So while researching my own family’s “Volvo history” I ran across several old black & white photos with our beloved cars in focus and sometimes out of focus. Regardless, they are just too cool not to share:
Category: Volvo History
The Saint
Your humble Editor grew up in Sweden and as American media was expensive for the state owned TV station, we ended up with a lot of shows from the UK. “The Saint” was one of them. My dad and I used to watch this show together.
Swedish License Plate Alphabet Soup
See that “O” as the first letter on the license plate? Many Volvo advertisements had “O” as the first letter as that was Göteborgs län (län=county), where the Volvo factory and headquarters were located. Continue reading “Swedish License Plate Alphabet Soup”
What?? Square air cleaners? On a vintage Volvo?
Of course you know of the round air cleaners that adorns your SU carburetors on your Volvo, they are almost a trademark. Continue reading “What?? Square air cleaners? On a vintage Volvo?”
Volvo P1800 in Marlboro Ad
Vintage Volvo Commercials
It is fun to see how manufacturers sold and marketed their goods in the old days. Continue reading “Vintage Volvo Commercials”
“Högerassymetriskt halvljus”
“Högerassymetriskt halvljus” Huh?? Continue reading ““Högerassymetriskt halvljus””