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All Sweden Gothenburg World of Volvo

World of Volvo

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

Gothenburg, Sweden

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A 1956 Volvo P1900.   Andrzej Otrębski/CC BY-SA 3.0
The winning Volvo C303 from the 1983 Paris-Dakar Rally.   Kotasik/CC BY-SA 3.0
A Volvo “Longnose” fire truck, circa 1930s.   Andrzej Otrębski/CC BY-SA 3.0
Vintage Volvos.   Andrzej Otrębski/CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vintage cars outside the Volvo Museum.   xoox / Atlas Obscura User
1927’s first Volvos.   Courtesy of Volvo Museum
Experimental safety Volvo car   Addeo / Atlas Obscura User
Volvo Duett PV445   Addeo / Atlas Obscura User
Volvo Museum.   Courtesy of Volvo Museum
Volvo P1900   Addeo / Atlas Obscura User
A 1970s Volvo 240.   Andrzej Otrębski/CC BY-SA 3.0
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The symbol of Swedish practicality, the Volvo, has its own museum in Gothenburg. The founders of the Volvo Museum assert that you need not be a "petrolhead" to enjoy the exhibits. The Volvo and its history lend a unique lens to 20th-century Swedish history at large. 

The brand debuted in 1927 in Gothenburg and was the first Swedish car. As personal automobiles grew popular worldwide in the '30s, Volvo made other vehicles including buses, trucks, construction equipment, marine engines, and airplanes. Artifacts of note in the collection include the world's fastest hybrid truck, a life-sized Volvo SUV made from LEGO bricks, as well as various vintage models hard to find elsewhere.

After the original Volvo Museum closed, a new, fantastic museum opened in early 2024.

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November 21, 2016

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July 31, 2024

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World of Volvo
11 Vörtgatan
Johanneberg
Gothenburg, 412 63
Sweden
57.689727, 11.997458
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