I could see a glimpse of it. Unfortunately, all was already over. But, behind the showroom, they we’re loading the cars back in their trucks and trailers. Some […]

Last part of our Volvo Factory Tour, organised by the Volvo-forum.nl, was the presentation of the new Volvo V40 in the Design Center. Fellow country man Fedde Talsma, Chief Designer at Volvo Car, had made some time free to explain us about the design process at Volvo and the V40 specific. Fedde has been involved […]

Part three of the Volvo Factory Tour, organised by the Volvo-forum.nl, was a visit to the Volvo Factory in Torslanda. Here we got the famous Blue train tour through the factory. After the tour through the factory plants of Torslanda, we were ready to go to the Brand Experience Center , to get a demonstration […]

As part of the Volvo Factory Tour, organised by the Volvo-forum.nl, we visited in the afternoon the SAAB Museum in Trolhättan. A lot has happend since the last time we visited the museum in April 2006 (see photos). It is wonderfull for both the Saab brand with all enthusiasts and for the Trollhättan region that […]

In 2011, the current owners of the Stenstugan, Särö 1:355, at Kungsbacka kommun, Anna och Marcus Rimner received for their restoration work the “Hallands museiförenings diplom för god byggnadsvård”.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 71 Volvo Car Corporation Headquarters is located on Assar Gabrielssons väg in Torslanda, on the island Hisingen north of Göteborg. A famous location for Volvo enthusiasts from all over the world. Many streets in this area are named after the founders of the company, Gustav Larson and Assar Gabrielsson or important […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 55 Volvo ÖV 4 is the first car built by Volvo. The designation ÖV4 stands for , “Öppen Vagn 4 cylindrar” in Swedish, which means Open Carriage 4 cylinders. The model ÖV4 was often referred to as “Jakob” but that was just a name for one of the 10 pre-series ÖV4 […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 74 Slottskogen is Göteborg’s main park. See elks, foxes, deer and other Nordic animals in the park zoo. In the summer, there is a petting zoo with piglets and kid goats. Don’t miss feeding time for the seals and penguins. The petting zoo and pony rides are open from April to […]