@guidof

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 142

2014 – Volvo V60 at E Owens Ave in Las Vegas, USA 🇺🇸

2014 – Volvo S60, V60 & XC60 at E Owens Ave in Las Vegas, USA 🇺🇸

2014 – Volvo S60, V60 & XC60 at E Owens Ave in Las Vegas, USA 🇺🇸

2014 – Volvo S60, V60 & XC60 at E Owens Ave in Las Vegas, USA 🇺🇸

2014 – E Owen Avenue in Las Vegas USA (Google Streetview)

2014 – E Owen Avenue in Las Vegas USA (Google Streetview)

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County.

Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and nightlife and is the leading financial and cultural center for Southern Nevada. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its consolidated casino–hotels and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, Las Vegas is the 31st-most populous city in the United States, with a population at the 2010 census of 583,756. The 2010 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 1,951,269.[4] The city is one of the top three leading destinations in the United States for conventions, business, and meetings.[6] Today, Las Vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.

Established in 1905, Las Vegas was incorporated as a city in 1911. At the close of the 20th century, Las Vegas was the most populous American city founded in that century (a distinction held by Chicago in the 19th century). The city’s tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. There are numerous outdoor lighting displays on Fremont Street, as well as elsewhere in the city.

Las Vegas also is used to describe the city along with areas beyond the city limits, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip, and the Las Vegas Valley. The 4.2 mi (6.8 km) stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard known as the Strip is in the unincorporated communities of Paradise, Winchester, and Enterprise.

More information on en.wikipedia.org, www.lasvegas.com and www.ilovelasvegas.se.

Between November 1986 and Januari 1999, I lived here at the Lijnbaansgracht in Amsterdam.

Some old and new photo’s from this place:

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 141

2012 – Volvo XC90

2012 – Volvo XC90

2014 – Tranøy lighthouse on Tranøy in Hamarøy, Norway

2004 – Tranøy Lighthouse (Painting by Atle Onar Knapskog)

Tranøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tranøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on the islet of Tranøy in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2.5 kilometres west of the village of Tranøy. The lighthouse here was originally built in 1864 and in 1991 the light was automated. The lighthouse has a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that is occulting three times every 10 seconds. The 27-metre round cast iron tower is painted red with one white horizontal band. The site includes a complete and well-preserved light station, including a 1-1/2 story duplex keeper’s house, generator house, boathouse, and farm buildings.

The present lighthouse was built in 1914 as the Moholmen Lighthouse in Vågan, but it was relocated here in 1936 and Moholmen was replaced by a shorter tower. Beginning in 1993, the Tranøy lighthouse station has been developed as a tourist attraction. The site is remarkably scenic, with a spectacular view across the Vestfjorden to the high mountains of the Lofoten islands. Tranøy Lighthouse is accessible by road, with a footbridge that leads to the lighthouse.

More information on tranoyfyr.no, www.lighthousesofnorway.com and en.wikipedia.org.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 140

2012 – Volvo XC90

2012 – Volvo XC90

2012 – Volvo XC90 (Volvo Drive Magazine .nl)

2014 – Lyngen Lodge in Djupvik, Olderdalen, Norway (Google Streetview)

The Lyngen Lodge is located in Djupvik, Olderdalen in northern Norway.

Lyngen is a municipality in the Region of Troms in Northern Norway. The municipality is characterized by the towering mountains that rise 1833 metres right up from the Arctic Ocean. Geographically, the municipality is a peninsula. There are some 3200 inhabitants in Lyngen.

High above the Arctic Circle of Northern Norway, Lyngen Lodge provides active people, families and business groups a unique combination of luxury accommodation, top quality cuisine and high emotion adventures into nature.

Lyngen Lodge is located in secluded woodland above the Lyngen Fjord, quoted by guests as “the most dramatic and spectacular coastal scenery ever seen” here the mountains meet the fjords and the unspoilt nature simply awaits to entertain you.

To reach the peninsula, there is a ferry from Breivikeidet in the borough of Tromsø to Svensby. The drive from Tromsø to Breivikeidet is about 50 minutes. From Svensby, there is 25 minutes’ drive to Lyngseidet. From Lyngseidet there is a ferry onwards to Olderdalen on the east side of Lyngen.

