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Volvo Photo Locations Part 81

1929 – Volvo PV4 (source)

2012 – Stationsplan in Kristinehamn (Google Streetview)

Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern. To be precise, it is situated where the small rivers Varnan and Löt drain into the lake.

Kristinehamn is located exactly in the middle of Oslo, Stockholm and Gothenburg with 250 km to each of them.

By the shores of lake Vänern stands this 15 meter high Pablo Picasso statue since 1965. The statue was concipated from Picasso, but built and inaugurated without him visiting the construction site. Picasso never visited Kristinehamn. Its 15 meters make it the tallest Picasso Sculpture in the world.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 75

2013 – Volvo S80 at Sverige Radio on Pumpgatan in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2011 – Volvo S80 Summum at Kanalhuset on Pumpgatan in Lindholmen, Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2010 – Volvo C30 DRIVe at Sverige Radio on Pumpgatan in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2010 – Volvo C30 DRIVe (UK) at Sverige Radio on Pumpgatan in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2010 – Volvo C30 DRIVe at Sverige Radio on Pumpgatan in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2010 – Volvo C30 DRIVe (UK) at Sverige Radio on Pumpgatan in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Sverige Radio (originally Hasselbladshuset or Kanalhuset) on Pumpgatan in Göteborg, Sweden.

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 to typical Swedish interior design and ergonomics.

The Hasselbladshuset building was honoured with the best building award in Göteborg in 2006 according to Expressen (GT).

After summer 2007 the Swedish Television, Swedish Radio and the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company moved into the former Hasselblad building at Pumpgatan.
The glass part of the building, which was used by Hasselblad as both office space and manufacturing area, houses now offices and studios. The lower part of the building, used by Hasselblad as manufacturing area and warehouse, is now used to accommodate television and radio studios.

The original design by Krook & Tjäder Architects had the building some 14 meters longer along the quay. This extra space the original design would have provided is now needed again to meet the requirements of Swedish Radio, and Stefan Tjäder is asked to stretch the building accordingly.

The building formerly known as “Hasselbladshuset” changed its name to “Kanalhuset” – both “Channel House” and “Canal House” since the Swedish television and radio moved in.

See also Historical Hasselblad Points of Interest for Visitors to Göteborg

Volvo Photo Locations Part 55

1926 - Volvo ÖV4 (One of the ten prototypes)

1938 – Volvo PV658

2012 - Stora Torg in Halmstad

2013 – Stora torg in Halmstad (Google Streetview)

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 that was ready on July 25 Jakob’s name-day. All 10 prototypes were assembled in Stockholm at the company AB Galco, Hälsingegatan 41 where Gustav Larson worked at that time. Only one of the 10 pre-series cars manufactured during 1926 was saved for posterity and is housed in Volvo Museum, in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Stora torget is the main square and the heart of Halmstad. Here is S:t Nikolai kyrka from the 1300s, after the fire of 1619 the only preserved medieval building.
In the old half-timbered house from the 1700s, which was once the hospital is now the restaurant – nightclub Wärdshuset Tre Hjärtan (Three Hearts), the name taken from the arms of the city. The square is decorated by Carl Milles celebrated fountain Europe and the Bull.
But the square is also a lively center with market trade and taxi stand, surrounded by shops and restaurants.

Halmstad’s rådhuset or city hall is located on the south side of Stora Torg in Halmstad and was designed by the architects Yngve Ahlbom and Nils Sterner and inaugurated on September 18th 1938. The expansion in the south, towards the castle, designed by Carl Nyrén and was completed in 1982.

More information on en.wikipedia.org.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 74

1928 – Volvo PV4 on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1928 – Volvo PV4 on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1956 – Volvo Sport P1900 on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1956 – Volvo Sport P1900 on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2021 – Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen Göteborg (Google Streetview)

1927 – Volvo ÖV4 at Stora Dammen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1927 – Volvo ÖV4 at Stora Dammen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1927 – Volvo ÖV4 at Stora Dammen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1956 – Volvo Sport P1900 at Stora Dammen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1956 – Volvo Sport P1900 at Stora Dammen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2021 – Stora Dammen in Slottsskogen Göteborg (Google Streetview)

1959 – Volvo Amazon & Volvo PV544 (USA)

1959 – Volvo PV544 USA and Volvo 122 Amazon in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144 at Stora Holm testbana.

1967 – Volvo 144 & Volvo 121-122 S Amazon on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 144 & Volvo 121-122 S Amazon on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

1967 – Volvo 121 122 S Amazon on Björngårdsvägen in Slottsskogen in Göteborg, Sweden 🇸🇪.

2012 – Slottskogen in Göteborg (Google Streetview)

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 September.

Much of the park is given over to natural parkland with native trees such as linden, beech, maple and various species of oak. The Dawn Redwood and stately Serbian spruce are a few examples of the more exotic plants on display. The azaleas are not native but have become famous in Slottskogen.

More information on sv.wikipedia.org and goteborg.se.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 62

1937 – Volvo PV51 Cabriolet

2012 – Karlbergs slott in Solna

2016 – Karllbergs Slott in Solna, Stockholm

Karlbergs slott or Karlberg Palace is a palace by the Karlberg Canal on the border of Stockholm in Solna. The palace, built in 1630 and the oldest in Solna municipality, today houses the Military Academy Karlberg.
Notwithstanding the palace remains a military institution, the park is accessible to the public and is open 06-22 daily.

