cinematic realism 1930s Cars in Period Settings Volvo PV650 Series - Stockholm Archipelago, Midsummer Evening A black Volvo PV650 sedan ferries a family along coastal roads of Stockholm's archipelago on Midsummer evening. The sun still high despite late hour in Swedish summer, its light glinting off calm Baltic waters. Children with flower wreaths wave from the back seat as their father steers the solid Swedish machine toward traditional celebrations. Through windows come sounds of folk music from a nearby village where the maypole awaits. The Volvo, representing Scandinavian practicality and quality engineering, carries baskets of food and aquavit for the night's festivities. Its six-cylinder engine purrs confidently as it passes colorful wooden cottages with flags flying. Though global tensions mount across Europe, here in neutral Sweden's countryside, ancient traditions continue uninterrupted, the Volvo's occupants temporarily insulated from gathering political storms.