Tag Archives: Volvo

1930s / 2017 Shanghai Auto Show / Swedish / Volvo

Live from the Shanghai Auto Show: Volvo PV652

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

Introduced in 1929, the PV650-series was the very first Volvo powered by a six-cylinder engine. Continue reading →

1970s / 1980s / Swedish / Volvo

40 years ago: Volvo introduces the 262C

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Ronan Glon • 4 Comments

The 262C was built to shake Volvo’s staid reputation. Continue reading →

1950s / 1960s / Swedish / Volvo

How Volvo almost turned the Amazon into a factory-built hot rod

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Ronan Glon • Leave a comment

“There were plans to put a V8 in an Amazon,” says Volvo. Continue reading →

1960s / Rewind / Swedish

Rewind to Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 1960s (part one)

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Ronan Glon • 4 Comments

We’d happily drive home in the Saab 92 — how about you? Continue reading →

1950s / 1960s / 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / 2000s / 2010s / American / Audi / BMW / Chevrolet / Citroen / Czech / Ford / German / Jeep / Mercedes-Benz / Opel / Saab / Skoda / Swedish / Travel / Volkswagen / Volvo

Travel: Ran When Parked visits Sweden

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ronan Glon • 7 Comments

Old cars are a way of life in Sweden, especially in the more rural areas. Continue reading →

1960s / Rewind / Swedish

Rewind to Stockholm, Sweden, in the middle of the 1960s

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Ronan Glon • 4 Comments

What car(s) can you identify in these 1960s images of Stockholm, Sweden? Continue reading →

1960s / Rust in peace / Swedish / Volvo

Rust in peace: Volvo Amazon

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Ronan Glon • 3 Comments

A man I bought a Beetle from directed me to this Volvo Amazon hiding in plain sight in the middle of Lyon, France. Continue reading →