Alternatively you can take the longer land-only route, following the E8-E6-Rv868 all the way round Lyngenfjord. This is the route to take if you’re too early or late for the ferry.

More information on www.lyngenlodge.com and www.visitnorway.com.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 139

2014 – Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

2014 – Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

2014 – Ernie Wilkins Vej in Copenhagen, Denmark (Google Streetview)

2014 – Ernie Wilkins Vej in Copenhagen, Denmark (Google Streetview)

Ernie Wilkins Vej is a street in Copenhagen, Denmark. The street is located in Sluseholmen Canal District.

Sluseholmen Canal District (Danish: Sluseholmen Kanalby) is a residential development, located on Sluseholmen peninsula in the South Harbour area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The development comprises 1,350 apartments built on eight artificial islands, separated by dug-out canals. On each island is a closed block, 4-7 stories tall, surrounding a sheltered courtyard with public access. The houses frequently stand directly on the canals, while bridges, wharfs and “ghats” create direct contact to the water.
The development was designed by the Danish architecture firm Arkitema in collaboration with the Dutch architect Sjoerd Soeters but to ensure a varied cityscape, the facades of the individual townhouses were designed by 20 different architecture practices.

The Sluseholmen peninsula used to house heavy industry, including a Ford cars factory. As the industry left the area, a plan was conceived to develop Sluseholmen into a canal district. The plan was a result of a cooperation between Sjoerd Soeters, Arkitema, Port of Copenhagen and the City of Copenhagen. Construction started in 2004, the first residents moved in in 2007 and by 2008 development of the new canal district had been completed.

The general concept for the area was developed by Sjoerd Soeters and Arkitema with inspiration from the artificial island residential development in Amsterdam. Arkitema also developed the shell structures.
To ensure a varied cityscape, inspired by Copenhagen vernacular architecture from around 1900, the facades of the individual townhouses were designed by 20 different Danish architecture firms. Arkitema drew up a set of dogma, governing the materials used, colours and proportions of the facade designs. It was also decided that at least five different firms had to be involved in the design of each island. The result is lively and imaginative block housing, with individual houses highly diverse in appearance.

Sluseholmen used to be home to heavy industry, including a Ford cars factory. As the industry left the area, a plan was conceived to develop Sluseholmen into a canal district. The plan was a result of a cooperation between Sjoerd Soeters, Arkitema, Port of Copenhagen and the City of Copenhagen. Construction started in 2004, the first residents moved in in 2007 and by 2008 development of the new canal district had been completed.

Sluseholmen is the first application of the Sydhavn plan. The island is characterized by a panoramic view of the surrounding water and a more intimate inner side. The inner are is formed by a curved main canal and several short lateral canals. The large city blocks are laid out with one side toward the great expanse of water and the other sides toward these new canals. The outlines of the canals were kept to a minimum: a narrow quay runs along the sunny side of each canal, and the buildings stand directly on the water on the opposite side. The lateral canals are not straight; they have a bend, so that one cannot look down their entire length at once. By giving the main canal a curve, the nearby industrial and office buildings are also hidden from view. The long side of the curved main canal is oriented to the south. Gardens have been laid in the courtyards of the blocks, with parking garages underneath.

Each city block is made up of different dwelling types: apartment buildings are located along the water and individual canal houses made up of stacked maisonettes line the lateral canals. As on the Java Island, the different sections were worked out by different architects, Danish architects in this case. Architectural guidelines were set for materials, colours, spatial effects and building height, to ensure that each city block remains unified and fits in with the greater ensemble. The Danish architects were initially sceptical about this approach and objected that they were reduced – as they saw it – to ‘façade artists’. Now that the project is completed, however, they concede that this approach has produced good results.

More information on en.wikipedia.org, www.archdaily.com, www.soetersvaneldonk.nl and planergo.com.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 140

2014 – Volvo XC70 at Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC70 at Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Lappland, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC60 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC60 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare Sweden

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare Sweden

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare Sweden

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare Sweden

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Volvo XC70 on Ritsemvägen alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark in Gällivare, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2014 – Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark

Stora Sjöfallet is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, in Gällivare Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. The national park is 1278 km² and thereby the third largest in Sweden. It is located about 20 kilometers above the Arctic Circle and lies north and south of the lake system of the Lule River (which has been broken out of the park because of hydropower construction). It is situated by the Norwegian border.

