Gothenburg Volvo museum, Vastergotland

Gothenburg Volvo museum - details and images

Volvo Museum invites you to explore the development and success of Volvo in the late 1920s until now, under one roof in Gothenburg, Sweden. Learn how traditional values ​​have been refined to make Volvo's most powerful and respected brand name.

Volvo is just one of the famous Swedish companies in Goteborg, which was founded as a subsidiary of another big company, and the museum that bears his name in the history of the company's first creation, in 1927, the line today, including cars, buses , trucks and many other products.

Only the Swedish manufacturer in 1935 became an independent company under the name Volvo AB united. The first model was built by Volvo OV4 which was actually short for "Vagn Oppenau 4 cylindrar" translated "4-cylinder car opened." OV4 was equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that develops 28 horsepower, enough to propel a car of 1,170 pounds.

The car was not produced only in 996 copies, of which only model can be found alive at the Volvo museum in Sweden.

Besides the first cars have rolled off the production lines, those interested can see over and prototypes and models.

Program:
Tue-Fri 10.00-17.00 (10 am-5 pm)
Saturday-Sunday 11.00-16.00 (11 am-4 pm)

From the city of Gothenburg by public transport:
Trams no. 5, 6 or 10 to Eketrägatan. Change to bus 32 Sörred. Lower the Götaverken Arendal Arendal Skans or, if possible. Follow signs to Volvo Museum.

By car - From the E6, E20, road no. 40 or 45, and then drive on the road to Hisingen no. 155 by Öckerö / Torslanda. Follow signs to Volvo Arendal and Volvo Museum.

Information source