Volvo History

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Volvo Logo History:

    http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/volvo_logo.shtml

        From Latin- translates to: "I Roll"         Alchemy symbol for Iron Ore


Volvo Car History:
Volvo founders: Gustaf Larson (left), Assar Gabrielsson (right)
http://www.volvocars.com/us/about/our-company/heritage

History of Volvo since 1927 ‎‎(~9 Minutes)‎‎


Thirty Year History of Volvo by Assar Gabrielsson (PDF): 

Volvo Cars North America News Room:
https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us

Volvo Cars:
International
http://www.volvocars.com/intl/about/our-company/heritage 
US: Link no longer available

Volvo Group Global (updated link):
http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo%20group/history/pages/history.aspx

Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Cars

Swede Car:
http://www.swedecar.com/volvo_history.htm:

Enthusiast Personal Page:
http://www.rhodyman.net/volvo.html


Volvo History Parade
Volvo Cars (Left to Right): 240, 832, 544, 654, ÖV4 Jakob

Volvo Cars Model Information:
Includes information on production, technical specifications, and an illustration
http://www.volvocars.com/intl/about/our-company/heritage/heritage-models


Volvo Cars Heritage News and Information:
http://www.volvocars.com/intl/about/our-company/heritage/heritage-news


Volvo Model Timeline
1920s-1950s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_%C3%96V_4


Type 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Cabriolet
ÖV 4


Sedan
PV 4 PV650 Series

PV444 PV544


PV51-PV56

Amazon/120/130
Luxury Car

PV 36
PV 60
Estate car



Duett
Sports car



P1900
Taxicab
TR670 Series PV800 Series

Volvo Model Timeline
1960-present

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Cars

Table is too wide for this website see link above or below.

Alternate 1960s-present Volvo Model Timeline:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Volvo_cars_timeline

Volvo Cars Model History Overviews:
https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/models/heritage

Collectible Cars: Vintage Volovs Earn Their Stripes (Ask the General Who Owns One)
Article in the New York Times, Published March 4, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/automobiles/collectibles/04VOLVO.html
If that doesn't work, here is the link in Sac Volvo Club File Cabinet:
NYTimes-VintageVolvosEarnTheirStripes.pdf   (512k)

1967 Volvo P1800 from The Saint - Jay Leno's Garage

Other videos:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=volvo+history&search_type=

Autopia: Swedish Style Icon Turns 50 (1800; May 25, 2011):
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/a-swedish-style-icon-turns-50/


 

Volvo Cars in Motor Sport - New & Historical Racing Footage ‎(Eng. Version)‎

Longer video (~ 5 minutes) made in 2009.
Highlights C30 DRIVe cars.

 

The History of Volvo Racing

Shorter video (~2 minutes) made in 2010.
Features K-Pax Racing cars.


Volvo Cars and Polestar: A brief history of the partnership


Want more (current) racing information?

K-PAX Racing Homepage:

Polestar Homepage:


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