April 8th, 2015
Volvo Photo Locations Part 155
2016 – Volvo XC90 on Kvarnholmsvägen in Nacka 🇸🇪
2015 – Volvo XC90 on Kvarnholmsvägen in Nacka 🇸🇪
2015 – Kvarnholmsvägen in Stockholm (Google Streetview)
Kvarnholmsvägen in Stockholm is a street on Kvarnholmen, an island east of Stockholm in Nacka community, Sweden. It used to be completely separate, but a permanent land-bridge now connects it to the rest of Nacka, a municipality of greater Stockholm.
More information at www.kvarnholmen.com and sv.wikipedia.org.
April 7th, 2015
Remember this post I wrote in 2011:
One of the nicest combinations man can dream off….
Volvo XC90 (2012) with Volvo P1800ES (1972)
Now there is an another combination to dream for:
Volvo XC90 (2015) with Volvo 262C (1981)
Volvo Cars will be exhibiting five cars with a link to Bertone, the Italian car designer, at the massive vintage and classic car show in the German city of Essen on 15th April 2015.
In the course of its 88-year-long history, Volvo Cars has turned to Italy on a number of occasions for inspiration and help with various models. In the mid-1970s, it entered a long and rewarding partnership with Bertone, the Italian car body and design company.
Bertone’s production line was suited for small-scale manufacture of exclusive models, which was ideal for Volvo when it wanted to produce two special versions of the 200 series. These were the 264 TE limousine which appeared in 1975, and the 262C coupé which was unveiled in 1977. The cars were designed in Sweden but adapted for production and built in Turin by Bertone.
The Techno Classica Essen show, held on 15th to 19th April, spans 20 exhibition halls, attracts about 200,000 visitors each year and is by far the largest event of its kind in Europe. The exhibition reflects the enormous and growing interest in classic cars.
“It is a given for a car manufacturer with such a long and exciting history as Volvo Cars to appear at Techno Classica”, said Per-Åke Fröberg, head of Volvo cars Heritage, and continued: “It is more important than ever to draw on history and look to the future at the same time.”
This will be Volvo Cars’ twelfth appearance at Techno Classica, where it will be showcasing five cars, all with a Bertone connection.
This red Volvo 262C was specially commissioned by Pehr G Gyllenhammar, CEO and President of Volvo from 1971 until 1993. The charismatic head of Volvo wanted his cars to be red and, although this was not a standard colour for Volvo cars, he naturally got his wish. Even the lavish leather interiors are red. Today, the car belongs to the Volvo Museum.
March 28th, 2015
How about the Dutch Grand Prix Formula One?
The Dutch Grand Prix (Grote Prijs van Nederland) was a Formula One automobile race held at Circuit Zandvoort, near Zandvoort, the Netherlands, from 1952 to 1985. It was a part of the World Championship from 1952, and designated the European Grand Prix twice, 1962 and 1976, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one grand prix race in Europe.
1952 was the year of the very first Dutch Grand Prix when it was part of the third Formula One World Championship; this and the next year’s races were won by Italian Alberto Ascari.
More information on this first Dutch Grand Prix on second-a-lap.blogspot.se.
In 1955 saw yet another demonstration of Mercedes-Benz’s dominance, with Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio and Briton Stirling Moss dominating the proceedings; Moss followed Fangio closely all the way. The 1958 race was won by Moss in a Vanwall. 1959 saw Swede Jo Bonnier win his only Formula One championship event and 1960 saw Dan Gurney have an accident and a spectator was killed; the race was won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper.
From 1963 to 1965 saw Briton Jim Clark win all three events, and 1967 saw the introduction of the Lotus 49 with its brand new Ford-Cosworth DFV engine. The DFV won on its debut with Clark driving; this engine became the most successful and widely used engine among private teams until 1985. 1970, however, saw the 49’s successor, the 72 – which was just as advanced a design as the 49 had been 3 years earlier – win comprehensively with Jochen Rindt behind the wheel. Tragedy struck, however – Briton Piers Courage, driving a Frank Williams-entered De Tomaso crashed heavily near the notoriously fast Tunnel Oost corner after a wheel came off and hit him on the head, which killed him. The car, with Courage still in it, then caught fire and burned to the ground.
1971 – Pitlane at Dutch GP with winner Jacky Ickx
1971 saw Jacky Ickx win in a Ferrari after a spirited battle with Mexican Pedro Rodriguez in a BRM in rain-soaked conditions. There was no 1972 race, however. It was originally on that year’s calendar, but the drivers refused to race at Zandvoort, because the facilities and conditions of the circuit were out-of-date with Grand Prix racing at that time.
1973 – Jacky Stewart wins in Holland
1973 – Stewart victory tainted by Williamsons horrific death
Zandvoort had been extensively modified during its absence from the Grand Prix calendar. For the 1973 race, in an indirect celebration of the efforts put forth, there was a special atmosphere at that weekend and everyone was happy, especially the organizers. But in the eighth lap of the race, Briton Roger Williamson – in only his second ever Formula One race – crashed heavily near Tunnel Oost and was killed after his car caught fire while scraping along the tarmac. The race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart (who broke Jim Clark’s record for the most career Grand Prix victories that weekend) and his teammate François Cevert finished 2nd; but no one felt like celebrating; it was one of the darkest moments in the history of the sport.