The area was declared a national park in 1909. The national park is part of the Laponian area which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stora sjöfallet is also a part of Natura 2000 which is a network for protected areas in the European Union.

2013 – Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark

In the winter of 2014, Volvo was here to film for their Made by Sweden campaign with Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Volvo Cars, world-renowned Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimović and leading pop music producer Max Martin now join forces to celebrate Sweden in an exciting new marketing campaign. The cooperation between the three Swedish icons is based on a shared will to highlight Sweden’s nature and people.

More about the Made by Sweden campaign at www.volvocars.com and www.resume.se.

2013 – Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark

The national park is easiest to reach from the road from Porjus. The road passes Vietas and continues to the west end of the park. It is most appropriate to visit the park between March and September but other periods work as well. Kungsleden passes through the northern part of the national park. In the south part of the park there are no trails or cabins. Some attractions are the Count and the Countess, the Áhkká massif, the Áhkká terraces, Seven sisters and the Teusa-valley. Cabins can be found in some parts of the park. Otherwise accommodation can be found in Vietas and at Stora Sjöfallet’s mountain resort. Activities that are offered are fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, hiking and ice climbing.

2013 – Ritsemvägen in Gällivare alongside Akkajaure lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark

Akkajaure is the name of the huge lake within the Stora Sjöfallet national park, it is one of the largest reservoirs in Sweden. It lies at the headwaters of the Lule River in Norrbotten County, in Swedish Lappland. The lake formed after the construction of the first Suorva dam in 1913–1923. The rim of the current dam is at an elevation of 453 m. When full, the lake’s maximum depth is 92 m, and its mean depth is about 30 m. Because it is used for power generation, the lake depth fluctuates by up to 30 m.

2013 – Akkajaura lake in Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark

2013 – Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark

Stora Sjöfallet National Park stretches right across the high mountains, from the pine-forests in the south to the Norwegian border in the west. Sjaunja bird reserve, which borders the park, is the largest in Sweden and the largest marshland in Europe.

Stora Sjöfallet Mountain Centre is situated in alpine surroundings in the centre of Stora Sjöfallet National Park and the Laponia world heritage site. It is 140 kilometres from Gällivare along the beautiful Laponia Road (BD827). It provides a breathtakingly beautiful journey that is unlike any other. You can get here by coach or car. During certain times of the years there are even daily coaches to and from Gällivare.

Gällivare is situated 60 miles north of the arctic circle, in the middle of Lapland. It is not far to Gällivare, just two hours by plane from Stockholm. You can also get here in the same time by train or car from the coast.

More information at www.storasjofallet.com and en.wikipedia.org.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 139

2013 – Volvo C70 at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2013 – Röda Sten with art from Leo Pettersson under Älvsborgsbridge at Södra Älvstranden in Göteborg

2013 – Volvo C70 at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2013 – Röda Sten with art from Leo Pettersson under Älvsborgsbridge at Södra Älvstranden in Göteborg

2013 – Volvo C70 at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2013 – Volvo C70 at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2013 – Röda Sten Artcenter near Älvsborgsbridge at Södra Älvstranden in Göteborg

2013 – Röda Sten near Älvsborgsbridge at Södra Älvstranden in Göteborg

Röda Sten or Red Stone in english is a neighborhood in the district Sandarna in the port of Göteborg. It is located under the Älvsborgsbridge. The area has address “Röda Sten”.

The area is laden with history and remains from the Stone Age and of the medieval fortress of Älvsborg can be found. During the 18th century the ships of the Eastindia company were loaded here, and in the 19th century Scottish entrepreneurs founded and planned a local community with its own church surrounding the Carnegie sugar refinery and porter brewery.

Röda Sten Konsthall is today an exciting place for interaction between people of all ages and from all parts of the world. The center is situated in a popular recreational area visited by both inhabitants of Gothenburg and tourists.

