Volvo Historical Advertising
Check out these great, classic Volvo TV spots. A few of them I had never seen before, or at least do not remember. The first ad that stands out is our Stacking video that shows how strong our roofs are. Just after this was shot, winds from a hurricane were picking up and that stack [...]
Photograph
(Thanks Pasccal for these images.) 10 points if you can name the woman. 10 points if you can name the model Volvo. 100 points if you can name the model year of the Volvo.
Child Passenger Safety Week
In 1967, Volvo was the first auto manufacturer to introduce a child protection device for cars. (It’s hard to call it a seat, as it was more like a wrap-around steel shell with a nice covering.) The rearward facing position is still favored today, and it’s the best way to support a child during frontal [...]
Good Book to Add to your Volvo Collection
I’ve got books, lots of books. Books on fossils, rocks/minerals, sailing, fly tying/fishing, house remodeling, cookbooks (way too many), surfing and a rather nice collection of Volvo books. Oh, I even have one written by Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan signed by him to my mother, around 1938. She loved airplanes, and even worked at Lockheed [...]
Volvo for life Award Winners: Where are they now? (Dr. Ingida Asfaw)
Introduced in December 2002 by Volvo Cars of North America (VNCA), the Volvo for life Awards became the largest-ever national search for and celebration of everyday heroes. Since 2002, VCNA received more than 10,000 nominations from all 50 states, provided more than $1 million in awards and contributions in honor of heroes, and more than [...]
Volvo For Life Awards: Where Are They Now? (Hope Bevilhymer)
Introduced in December 2002 by Volvo Cars of North America (VNCA), the Volvo for life Awards became the largest-ever national search for and celebration of everyday heroes. Since 2002, VCNA received more than 10,000 nominations from all 50 states, provided more than $1 million in awards and contributions in honor of heroes, and more than [...]
Volvo for life Awards: Where are they now? (Earnestine Russell-Drumgold)
Introduced in December 2002 by Volvo Cars of North America (VNCA), the Volvo for life Awards became the largest-ever national search for and celebration of everyday heroes. Since 2002, VCNA received more than 10,000 nominations from all 50 states, provided more than $1 million in awards and contributions in honor of heroes, and more than [...]
Volvo for life Award Winners: Where are they now? (Robert Young)
Introduced in December 2002 by Volvo Cars of North America (VNCA), the Volvo for life Awards became the largest-ever national search for and celebration of everyday heroes. Since 2002, VCNA received more than 10,000 nominations from all 50 states, provided more than $1 million in awards and contributions in honor of heroes, and more than [...]
Racing News
K-PAX Volvo S60s Finish 1-2 in Pirelli World Challenge MONTEREY, CALIF. (May 11, 2012) – “The drought is over!” said K-PAX Racing Team Owner Jim Haughey after his pair of Volvo S60s driven by Randy Pobst and Alex Figge finished 1-2 in the GT Class of today’s Pirelli World Challenge race at Mazda Raceway Laguna [...]
April 14, 1927 – A Promise Was Made
Hard to believe we are 85 years old…I mean Volvo. Of course my Mom was born in ’27 and that was good, but that was also Volvo’s founding date. The idea of a Volvo was imagined in 1924; and the first car rolled out on April 14, 1927, by our founders while sharing crayfish at the swanky [...]
