The Spirit of Volvo, 9781849949880
Hardcover
Explore Volvo: safety, style, and Swedish innovation through the years.
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The Spirit of Volvo

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  • Hardcover

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    11 August 2025

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Summary

The Spirit of Volvo: An Enduring Automotive Legacy

A lively exploration of Volvo, one of the world’s best-loved car brands, with evocative vintage photography and entertaining text that explains why you should want to own one.

This iconic Swedish marque is highly regarded across the world for safety, longevity and precision in the design and manufacture of their cars. Originally evolving from the Swedish Ball Bearing Factory, established in 1907, the company went from streng…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781849949880
ISBN-10:1849949883
Series:The Spirit of Classic Cars
Author:Vaughan Grylls
Publisher:Batsford
Imprint:Batsford
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:11 August 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:220mm x 210mm
About The Author

Vaughan Grylls

Vaughan Grylls is a photographer, author and artist. His photography has been shown in the Photographers’ Gallery, Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Arnolfini. He is represented in several public collections, including the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, the Contemporary Art Society, Pfizer, Unilever and the Arts Council of Wales. From 1996 to 2005 Grylls was Chief Executive of the Kent Institute of Art and Design. In 2005 he founded the University for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham and Rochester, and serves as Emeritus Professor. He is the author and photographer of Oxford Then and Now, Cambridge Then and Now, Hong Kong Then and Now and Singapore Then and Now.

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