2013 – Röda Sten near Älvsborgsbridge at Södra Älvstranden in Göteborg

Today this is a place full of vibrant cultural activities such as artists’ studios, dance studios and theatres and the Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad (KKV). Other neighbours of Röda Sten konsthall are Hotel Novotel, restaurant Sjömagasinet and a marina for vintage boats. All this set on the medieval grounds of the old fortress of Älvsborg.

2004 – Volvos covered with graffiti at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2004 – Volvos covered with graffiti at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2004 – Volvo XC90 covered with graffiti at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2004 – Volvo XC90 covered with graffiti at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2004 – Volvos S40 covered with graffiti at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2004 – Volvos covered with graffiti at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

More information at www.rodasten.com and en.wikipedia.org.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 138

1956 – Volvo PV544 at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1958 – Volvo P120A Amazon at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 123 GT Amazon at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 123 GT (Amazon) at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 123 GT Amazon at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 123 GT (Amazon) at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 123 GT Amazon at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 123 GT Amazon at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144 S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144 S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1968 – Volvo 144 Polis at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1968 – Volvo 145 at Stora Holm Proving Ground (here on the Belgian ‘kasseien’ stone street) in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1968 – Volvo 145 at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1971 – Volvo P1800 S at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1972 – Volvo VESC at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1973 – Volvo 145 at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1980 – Volvo Concept Car at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1980 – Volvo 345 at Stora Holm Proving Ground in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2013 – Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats on Hisingen

Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats is a traffic eduction center on Hisingen, north of Göteborg.

Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats is classic Volvo territory. Volvo performed road tests here for three decades, between 1955 and 1974. What was once the Volvo groups main skid-pad is now a modern traffic education center. Driving license students, professional drivers as well as private persons come here to get educated on how to be safe drivers.

1950 – In the mid-1950s, Volvo Cars began building its test track at Stora Holm, which would later become one of Sweden’s very first ice track. The new ice track has been completed here.

From the late 1950s to the early 1970s Volvo did most of their test-driving at Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats. Many of this times technical solutions were tested here. For example the historic safety milestone the “three-point seat belt” was tested here to thereafter be introduced to the market, be a success and also become industry standard. The two-circuit brake system was also barrier tested here. The two-circuit brake system lets the car keep a large part of the braking effect even if one part of the brake system should fail.

1966 – Volvo 144 at Stora Holm testbana (Still from video)

1966 – Volvo 144 at Stora Holm testbana.

2019 – Volvo veterans visited Stora Holm and discovered that the old crash wall was still there….

In the early 1970s the Volvo group had grown extensively and moved to its present and larger testing center in Hällered in 1974. Stora Holm was given to The City of Gothenburg under the prerequisite that Gothenburg’s traffic safety association would use it as a traffic education center. Stora Holms Trafikövningsplats has been operating as a corporation under de direction of NTF Väst since 2003. Through the years the company has developed into one of Europe’s largest educational traffic safety facilities.

2013 – Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats on Hisingen – Aerial View

Today Stora Holm offers tracks for advanced skid driving and other exercises in handling your vehicle. We also have the possibility to simulate many different accident scenarios, for example, sudden traffic obstacle.

Driving on a track and having an obstacle in the shape of moose pop up should be an eye-opener for you as a driver and is an effective way to give knowledge and insight about the significance of driving speed.

In 2013 Volvo Cars organised a large press meeting to demonstrate 6 new safety systems where about 300 journalists from international top media had the opportunity to test six safety systems of the future at Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats, Gothenburg.

The new safety systems: Autonomous Parking, Adaptive Cruise Control with Steer Assist, Road Edge and Barrier Detection with Steer Assist, Road Edge and Barrier Detection with Steer Assist, Pedestrian Detection with Auto Brake in Darkness and Animal Detection.

2013 – Voolvo V40 Autonomous Parking Test Vehicle

2013 – Volvo S60 Adaptive Cruise Control with Steer Assist

2013 – Volvo V70 Car 2 Car Communication

2013 – Volvo V70 Animal Detection

Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats is located at Holmvägen 55 in Hisingen, Gothenburg. Look out for the sign for Stora Holm Trafikövningsplats. The car park is located by the main building.