1974 – Lauda leading at Zandvoort
1974 saw the re-emerging Ferrari team dominate with Austrian Niki Lauda winning.
Holland was host to the eighth round, and Lauda took his fourth pole of the year, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and the McLarens of Fittipaldi and Hailwood next up. Lauda led from the start, will Hailwood jumping up to second. But Regaazzoni took only two laps to regain second, and Hailwood was soon passed by Depailler and Fittipaldi. Depailler held third until he struggled with oversteer, and so Fittipaldi was through. Lauda won, with Regazzoni making it a 1-2 for Ferrari, with Fittipaldi getting third.
1975 – Hunt in his Heskeths leading over Lauda in Ferrari
1975 – James Hunt wins ahead of Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann
1975 saw Briton James Hunt win his first championship Formula One race in his Hesketh.
Pole went to Lauda, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and Hunt’s Hesketh third. The race started on a damp track and Lauda took the lead, with Scheckter up to second ahead of Regazzoni. The order was unchanged until the drivers had to pit for dry tyres. Hunt and Jarier pitted early, and their gamble paid off as they were first and second, with Lauda, Scheckter and Regazzoni third, fourth and fifth respectively. Lauda passed Jarier for second midway through the race, and started closing on Hunt. Jarier almost immediately retired with a tyre failure, and Scheckter who inherited third had his engine blow up with just 12 laps left. Hunt held off Lauda to take his first career win, with Regazzoni completing the podium.
1976 – Start of Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort with Rpnnie Peterson leading
1976 – James Hunt wins with Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M23
1976 saw Hunt win again while Lauda was recovering from his dreadful crash at the Nürburgring so Ferrari were back in business, but with only one car for Regazzoni. It was Peterson who took pole at Zandvoort, beating pole king Hunt and Tom Pryce’s Shadow. Peterson led the early stages ahead of Watson, until Watson made a mistake which let Hunt through. Peterson then struggled and dropped behind Hunt, Watson and Regazzoni. Watson retired with a gearbox failure, promoting Regazzoni and Peterson, but the latter also retired when he lost oil pressure. Regazzoni now closed up on Hunt, bringing Mario Andretti with him, but Hunt held them off, with Regazzoni and Andretti within two seconds of him in second and third.
1977 – Hunt and Andretti
1977 was probably remembered for an incident between Hunt and American Mario Andretti. Andretti attempted ambitiously to pass Hunt at the 180 degree Tarzan corner; the two cars touched and both were out of the race. In qualifying Andretti took his fifth pole of the season with Laffite alongside on the front row, and Hunt third. At the start, Hunt jumped both the front row starters to lead but before the end of the first lap, Andretti tried to drive alongside him but some aggressive defending from Hunt forced him to lift, and Laffite took advantage to get second. Five laps later, Andretti had got back past Laffite and was attack attacking Hunt, who again defended aggressively but this time Andretti did not lift and they collided. Hunt was out on the spot, whereas Andretti spun and rejoined fourth.
1977 – Niki Lauda leading Mario Andretti and Carlos Reutemann
This left Laffite leading from the Ferraris of Lauda and Reutemann. The latter had a long battle with Andretti for third, repeatedly exchanging places, until the Lotus driver’s engine blew up. Soon after, Lauda passed Laffite to take the lead, and he went on build a gap and win comfortably. Laffite finished second. After Andretti’s demise, Reutemann ran third until the second Lotus of Nilsson attacked him, and the two collided with Nilsson out and Reutemann rejoining at the back. This sensationally left Patrick Tambay in the Ensign third, but he ran out of fuel on the last lap, thus handing the place to Scheckter.
1978 – A clear 1-2 finish for Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson
Andretti won the 1978 running after taking pole with Peterson alongside in the all-Lotus front row, and Lauda heading the second row. At the start, Andretti led with Peterson following, whereas Lauda was challenged by Jacques Laffite. The Lotus cars quickly built up a good gap, while Laffite challenged Lauda early on but then began to drop down the order with tyre issues. The race was quite uneventful, and Andretti went to take victory, with Peterson completing another Lotus 1-2 leaving Lauda to take third. This was Andrettis last Formula One victory.
1979 – Start of Dutch Grand Prix with winner Alan Jones
1979 – Gilles Villeneuve
1979 saw a change to the circuit to slow cars coming into Tunnel Oost; there was a high-speed temporary chicane put there. Canadian Gilles Villeneuve had crashed there while battling ferociously with Australian Alan Jones and damaged his left-rear suspension. But he carried on; but on the start of the next lap he went off again at Tarzan. Refusing to give up, Villeneuve, to the shock of many, went into reverse gear and drove his Ferrari out of the muddy run-off area and back onto the circuit. About halfway distance, the car’s left rear rim and wheel with the suspension totally shattered was being dragged by the car as it went along; which made the Ferrari nearly impossible to drive. Villeneuve, displaying his now legendary car control, made it back to the pits without crashing or going off and retired from the race; the Grand Prix was won by Jones.
