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traction39
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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:19 pm Post subject: A Volvo? |
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Seen in Stavanger Norway tonight. The Polse seller did not know the make and there were no visible markings.
Any ideas?
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Penman
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| Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
Looks like it is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_Roundnose
Probably an export model as the LH drive pre-dates Sweden's change over to driving on the wrong Right side.
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traction39
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| Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Interestingly Olav Rieber Thorsen started a garage business in 1934, dealing mainly in Dodge and Plymouth. This bus does have similarities to some early Chevrolets but I too think it is a Volvo.
The Thorsen business continued until 2000, good going in today's world!
This bus was delivered in 1946 by Olav Rieber Thorsen (levert av) and renovated much later by the same company!
Nice bit of history!
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norustplease
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All post war Volvo cars were LHD, even though they drove on the left until 1966-ish. My 544 is a home model and is LHD even though it is a '64. Trucks and buses were offered either way.
Quote from Assar Gabrielsson from chapter 74 of his sales handbook, dated 1936:
"When automobiles first appeared in Sweden, roads were narrow and twisting. It was very difficult to pass a horse and cart or another car, and you really had to concentrate on the left shoulder of the road. American cars were always delivered with their steering wheels on the left side, and for such a small market as Sweden they were reluctant to change their cars to right-hand drive. Consequently, salesmen of American cars in Sweden often exaggerated the importance of the left shoulder. Through this, the Swedish people has become used to have the steering wheel on the left side, in spite of Sweden having left-hand traffic. In most other countries, the steering wheel is located at the right side when the traffic is left-hand, or at the left when traffic is right-hand. We at Volvo are fully convinced that taking the road standard into consideration, the left shoulder is of little or no importance. It is much more important to have a clear view of the road ahead when overtaking. Therefore, the most logic thing would be that Volvos were made with right-hand drive. In spite of this, we have kept left-hand drive because we do not feel that we have to be pioneers in this area. We believe that we would only meet resistance from our customers and create extra work for our dealers if we only delivered right-hand drive Volvos. We will therefore continue to sell left-hand drive cars. Volvo trucks and buses, however, can be delivered with left-hand drive or right-hand drive at customer request."
I drove extensively in Norway and Sweden in the early 1970's and can vouch for the fact that a lot of main roads and = side roads out of town were still dirt roads and especially towards late in the season, mountain roads in particular, were quite eroded by run off.
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