I rest my case about an old 240 being a good first car
(see Aug. 11, 2009 entry and August 19, 2009 entry) Hopefully you’ve listened at least one time to these two yahoo’s, Click and Clack, who usually waste a perfectly good hour of my Saturday morning when I tune in to National Public Radio. I think they have something like four million listeners, allegedly. People call [...]
XC60: Finalist for 2010 International Car Of The Year
INTERNATIONAL CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS JURY ANNOUNCES TOP 3 NOMINEES for 2010 DETROIT- October 28, 2009 – Car lovers around the world fasten your seatbelts, as the top contenders for the 2010 International Car and Truck of the Year (ICOTY) battle it out in a race to the finish line. The ICOTY jury is [...]
Actor Colin Firth to receive Volvo-sponsored humanitarian award
COLIN FIRTH TO RECEIVE VOLVO-SPONSORED HUMANITARIAN AWARD FROM BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION ARTS/L.A. LOS ANGELES (Oct. 27, 2009) – Internationally recognized actor Colin Firth will receive the prestigious British Academy of Film & Television Arts/Los Angeles Humanitarian Award Presented by Volvo on Nov. 5 at the annual BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards gala. Firth is [...]
Something nice to watch – next generation S60
You know, there are times when music, images, and story just seem to be so interwoven that it is like watching someone play the piano and seeing music in colors. As with Scandinavian design, this piece seems so very Swedish. There is also a brief piece where Peter Horbury meets Mr. Armagan. I think that [...]
What Drives Edward
On November 20, the second movie in the Twilight Series, Twilight Saga: New Moon, will premiere in theaters worldwide. Our C30 was prominently featured in the first movie and in this next chapter of the Twilight series the XC60 will be the star. Now the cool part: we’ve created a unique online campaign that emphasizes [...]
We make tough wagons
In 1985, Wayne Baldwin (an SCCA Pro-Rally driver of a 142 sedan) asked me (mostly a motion sick navigator), if I’d like to “tag along” with him, a journalist, and a brand new 745 Turbo wagon for something called a “Cannonball Run.” How dumb of me if I refuse – how dumb of me to [...]
Scandinavian Design – Arne Jacobsen
Rarely do I really read a newspaper, but a few Sunday’s ago was different. Spending about two hours with a nice cup of coffee, good fresh bagel (raisin) with light cream cheese and a big slab of lox and the New York Times was such an enjoyable experience. Actually reading, not skimming, about the world [...]
A Movie Car – C70
Some years back we provided a couple of C70 coupes for the filming ‘The Saint’ with Val Kilmer. There were some good scenes, but it seems much ended up on the cutting room floor. The movie was OK; I’d give it two Herrings out of five. They did manage to total one of our hand-built, [...]
Doug Speck Interview with Dutch Mandel from AutoWeek
Enjoy! http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091006/VIDEOINT/910069992 Thanks, Dan