1980 – Nelson Piquets wins over Arnoux and Laffite
1980 saw the chicane removed and was replaced by a slower chicane before Tunnel Oost.
1981 – Podium with Piquet, Prost and Jones
1981 – Alain Prost and Alan Jones
1981 saw a big battle between Frenchman Alain Prost in a Renault and Jones in a Williams; Prost came out on top to win.
1982 – Didier Pironi with Ferrari 126C2 – Ferrari V6 t/c from Scuderia Ferrari
The 1982 event was won by Frenchman Didier Pironi in a Ferrari; his countryman René Arnoux had a dreadful crash at the end of the pit straight going into Tarzan; his front suspension failed on his ground-effect Renault and he went head on into the barriers; fortunately he was uninjured.
(More on the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix…)
1983 – Rene Arnoux with Ferrari
1983 saw a battle between championship contenders Prost and Brazilian Nelson Piquet. Prost attempted to pass Piquet at Tarzan but the Frenchman punted Piquet off and Prost crashed soon afterwards. Rene Arnoux got his final F1 victory here at Zandvoort.
1984 – Alain Prost with McLaren-TAG MP4-2
1985 – Niki Lauda with McLaren-TAG MP4-2b
1985 saw Lauda take his 25th and final Grand Prix victory while holding off his charging McLaren teammate Prost near the end of the race. 1985 was the race’s final running, as the company that ran the circuit (CENAV) went out of business, marking the end of the old Zandvoort circuit. The track was eventually redesigned and is still used for other disciplines of motorsport.
(More on the 1985 Dutch Grand Prix…)
March 14th, 2015
During the years researching and creating the Volvo Photo Locations pages, I got to know a lot a excellent automotive photographers who have worked for Volvo Cars, creating the great images as we know in advertisements, brochures and online social media.
Here is a list with some of the best automotive photographers who worked for Volvo Cars (in random order):
Georg Oddner (1923-2007 SE)
www.oddner.com
Georg Oddner was an internationally celebrated jazz drummer when he discovered photography. He started as an assistant to the fashion photographer Richard Avedon in New York in 1950. In 1951 he moved from Stockholm to Malmö. On trips to South America and the Soviet Union, he took a series of celebrated pictures. In 1956, new trips to India and Japan, among others, and the separate exhibition “Photographic Journey” at the Malmö Museum awaited.
Georg Oddner had some commercail photography jobs in the 60s for Volvo Cars, there are several photos in his archive with the Volvo P1800, Amazon and the later 144 and 164 series. Most of his work for Volvo was made on location in England an Sweden with models.
Georg Oddner – Volvo P1800
Georg Oddner – Volvo P1800 at Sanderson Hotel in Berners St in London – UK
Georg Oddner – Volvo P1800 at Sanderson Hotel in Berners St in London – UK
Georg Oddner – Volvo P1800
Georg Oddner – Volvo Amazon at Trolleholms slott in Svalöv
Georg Oddner – Volvo 144
Kary H Lasch (1914-1993 SE)
thephotogallery.se/kary-lasch, stockholm.fotografiska.com
Kary H. Lasch (1914 – 1993), a photographer, based his international model scouting network in Stockholm. He is known for his photographs of famous people like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Federico Fellini, Sofia Loren, and Brigitte Bardot. Few are aware of his profession’s wide range and scope: fashion, racing cars, bullfighting, art, travel, and industrial photography, to mention just a few. He appeared in ads for Hasselblad as a master photographer and had his pictures on the cover of large magazines worldwide. Lennart Nilsson, Sune Jonsson, and Kary Lasch performed workshops together and traveled around the country for many years in Sweden. Under his career, he did several jobs for Volvo cars, both in Sweden, France and Italy.
1961 – Volvo Amazon at Restaurant Riche on Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm 🇸🇪.
1959 – Volvo Amazon by Kary H Lasch (photo from Ratten, magazine by Volvo 1996)
1961 – Volvo Amazon 122S at Carlton Inter-Continental on Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes, France by Kary H Lasch.
1961 – Volvo Amazon 122S in Cannes, France by Kary H Lasch
1963 – Volvo Amazon at Restaurant Riche on Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm (Volvo Magazine Ratten 1 1963 – photography by Kary H Lasch).
