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Volvo Museum Gothenburg: 90 years of history at a glance
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he Volvo Museum in Arendal at the outer section of the Port of Gothenburg is highly recommended to anyone who comes north via Gothenburg or those who wish to make a sensible use of a few hours waiting time for the ferry home. With
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around 7,000 square meters of exhibition space, the museum used by Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks is not huge, but it shows the highlights of Swedish vehicles since 1927 in a beautiful thematic surroundings. The subject areas for passenger cars and
trucks are structured separately, just as the two vehicle Groups have been for a good few years now. Among the exhibits on the Volvo Trucks side is the fi rst truck from 1928, which highlights the iconic ‘Iron Mark’ Volvo logo on the radiator grille: the pre-War platform truck and the robust Hauber from