More information at www.storaholm.se, WEB_Stora-Holm-50.pdf and VolvoSPAevent2013_eng.pdf.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 137

1972 – Volvo 144

2014 – Västra Kustvägen in Ystad (Google Streetview)

2014 – Västra Kustvägen in Ystad (Google Streetview)

Västra Kustvägen in Ystad is a road in southern Sweden between Trelleborg and Ystad. The location is close to the side road towards Ruuthsbo called Ruuthsbovägen, coming from Trelleborg, just before Ystad.

Ystad is a town in Skåne, Sweden, with 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction. It is associated with the fictional detective Kurt Wallander whose stories, by Henning Mankell, are set primarily in Ystad and nearby communities.
In 1285, the town’s name was written Ystath. Its original meaning is not fully understood, but the “y” is probably related to an old word for the yew tree, while -stad is town, or place. In Danish times before 1658 the spelling was Ysted.

Ystad is the setting of the Swedish crime drama, “Wallander”.

2000 – Volvo XC70 driven by Wallander

Some of the main industries of the town are trade, handicraft and tourism, derived from being one of the best preserved medieval towns in the Scania province and its association with the Wallander detective novels. There is an active port with ferry and train services.

One of Sweden’s most well-preserved medieval monasteries, the greyfriars abbey, lies in Ystad. The town also has an additional large medieval church, the Church of the Virgin Mary (Mariakyrkan). Both are highly influenced by Gothic Hansa architecture (which can also be seen in churches around the Baltic Sea, for instance in Helsingborg, Malmö, and Rostock) and are among the best examples in Sweden of Brick Gothic. In addition, there are areas of surviving medieval town architecture. The city is also included in the European Route of Brick Gothic.

More information at www.visitsweden.com and en.wikipedia.org.

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 138

1958 – Volvo P958-X1 – P1800 prototype by Frua Turin

2011 – The former Frua Works at Via Agostino da Montefeltro in Turin, Italy (Google Streetview)

2016 – The former Frua Works at Via Agostino da Montefeltro in Turin, Italy (Google Streetview) The historic building is today almost gone.

1958 – Volvo P958-X1 – P1800 prototype by Frua Turin (Photography Gunnar Engelau)

1958 – Volvo P958-X1 Prototype

2012 – Via Agostino da Montefeltro in Turin – Italy (source)

2014 – Via Agostino da Montefeltro in Turin – Italy (Google Streetview)

Via Agostino da Montefeltro is a street in Turin in Italy. It was also the place where the Volvo P1800 was born. Here was the famous design study of Frua located, where Pelle Petterson ‘worked’ and make the sketches of the Volvo P1800. Here was also the first prototype shown to the management of Volvo.

1960 – llustration of the GHIA-OSI works at Via Agostino da Montefeltro (source)

In 1957 Volvo agreed to develop a car at the Italian chassisbuilder Frua (where Pelle Pettersson worked) because the idea a Italian designed car should boost the sales of the car a little. Helmer Petterson approached Frua (Turin, Italy). In 1957 Frua was taken over by Ghia (also located in Turin). Volvo went to Ghia for some sketches of the new car. Ghia and Frua made some sketches, but so did Petterson. The board of Volvo approved the sketches which later where from Pelle. Volvo VD Gunnar Engellau was furious: the new car wasn’t designed by a Italian designer, and how on earth should a designer who didn’t get a assignment design the new car?

But the clash was solved and Pelle Petterson could go on with his design but Frua was officially assigned with the project, which was called Project 958. In the meanwhile Frua left Ghia because Ghia had doubts about the origin of a other car Frua designed: the Renault Floride. Pelle Petterson also left Ghia and started working at the new company of Frua. Volvo also moved to Frua because the project was assigned to Frua and Volvo had nothing to do with Ghia.

At the end of 1957 Frua was building 3 prototypes based on Pelle Petterson’s design. When the first prototype (later known as P958-X1) was presented to the Volvo board in december 1957 the board was very pleased with the results. The final version of the car should be this car but with some modifications. The P958-X2 and P958-X3 were finished in the spring of 1958. To save some money the new car should use the mechanical parts of the Amazon, but would have a slightly shorter wheelbase.

More information on projektx3.blogspot.se, osicar.de, en.wikipedia.org and www.volvotips.com.