1959 – Volvo Amazon by Kary H Lasch (photo from Ratten, magazine by Volvo 1996)
1959 – Volvo PV544 by Kary H Lasch (photo from Ratten, magazine by Volvo 1996)
1959 – Volvo PV544 by Kary H Lasch (photo from Ratten, magazine by Volvo 1996)
1996 – Ratten Magazine Cover with Volvo PV544 by Kary H Lasch
Lennart Håwi (1948-2017 SE)
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Lennart Håwi (1961) with Volvo P1800 at Nya Ullevi Stadion in Göteborg (Ratten 1961)
Lennart Håwi (1957) with Dr Axel Wenner-Gren and Volvo PV444 (Ratten 1957)
Lennart Håwi (1961) with Volvo Amazon 2 door (Ratten 1961)
Bernt Lindström (SE)
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1968 – Volvo 164, somewhere near Alingsås? (Photography by Bernt Lindström for Studio Wezäta)
1968 – Volvo 164, somewhere near Alingsås? (Photography by Bernt Lindström for Studio Wezäta)
1968 – Volvo 164, somewhere near Alingsås? (Photography by Bernt Lindström for Studio Wezäta)
Thomas Dirk Heere (D)
heeretd.myportfolio.com
Thomas Dirk Heere with a Volvo 780 at Schloss Bürgeln in Schliengen, Germany (1985).
Thomas Dirk Heere with a Volvo C70 Coupé at Falck Århus HQ on Brendstrupgårdsvej in Århus, Danmark (1996). According to Thomas, “one of my most beautiful photos of light and elegant architecture”.
Thomas Dirk Heere with a Volvo 960 GLE Sedan at Hôtel de région Occitanie in the Antigone district on Avenue du Pirée in Montpellier, France (1991).
Thomas Dirk Heere with a Volvo V70R AWD in Laser Blue at La Taverna del Barbarossa Ristorante @latavernadelbarbarossa at Localita Casanova on SP 146 Casanova 6/c in San Quirico D’Orcia near Sienna in Tuscany, Italy (1999).
Håkan Ludwigson (SE)
ludwigson.com
Håkan Ludwigson with Volvo S40 at West 4th Street in Downtown LA in Los Angeles, USA (2006).
‘Photographs from an open car’ with Volvo C70 by Håkan Ludwigson (2006)
Assigned by Volvo / Göteborgstryckeriet, 2006
Images depicting the proximity to nature, people and experiences when traveling in a convertible. Photographed from the passenger seat while traveling in Australia, the United States, Hong Kong and several countries in Europe.
‘Photographs from an open car’ with Volvo C70 by Håkan Ludwigson (2006)
‘Photographs from an open car’ with Volvo C70 by Håkan Ludwigson (2006)
‘Photographs from an open car’ with Volvo C70 by Håkan Ludwigson (2006)
‘Photographs from an open car’ with Volvo C70 by Håkan Ludwigson (2006)
Bo Hylén (SE)
bohylen.com
Bo Hylén with Volvo XC70 with a Cessna U206F Stationair ZK-DWM floatplane at mountain lake somewhere near Invercargill in New Zealand (2011).
Bo Hylén with Volvo XC70 with a Seaplane at mountain lake somewhere in New Zealand, but where?
Bo Hylén with Volvo XC70 with a Seaplane at mountain lake somewhere in New Zealand, but where?
Bo Hylén with Volvo V50 at Walt Disney Concert Hall on 111 South Grand Ave in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸 (2005).
Lennart Ström (SE)
lennartstrom.se
Lennart Ström with Volvo C70 at Filmstaden on Hötorget in Stockholm (1997)
Lennart Ström with Volvo V40 at Spiaggia di Seno dell’Arena near Trapani, Italy (1997).
Mats Cordt (D)
matscordt.com
Mats Cordt (2011) with Volvo V70 on Fort Street in Auckland – New Zealand
Mats Cordt (2011) with Volvo V70 on Slope Point Rd in Catlins – New Zealand
Mats Cordt (2011) with Volvo S80 L on bridge in Shanghai China
Patrik Johäll (SE)
patrikjohall.com and superstudio.com
Patrik Johäll with Volvo XC90 T8 R-design in Copenhagen.
Patrik Johäll with Volvo S90 at De Gamles By on Alléen near Nørre Allé on Nørrebro in København or Copenhagen, Denmark.
Patrik Johäll with Volvo S90 R-Design on rooftop of Jeudan Parkering on Dronningens Tværgade 4 in Copenhagen
Patrik Johäll with Volvo XC60 at Lilla Bergsgatan in Göteborg, Sweden.
Calle Stoltz (SE)
minkmgmt.com
Calle Stoltz with Volvo V60 on Pryssgränd in Stockholm
Calle Stoltz with Zlatan Ibrahimović and Volvo XC60 at Stora Sjöfallet in Sweden
Calle Stoltz with Volvo V40 at the Wiener Caféet on Biblioteksgatan and Mäster Samuelsgatan in Stockholm.
Oliver Paffrath (D)
www.oliver-paffrath.com
Oliver Paffrath with Volvo V40 at Café Iruña in Bilbao, Spain
Oliver Paffrath with Volvo V40 R-Design at Caja Vital Kutxa Bank HQ on La Biosfera Ibilbidea in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava in Spain.
Marc Trautmann (D)
www.marctrautmann.com
Marc Trautmann with Volvo XC90 at Hudson Street in Cape Town – South Africa
Marc Trautmann with Volvo V50 at Strand St in Cape Town, South Africa
Nick Simonite (USA)
www.nicksimonite.com
Nick Simonite with Volvo S90 at Pasadena House on Heatherside Rd in Pasadena, Los Angeles, USA
Nick Simonite with Volvo S90 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn Heights in New York, USA.
