Assar Gabrielsson and the Genesis of Volvo, 1927
Sources S1 — Olsson, Christer. Volvo: Personvagnarna från 20-tal till 90-tal. Norden Media, 1996. ISBN 978-91-86442-17-0. S2 — Lindh, Björn-Eric. Volvo: The Cars from…
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Sources S1 — Olsson, Christer. Volvo: Personvagnarna från 20-tal till 90-tal. Norden Media, 1996. ISBN 978-91-86442-17-0. S2 — Lindh, Björn-Eric. Volvo: The Cars from…
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