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Volvo Photo Locations Part 131 The 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 towers (“main […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 127 Kyrkogatan is a street in the district Vallgraven in central Göteborgg. The street is about 600 meters long, ranging between Ekelundsgatan 10 and Östra Larmgatan 7. It is numbered from 1 to 60, and runs parallel to the larger Kungsgatan to the south and Drottninggatan to the north. The name […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 126 Lyckans väg is a street in Lorensbergs villastad or Lorensbergs residential area in Göteborg. The villas and a terraced houses are almost all built between 1913 and 1925. All but three buildings have stone with brick facades, and all contained large dwellings to 400 square meters. They are built mainly […]

VROM stands for Volvo Rendezvous & Owners Meeting and is a nonprofit organization that annually organizes a meeting for Volvo enthusiasts from around the world. Main sponsor is Volvo Cars Heritage. On August 11, the Volvo enthusiasts came together at the Volvo Museum in Göteborg. Enjoy my pictures! More photos at my album!

Volvo Photo Locations Part 110 Långedrag is area in the Älvsborg distric in western Göteborg. You can get here by tram from central Göteborg. The area go its name after the so-called Långedragsjullarna – sturdy and seaworthy wooden sailboats in several sizes ( J10, J14, J18, J22 and J26). Långedrag is also the home of […]

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 56 In 1957, the (then) new Volvo vice president, Gunnar Engellau, announced that he had stopped the production of the Volvo Sport P1900 because it was a poor quality Volvo, and not because it was a sports car. He also believed a sports car would be good for Volvo’s reputation in […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 75 In 2005 the photography company Hasselblad moved from central Göteborg to a newly built location on Pumpgatan in a ‘booming’ area known as Lindholmen where the major presence is Chalmers Technical University. The building exterior is quite nondescript industrial design but the interior is well designed and comfortable with attention […]

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 […]

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 […]