Henri ter Hall (NL)
www.terhall.com
Henri ter Hall with Volvo 960 at Capo Sant’ Alessio near Forza d’Agrò on the Taormina coast in 1994
Henri ter Hall with Volvo 66 GL and DL in 1980
Henri ter Hall with Volvo 343 GL and 345 GL in 1980
Henri ter Hall with Volvo 66 GL at Rogiertunnel in Brussel – B
Henri ter Hall with Volvo 343 at Rogiertunnel in Brussel – B
Nicke Johansson (SE)
nickejohansson.com
Nicke Johansson – Volvo 1800S with Pelle Petterson at Sockerbruket in Göteborg
Nicke Johansson – Volvo 1800S with Pelle Petterson at Sockerbruket in Göteborg
Marlyne Curtet & Patrick Curtet (FR – USA)
curtet.com
Marlyne Curtet & Patrick Curtet – Volvo S90 in Pasadena, Los Angeles
Marlyne and Patrick Curtet – Volvo S90 on Grand Lower Ave in Los Angeles, USA.
Marlyne Curtet & Patrick Curtet – Volvo S60 Inscription on Long Island, NY
Marlyne Curtet & Patrick Curtet – Volvo V60 n Long Island, NY
Magnus Mårding (SE)
www.magnusmarding.com
Magnus Mårding – Volvo V40 in Copenhagen
Magnus Mårding – Volvo V40 in Stockholm
Magnus Mårding – Volvo XC90 in Stockholm
Magnus Mårding – Volvo XC90 in Stockholm
Marcel Pabst (SE)
www.marcelpabst.se
Marcel Pabst – Volvo XC60 & Volvo P1800
Marcel Pabst – Volvo XC90 in Italy
Marcel Pabst – 2015 Volvo V40 in Stockholm
Marcel Pabst – 2015 Volvo XC60 in Stockholm
Marcel Pabst – Volvo V60 in Aalsgaarde, Denmark
Bruce Benedict (USA)
www.brucebenedictphoto.com
Bruce Benedict with Volvo XC40 R-Design at Mean-Eyed Cat Bar on West 5th Street in Austin Texas USA
Bruce Benedict with Volvo S90 at W Lake Dr in Montauk on Long Island, USA
Bruce Benedict – 2016 Volvo V60 Cross Country
Bruce Benedict – 2016 Volvo V60 Cross Country
Daniel Blom (SE)
www.danielblom.com
Daniel Blom with Volvo XC40 at Bondegatan and Östgötagatan in Stockholm Sweden
Daniel Blom with Volvo XC40 at Torkels Terrass on Torkel Knutssonsgatan in Stockholm
Nigel Harniman (UK)
www.harniman.com
Nigel Harniman – 2006 Volvo S60
Nigel Harniman – 2010 Volvo C30
Nigel Harniman – 2011 Volvo XC70
Sam Christmas (UK)
samchristmas.co.uk
Sam Christmas with Volvo V90 Cross Country at Quiraing on Skye in Scotland, UK
Sam Christmas with Volvo V90 Cross Country at Double Sea Arch at Ardmore Point on Skye in Scottland UK
Sam Christmas with Volvo V90 Cross Country
Sam Christmas with Volvo V90 Cross Country
Thomas Motta (D)
www.thomasmotta.com
Thomas Motta – 2013 Volvo V40 Cross Country
Thomas Motta – 2014 Volvo S60
Thomas Motta – 2015 Volvo XC60
Magnus Cramer (SE)
www.magnuscramer.com
Magnus Cramer – 2012 Volvo V60 D6 Plug-in Hybrid
Magnus Cramer – 2012 Volvo XC90
Henrik Ottosson (SE)
www.henrikottosson.se
Henrik Ottosson – 2014 – Volvo S60 at Carrer d’Angel J Baixeras in Barcelona, Spain
Henrik Ottosson – 2014 – Volvo V70
Henrik Ottosson – 2009 Volvo XC60
Henrik Ottosson – 2009 Volvo XC60
Anatol Kotte (D)
www.anatol.de
Anatol Kotte – 2010 Volvo V50
Anatol Kotte – 2012 Volvo S80
Anatol Kotte – 2015 Volvo XC90
Anatol Kotte – 2015 Volvo V60 Cross Country
Felix Odell (SE)
www.felixodell.com
Felix Odell – 2015 Volvo XC60
Felix Odell – 2015 Volvo XC70
Peter Gehrke (SE)
www.adamsky.se & www.petergehrke.com
Peter Gehrke – 2012 Volvo V60
Peter Gehrke – 2013 Volvo V60
Peter Gehrke – 2012 Volvo XC90
Daniel Griffel (SE)
danielgriffel.com
Daniel Griffel: 2014 – Volvo P1800 (for Wallpaper*)
Stefan Isaksson (SE)
www.stefanisaksson.com
Stefan Isaksson: 2013 – Volvo Concept Coupé
Stefan Isaksson: 2013 – Volvo Concept Coupé
Peter Keil (D)
www.keil-photography.com
Peter Keil: 2010 – Volvo S60
Peter Keil: 2010 – Volvo S60
Peter Keil: 2010 – Volvo S60
Oscar Hyltbring (SE)
www.thisismade.se
Oscar Hyltbring – 2014 – Volvo Concept Estate on Bodilla färjan or ferry which runs in the Fårösundsleden from Fårösund to Fårö on Gotland, Sweden.