The park, dating back to the 17th century, has suffered gradual encroachment. During the 1860s, the north-eastern corner was cut off by the railway, and a century later Essingeleden and other motorways had their shares. The exterior of the palace was however restored in the 1980s. Furthermore, in 2001 an archaeological examination of a nearby burial site, associated with one of the villages out of which Karlberg once was created, unveiled fragments of runestones — including one from an image stone and another featuring the proto-Norse Elder Futhark. Karlberg Palace is owned by the government of Sweden, and is managed by the Swedish Fortifications Agency.

Gustaf Nordbergs Vagnfabrik AB of Sweden from Stockholm, built a number of special custom Volvos using various different chassis designs. On occasion the Nordbergs body would be completely different, but in the case of this PV51, only minor changes were made. The first of which was that the roof was removed to make yet another Volvo convertible.

2015 – Volvo PV51 Cabriolet by Nordbergs at Göteborgs Auktionsverk

These custom PV51 convertibles were built in 1937, and added to the Nordbergs’ already high esteem in the coach-building industry. The cars were of exceptional quality, and Nordbergs went on to create custom open-top’s of the PV61 and PV445 as well.

More information on sv.wikipedia.org, www.slottsguiden.info website.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 82

1926 – Volvo ÖV4 Jakob

1926 - Volvo ÖV4 (one of the ten prototypes)

2012 - Bårekulla near Landvetter (Google StreetView)

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 that was ready on July 25 Jakob’s name-day. All 10 prototypes were assembled in Stockholm at the company AB Galco, Hälsingegatan 41 where Gustav Larson worked at that time. Only one of the 10 pre-series cars manufactured during 1926 was saved for posterity and is housed in Volvo Museum, in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 73

1957 – Volvo P1900 (source)

2012 – Kungsgatan 1 in Varberg (Google Streetview)

Caltex (name formed by California and Texas) was an American oil company. Caltex Oil was formed as a joint venture in the 1930s as a collaboration initiated between the U.S. The Texas Company, Texaco, who also was active in Europe and needed a partner for oil deliveries to refineries there, and the American Standard Oil Company of California, Socal, who had oil resources in the Arab world.
Because of World War II, it took until 1947 before the Caltex-signs appeared in Sweden. In Sweden transferred Texaco’s operations in Caltex Oil AB, but in 1967 was transferred Caltex European operations back in Texaco in Sweden was represented by Texaco Oil.

The Caltex logo can still be found in Sweden, mainly on nostalgic motor circuits or from so-called ‘raggare’. Today there are two historic Caltex stations left in Sweden. One is in Mörarp and houses a Puch museum. The second is in Älvsbyn and is preserved with pumps and a souvenir shop.

Photo source: Hallands Nyheter

Volvo Photo Locations Part 61

1992 – Volvo 850 at Guldkällestigen with view on Älvsborgsbron in Göteborg

2012 – Guldkällestigen with view on Älvsborgsbron in Göteborg

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 towers (“main span”) is 417 metres, while the clearance below the bridge is 45 metres. The pylons are 107 metres tall making the bridge one of Gothenburg’s most prominent landmarks.

The bridge was painted green for the 1995 World Championships in Athletics which Gothenburg hosted. Work started in 1993 and used about 36,000 litres of paint.

The bridge was the finish line for the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race.

More information on sv.wikipedia.org, goteborg.trafiken.nu and structurae.net

Volvo Photo Locations Part 60

2010 – Volvo S80 Royal Edition

2012 – Storkyrkan at Slottsbacken in Stockholm (Google Streetview)

Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of St. Nicholas), most commonly known as Storkyrkan (The Great Church) and Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral), is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic. Situated next to the Royal Palace, it forms the western end of Slottsbacken, the major approach to the Royal Palace, while the streets Storkyrkobrinken, Högvaktsterrassen, and Trångsund passes north and west of it respectively. South of the church is the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building facing the Stortorget square and containing the Swedish Academy, Nobel Library, and Nobel Museum.

Volvo Photo Locations Part 54

1935 - Volvo PV658

2012 - Rådhusgatan in Västervik near Kalmar (Google StreetView)

Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its current strategically important location, close to the castle of Stegeholm. In the ensuing centuries Västervik suffered attacks from hostile armies. It was more or less completely destroyed five times between 1450 and 1677. Despite this, king Gustav Vasa established a ship industry here in the 16th century, from which ships sailed to Germany and the Baltic countries, and from the 17th century they sailed to Portugal too. In the 18th century a long period of peace allowed the ship industry to expand, increasing the ship routes down to the Mediterranean Sea.

Every year since 1966 there is a folk music festival in Västervik, at the ruins of the Stegeholm castle. The city still bases much of its industry on its harbour, and on the industries that were established as a result of it in the late 19th century. Recently, however, Västervik has suffered the closure of certain factories, notably Electrolux, with associated job losses. Being a summer town popular with yachtspeople, campers, daytrippers, and returning former residents, Västervik experiences an annual revival in July. Just outside Västervik, there is the static inverter of HVDC Gotland and Fårhultsmasten, a 335 m tall guyed mast used for FM/TV-transmission, which shares with three other masts the title of Sweden’s tallest structure.

The newspaper Västerviks Tidning is still being published today and is part of Norrköpings Tidningar. Skandinaviska Kreditaktiebolaget is today part of SEB.