Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Volvo Amazon" in English language version.
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[Machine translation] The designer Jan Wilsgaard hand-picked directly from the Handicraft Society School (today HDK, School of Design and Crafts) and his own first major work was precisely the Amazon. He says in the aforementioned interview in the Classic Motor that one of the influences was American Kaiser, which he saw at the Gotheburg Port, quite close to where the Volvo factory was, in Lundby at Hisingen. Amazonens dependent on openness and shipping may be far-fetched, but the idea is beautiful. Just like your car, for last.
[Machine translation] The designer Jan Wilsgaard hand-picked directly from the Handicraft Society School (today HDK, School of Design and Crafts) and his own first major work was precisely the Amazon. He says in the aforementioned interview in the Classic Motor that one of the influences was American Kaiser, which he saw at the Gotheburg Port, quite close to where the Volvo factory was, in Lundby at Hisingen. Amazonens dependent on openness and shipping may be far-fetched, but the idea is beautiful. Just like your car, for last.