Lars Ardarve (SE)
www.ardarve.se
Lars Ardarve: 2015 – Volvo XC90 at Tarragona Spain
Lars Ardarve: 2012 – Volvo C30 Drive
Lars Ardarve: 2014 – Volvo XC60 at Fröya Norway
Lars Ardarve: 2012 – Volvo S60
Lars Ardarve: 2012 – Volvo C30 Electric
Dejan Sokolovski (SE)
www.dejansokolovski.com
Dejan Sokolovski: Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar
Dejan Sokolovski: 2016 – Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar
Dejan Sokolovski: 2016 – Volvo XC90
Dejan Sokolovski: 2016 – Volvo XC90
Glen Percival (SE)
www.glen-percival.fotosidan.se
Glen Percival with Volvo S60
Glen Percival (2015) Volvo V40 at Restaurant Italian Connection on Store Strandstræde in Copenhagen
Glen Percival (2015) Volvo V40 R-Design at Palægade in Copenhagen
Glen Percival (2015) – Volvo V40 on Uddevallabron near Uddevalla
David Ryle (UK)
davidryle.com
David Ryle (2016) Volvo V40 R-Design with Swedish composer Marie Rosenmir at Konserthuset Göteborg
David Ryle (2012) Volvo V40 at Kobetabidea Bidea in Bilbao
Oliver Stefan
www.branch.pl
Oliver Stefan (2012) Volvo V40 at Café Iruña in Bilbao
2012 – Volvo V40 R-Design at Caja Vital Kutxa Bank HQ
John Higginson (UK)
www.johnhigginson.co.uk
John Higginson (2012) with Volvo XC90 at Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte on Viale Giosuè Carducci in Viareggio in Lucca Tuscany in Italy 🇮🇹.
John Higginson (2012) with Volvo XC90 with Air Atlantique DC3 at Aeroporto Municipale di Massa-Cinquale on Via Intercomunale in Massa-Cinquale in Tuscany in Italy 🇮🇹.
John Higginson (2010) Volvo XC90 in Italy
John Higginson (2012) with Volvo XC90 R-Design and Volvo 1800 ES (1972) at Azienda Agricola Montechiaro di Alessandro Griccioli or Monte Chiaro Organic Chianti Winery on Strada di Montechiaro in Monte Chiaro near Pianella and Siena in Tuscany, Italy 🇮🇹.
Agnieszka Doroszewicz (D)
www.doroszewicz.com and www.behance.net/AgnieszkaDoroszewicz
Agnieszka Doroszewicz (2018) with Volvo S60 R-Design at Casa 1150 on corner of Carrer de Zurbano and Carrer del Castell in Cerdanyola del Vallès Barcelona Spain
Agnieszka Doroszewicz (2018) with Volvo S60 on Mjölnarvägen in Nacka, Stockholm
Agnieszka Doroszewicz (2018) with Volvo S60 on Mjölnarvägen in Nacka, Stockholm
Agnieszka Doroszewicz (2018) with Volvo S60 on Mjölnarvägen in Nacka, Stockholm
Agnieszka Doroszewicz (2019) with Volvo XC90 R-Design T8 Twin Engine at MS Museet for Søfart or MS Maritime Museum of Denmark at Ny Kronborgvej in Helsingør Danmark
Joe Windsor-Williams (UK)
joeww.com
Joe Windsor-Williams (2009) with Volvo S80 V8 AWD at S Colonnade and Upper Bank St on Canary Wharf London UK
Joe Windsor-Williams (2009) with Volvo S80 V8 AWD at 5 Aldermanbury Square on 5 Aldermanbury in Barbican London UK
Joe Windsor-Williams (2009) with Volvo S80 V8 AWD at Farnborough Airport on Business Aviation Centre in Farnborough UK
Joe Windsor-Williams (2013) with Volvo V40 R-Design at Osakidetza Delegación Territorial de Sanidad y Consumo de Bizkaia on Poza Lizentziatuaren Kalea in Bilbao, Spain 🇪🇸.
Joe Windsor-Williams (2013) with Volvo V40 at Arenal Ibilbidea on Areatzako Pasealekua in Bilbao 🇪🇸
Mikkel Vang (DK)
mikkelvang.com
Mikkel Vang (2014) with Volvo XC60 at Världskulturmuseet on Södra Vägen in Göteborg Sweden
Mikkel Vang (2014) with Volvo XC60 at Världskulturmuseet on Södra Vägen in Göteborg Sweden
John Wycherley (UK)
www.johnwycherley.com
John Wycherley (2019) with Volvo S60 T6 AWD R-Design at Trollstigen or Road 63 in Åndalsnes Norway
John Wycherley (2019) with Volvo S60 T6 AWD R-Design at Trollstigen Visitor Center in Åndalsnes Norway
Andrew Shaylor (UK)
shaylorphoto.com
Anton Watts (AUS)
antonwatts.com and @antonwatts
Anton Watts (2016) with Volvo XC60 at Jofré store on Carrer de Bori i Fontestà 2 in Barcelona, Spain.
