went a different route

just thought i would see what the board had to say about forgein cars , one of my projects

 

Love those "mini, fat-fendered" Volvos!

 

Kool cars.Kind of 48 Ford "Light".

 

Waht year is that Volvo?looks nice to me,I would have chopped it though& made it lower.

 

havent finished it , or maybe i have cant decide had to much fun with it this summer , also started another project that the wife wasnt to happy to see , 34 international , hope to have it ready for the spring have a feeling it is going to be a long winter

 

That's a coupe on a diet!

 

You got a lot of options on Volvo motors too.I saw a 122 Volvo do close to 170 on the salt.

 

pretty cool man, they are kinda hard to find in the states but when they are done up they look pretty good

 

Cool. I even like the Volvo 122s ("Amazons") better. They're like Baby Chrysler 300s.



-Dave

 

i love it!

i would like to see one with about a 3" chop, 1.5-2" section through the hood/above the door handle, maybe a 2" section through the fenders, and about 2" lower...

i can see it in my head, but i would like to see a picture of one...

 

thanks for the input , most around here dont appreciate something different , wait till i finish my truck , rat style and running zoomie headers

 

I've had three of the 122s and they were a blast! That 544 roundback is a little smaller and lighter, probably even more fun to horse around. Once you learn the SU carbs everything else seems like needless complication.

 

Had a 1959 544 Sport when I belonged to Corvettes of Minnesota.
Had a great time running road rallyes in it.
I would buy another one if I had the room in the shop.

Jim H

 

That pic makes me very happy. those have great lines. what's a stocker look like?

 

Ikinda like 'em. Here's mine.It's kinda ugly
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Ugly but awesome...

 

I've always liked those little *****'s There are 2 down the street.

 

that is kind of cool. I like it

 

My first car was a '59 544, traded it for a '60 Austen Heally 3000 which I traded for a '57 Chevy tudor hardtop that I sold for $300. Those were the days. Yes, I'm old.......

 

dare to be different , i like it

 

There use to be one that came into the gas station I worked at in High School. It had a 283 and 4 speed. Haven't seen one for awhile. Awesome car for a straight axle conversion, radius wheelwells with w/w cheaters..............

 

guess upstate ny haseent caught on to the changes going on all over the counrty , my volvo was the first one ever at the adirondack nationals that is were the pict was taken , kind of nice to see it on their website with all hi dollar cars , and it was still in better shape than the batmobile they had there , you should have seen that car close up , and yes once you figure out the SU carbs they sure run nice , this car is great for speed shifting , ran one of my son's friend in his little honda from light to light , him bragging all the motor work and nitrious , and still beat his *** , good thing it was a short light , my son made 20.00 on that one

 

-Dave

 

That's f'ing sweet.

 

should get a shot of mine sliding corners in a snow storm that would be fun

 

I think those PV544s were made from the late 40s-mid-60s without too many changes. Kinda like a Swedish VW without the NAZI background.

 

Actually 1958 and older they were 444 with a split windshield, bought one for $10 in 1967 without a head on it, bought a head for another $10, cheapest car I ever owned.

 

Here's one of my previous projects. A mini 40 Ford. Just sold it after 19 years.

 

I like it. Then again, I like weird **** like the early Corvair.

 

The one from -61 with the B 18 engine are in(un?)destructable, and yes, <<the SU's are not that hard to tune. Love those cars.