antique volvo hot rod?

hey you guys will probably like this, whats swedish,old,has lots of carbs,is rear wheel drive, and does donuts? can someone identify what year this is? I can't speak sweede but the cool factor comes through loud and clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMMvAzr9N1o&feature=related

 

That's a 122 or Amazon Wagon. Cool ass little cars. I used to LUST after on of them in my younger days. Still wouldn't mind having one.

I don't know all the years these were made but they're 60's.

 

I've always wanted to get my hands on one of those old Volvos that looked sort of like a scaled down '41-'48 Ford. They are cool looking cars, would love to see one rodded.

 

Those are 544 models and are also very cool. I've seen one of two redone to look like a miniature '46 Ford. I dig them.

 

I'm not an expert on the years but I think its a 67. My next Mini Merc will be based on a virgin 65 one owner wagon.

The pix below started as a 67 122 s...

More pix at www.Customikes.com/MiniMerc

 

Buddy Palumbo on here has a cool one done up nice

 

There was one body style that looked like a mini-48 Ford that a lot of guys hot-rodded, too.

 

two of Buddies( his is for sale) and one other pretty cool one

 

Here's some advertizement from a while back on a 544.



Stock one:




Here's one that's being chopped


www.Customikes.com

 

Nice!!!

 

It's difficult to tell the difference in years , up until '68 when it got a dual circuit braking system & headrests & some other little stuff . If I had to venture a guess I'd say the one in the vid is a '65-'67 wagon . And a cool one at that !

Check out THIS AMAZON - even hotter than the wagon .

And another HOT AMAZON ...

 

HEY !! Can you provide any info on the 'Fleetwood Bodies' building in the background?

 

I owned a 66 122 wagon. Daily drove it in Washington DC for 3 years. Great car. Do a Google search for the "Vox Amazon" custom wagon. Some very nice fabrication work on that one.

 

To each his own. I think it looks like a VW notch. from back in the 60's.

 

Fatrods old 544 is pretty cool to:

 

Perhaps not Hamb material, but i always thought this was a cool build.

 

weaverville, the pic was taken in Fleetwood Pa, it was a factory for the fleetwood cads, there was actually another larger building to the left of the pics which had 2 fires and after the last one a couple of yrs ago they tore it down

 

Volvo P120 series cars were built from 1956-1970. The wagon were not produced until 1962. I'd love a wagon or coupe.

 

I have one!

http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=z9-DrU2CSpw

 

If anyone's serious about owning a running 444 (?) with the split windshield and a 544 parts car to go with it drop me a PM. The 444 starts runs and drives as is, and is really quite solid.

 

Its registred in 1968 but built in sep 1967.

A friend of mine has a chopped bbb 1967 sedan with a flatty.

/Eric.

 

I've watched your vid dozens of times . I love the long shifter - very similar to mine . Your hairy dash is a bit over the top for me , but it certainly gives the car bit more character .

 

In a couple of Indian Bollywood films they use old Volvos as cool USA hotrod type cars in their dance numbers.

If you haven't seen a Bollywood film, they're a hoot.
"Ghajini" is especially good--based on "Memento."


FWIW,

Joe

 

I really like the Volvo "Amazon" stationwagon, it's pretty rare here in Sweden. Rust and hard beatings killed them off in way larger numbers than the sedan model. A friend of mine has a really nice one as a daily driver:



A couple of years ago he built chopped a 544 (here in Sweden also known as a PV).

 

Married a Volvo nut ,she just had to have a Amazon wagon . Got one in good shape and a parts car. I ended up liking them enough I'm fixing the parts car too.

 

hell yeah have had quite a few 122's they are great a V8-60 looks great under the hood

 

Sounds like you're hooked !

 

Great stuff. Gotta get a Wunder Baum freshner.

 

Odd but true ! I think more about that rough Amazon than I do my big block 65 Olds Cutlass . Now I just need to act on it.
Heating the shop soon !

 

for some reason i alway liked the look of the 544