Anton Watts (2016) with Volvo S60 at Forum in Barcelona, Spain
Anton Watts (2016) with Volvo S60 at Forum in Barcelona, Spain
Anton Watts (2016) with Volvo V60 at C/ de Tànger in Barcelona, Spain
Anton Watts (2016) with Volvo V60 at C/ de Tànger in Barcelona, Spain
Ross Jukes (UK)
rossjukesphoto.com
Andreas Ackerup (SE)
www.adamsky.se & www.ackerup.com
Andreas Ackerup (2006) with Volvo 3CC at Restaurang Bamboo on Skeppsbroplatsen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.
Andreas Ackerup (2006) with Volvo 3CC at Restaurang Bamboo on Skeppsbroplatsen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.
Paul Barshon (USA)
www.paulbarshon.com & instagram.com/paulbarshon
Paul Barshon with Volvo S90 Inscription at Miro Restaurant on Figueroa and Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles, USA 🇺🇸
Paul Barshon with Volvo S90 Inscription at New Gerald Desmond Bridge on 710 or Seaside Fwy in Long Beach, USA 🇺🇸
Daniel Ahlgren (Sweden)
danielahlgren.com & instagram.com/danielahlgren
Daniel Ahlgren with Volvo EX30 Cross Country at Sundsnäs Volvo Cross Country Cabin at Sundsnäs in Sörbyn, Gunnarsbyn, Sweden 🇸🇪.
February 21st, 2015
Overview of the evolution of McLaren race cars in the Formula One; from their beginning in 1966 with the McLaren BRM M2B and Bruce McLaren as driver untill the current 2015 season with the McLaren Honda MP4-30 and Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button as drivers.
Click image to enlarge or visit my McLaren F1 1966 – 2015 page with detailed information.
February 21st, 2015
Overview of the evolution of Williams Grand Prix race cars in the Formula One; from their beginning in 1974 with the Williams Ford FW01 and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Gijs van Lennep, Arturo Merzario, Tom Belso, Ian Scheckter and Francois Migault as their drivers untill the current 2015 season with the Williams Martini Racing Mercedes FW37 and Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas as drivers.
Click image to enlarge or visit my Williams Grand Prix F1 1974 – 2015 page with detailed information.
February 21st, 2015
Overview of the evolution of Ferrari race cars in the Formula One; from their beginning in 1950 with the Ferrari 125 and Alberto Ascari, Raymond Sommer, Luigi Villoresi and Peter Whitehead as their drivers untill the current 2015 season with the Ferrari F15T and Sebastian Vettel & Kimi Räikkönen.
Click image to enlarge or visit my Ferrari F1 1950 – 2015 page with detailed information.
February 14th, 2015
International Volvo Photo Locations Part 154
2015 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley, USA 🇺🇸
2015 – Volvo V60 Cross Country at Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley, USA 🇺🇸
2015 – Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley – USA
2015 – Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley – USA
2015 – Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley – USA
2015 – Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley – USA
2015 – Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley – USA
2015 – Wine Cave at Calistoga Ranch on Lommel Road in Calistoga, Napa Valley – USA
Calistoga Ranch was a luxury Napa resort tucked into a private canyon in the Upper Napa Valley, just outside the historic town of Calistoga. It can be found at 580 Lommel Rd, Calistoga, CA 94515, USA.
This private Calistoga vineyard retreat was an Auberge Resort located in a secluded canyon in the Napa Valley with 157 acres of mountainside hiking trails and its own private lake. Individual guest lodges provide an indoor/outdoor living experience, complete with outdoor bath gardens. A lakeside restaurant and 24-hour in-lodge dining accommodate any eating schedule. Spa treatments in The Bathhouse add to the experience of relaxation. Calistoga Ranch, which included 48 guest houses, hiking trails, a vineyard, shops and other luxury amenities, opened in 2004 as a 157-acre destination resort.
2015 – Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley.
Unfortunately, in the last days of September and early days of October 2020, Calistoga Ranch, was destroyed by the devastating California Glass Fires (more).
Calistoga is at the north end of the Napa Valley Calistoga AVA, part of California’s Wine Country. There are numerous wineries within a short drive. The city allows visitors to see wine country as it was before freeways and fast food—only two-lane roads lead there and fast food franchises are banned by law.
Calistoga is very motorcycle-friendly, and the roar of loud bikes can be heard in and around the town on most weekends. Citations are not issued by police to owners of loud bikes, as the town wants to extend a welcome rather than discourage visitors on two wheels.
