Wiki tells me that the 544 made its appearance in 1958. My buddy and I
were riding around in his in Texas in 1962 and Germany in 1963/64.
Somewhere I have some Kodachromes taken through the front window of that
old Volvo while taking it to Bremerhaven to put on a ship back to the US
somewhere around January 1964. It appeared again in San Antonio later
in 1964. I picked up a '57 DeSoto then which I liked a whole lot
better. It looked just like this one
<http://1957desoto.150m.com/images/57_121_s25_lrear.jpg>
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/30/2012 7:45 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck, when they can't make it on their own, they become a support system
> for those that can still serve their masters.
>
> I asked the proprietor if that was a 544, and he said it was an earlier
> model, a 444. The 544 is what I recall when Volvos first appeared in our
> area.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Early Morning at the Volvo Salvage Yard
>
>
>> I thought Volvos were never supposed to come to an end. :-)
>>
>> The 444 looks like the car my buddy used to own but I think his was a
>> 544 from the late 50s.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 5/30/2012 1:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> I took my Volvo in for service at a local Volvo garage that has a salvage
>>> yard on the premises. The drive out was in early morning fog, and some
>>> of it prevailed.
>>>
>>> Where Volvos go when the end has come:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Salvage+Yard+24.jpg.html
>>>
>>> A Volvo 444 from the 1950s awaits a new life:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Volvo+444.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Looking closely, there is some wild beauty to be found:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wildflowers+35.jpg.html
>>>
>>> E-1 with ZD 14-54
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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