Calistoga itself is noted for its hot springs spas such as Calistoga Spa Hot Springs. A local specialty is immersion in hot volcanic ash, known as a mud bath. Nearby attractions include an artificial geothermal geyser known as the “Old Faithful of California” or “Little Old Faithful”. The geyser erupts from the casing of a well drilled in the late 19th century. According to Dr. John Rinehart in his book A Guide to Geyser Gazing, a man had drilled into the geyser in search for water. He had actually “simply opened up a dead geyser”.
2024 – Calistoga Ranch Wine Cave after the fire
2024 – Calistoga Ranch Wine Cave after the fire
2020 – Calistoga Ranch Wine Cave before the fire
2020 – Calistoga Ranch before the fire
More information on sb-architects.com, facebook.com/CalistogaRanch, calistogaranch.aubergeresorts.com, wikitravel.org, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auberge_Resorts and en.wikipedia.org.
January 31st, 2015
Volvo Photo Locations Part 154
2014 – Volvo XC60 at Bergsbrunna near Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden 🇸🇪.
2014 – Volvo XC60 at Bergsbrunna near Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden 🇸🇪.
2014 – Volvo XC60 at Bergsbrunna near Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden 🇸🇪.
2015 – Bergsbrunna, south of Uppsala in Uppland (Google Streetview)
Bergsbrunna is a neighborhood in Uppsala, the area belongs to Southeastern city, located 7 km from the center of Uppsala. Bergsbrunna included in the urban area Sävja.
Railway Uppsala and Stockholm pass through Bergsbrunna. Until the 1970s, the trains stop at Bergsbrunna railway station, this station is now closed. Bergsbrunna is a residential area, with primary school Uppsävjaskolan. Secondary school is in nearby Sävja S.
Bergsbrunna was the former site of the village of Ekeby in the parish of Danmakrs Socken, at the earliest spoken of 1347 (‘the Ekeby’), then Archbishop Hemming and chapter house in Uppsala switched to a farm here. 1349 changed Birger Jonsson Job (fool’s head) in Uppsala remove ground in Ekeby to the cathedral, which was added to the 1347 acquisition. 1376 had Uppsala Cathedral five landbor in Ekeby. Ekeby Included 1541-68 a tax assessment unit, three St. Erik Homestead and two prebendehemman.
After the railway’s arrival came Bergsbrunna from the late 1800s to become an important center for the brick industry. Three brick factory has been in Bergsbrunna, the last of these, Bergsbrunna North brick factory was closed down in 1984.
Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea. It has an extremely short and strangely shaped land border with Åland, an autonomous province of Finland, on the small uninhabited island of Märket in the Baltic.
2015 – Made By Sweden – Made By Uppland – Volvo Sweden 2015 winter campaign.
The name literally means up land, a name which is commonly encountered in especially older English literature. Its Latinised form, which is occasionally used, is Uplandia.
The traditional provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purposes, but are historical and cultural entities. The corresponding administrative county, or län, is Uppsala County, which occupies the larger part of the territory. The bulk of the population, however, is within Stockholm County. Minor parts of the province are also in Västmanland County, Gävleborg County and Södermanland County.
Arms granted in 1560. Historically Uppland ranked as a duchy and the coat of arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: “Gules, a Royal Orb Or gemmed of the field and Azure with the cross bottoned Argent.” Despite the fact that the Uppsala län has a different name and a smaller territory it was granted the same coat of arms in 1940.
Uppland was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. Within Roslagen they were called skeppslag (which roughly means “ship district”), and in the rest of the province hundreds. The abovementioned districts and cities have no administrative function today.
More information at sv.wikipedia.org, www.upplandia.se and http://visituppland.se/.
January 31st, 2015
Volvo Photo Locations Part 153
1928 – Volvo PV4
2015 – Packhusplatsen 4 in Göteborg (Google Streetview)
2015 – Packhusplatsen 4 in Göteborg (Google Streetview)
Packhusplatsen is a square in the district Nordstaden at the South River Bank of the river Göta in Göteborg. At the riverbank you’ll find Casino Cosmopol. Until 1925, Posthuset (Postal house) was located at the square and the first Sahlgrenska Hospital was where the at Sillgatan (now Postgatan). The hospital was here between 1782-1823. The building was demolished around 1900.
The square got its name in 1883 after the customs and warehouse (Stora Tullhuset” eller “Tull- och Packhuset” at the wharf which was completed January 7, 1866 and became operational in April of that year, after drawings by Frans Jacob Heil Born, today the building houses a casino. In 1911 the house of Ernst Krüger and 1925 by Karl Bengtsson when the building got its present appearance against Packhusplatsen.
1914 – Hotell Hembygden in Göteborg
The building in the photo is Packhusplatsen 4 / Postgatan 1 in block 13 “Gamla Tullen” – five-storey brick and stone, built in 1898 and designed by architect Hjalmar Cornilsen. Hotell AB Hembygden took over the property in 1910, and in 1920 the Swedish American Line took over. The hotel section name was subsequently Beach Hotel until 1945, and in 1950 the property was purchased by AB Broströmia. Beginning in 2003 rebuilt the property’s apartments.
More information at sv.wikipedia.org, www.alltidgot.com and brfhembygden.se.
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