Since Volvo folks are always on the look-out for vintage Volvos, maybe you can help find this person. I got an e-mail from someone in Minnesota that is desperately looking for this person. If you spot this Volvo or person please call the number on the flyer.
This is the FOUR-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIVE-CUBIC-INCH engine going in the Roller Nailer chassis:
Lonely chassis waiting for POWER !!
“Welcome to wheel city…327, 396, 427 We got your number!”
Chevrolet dealership ad in the late sixties
Look at all those small and big blocks !! Wouldn’t you want to walk down that row and pick out a 427 machine with four speed and just take it for a…ahem…”test drive” ?
Your Humble Editor loves digging through 50′s and 60′s LIFE magazine and finding car ads.
Totally sexist of course. “For men with push” Peddling front wheel drive to the American public. I guess women had no business driving cars back then, huh?
“Cars shouldn’t just be for show room traffic” or “Drive it like you hate it”
These were some of Volvo’s messages in the sixties. The sturdy cars from Sweden held up well as they were built for a country with less that half of the roads paved at the time.
Body by Fisher ad
A demonstration of how much a GM trunk can carry. I am not sure where the fish is going to go. If it is going in the trunk it will be a smelly affair.
As much as I like American hot rods I also enjoy other foreign cars like the vintage Volvos you have seen on this web site. Today we are going to visit a VW meet and see what all the fuss is about. 
It was a cloudy but dry day for this event and I was very excited as that makes for great photography. I must say I was disappointed to find out that the meet was held inside a parking garage with incredible poor lighting. It was almost impossible to shoot these cars with the only light available was what came in from the side openings. So I am going to start this segment with an apology for the crappy pictures.
Also, the folks that arranged the show did not provide a name and model sheet to display so I can’t tell you the specific model year or the owner’s name that should get the credit.
Oh well, here are some cool German cars:
See what I mean about the light? Not even the Polaroid filter could master this.
The swap meet was just like any other swap meet except for the prices. There is some serious hysteria in certain must have VW parts.
The roof rack and vintage luggage thing has almost been overdone. Cool, but I have seen it now. Beautiful car, great colors.
Now wer’e talking! Buses are cool. It seems mandatory that they all have to sit on the ground like the suspension is broken.I understand the look but in an effort to “personalize” the vehicle they all look the same.
Matching bike.
This thing is interesting. Nice workmanship but it must offer a choppy ride with such short wheel base.
Bugs everywhere!! Get the exterminator!
I dig! Me want!
I like everything except the steering wheel. Your Humble Editor is allergic to billet and there is NO cure for this. The only thing is to stay away and not touch it!
Very nice bus though.
OK, I admit it…this was my favorite. A totally stock restored 1965 Bug. Sitting tall and proud just like it was designed. Love the color too. I would drive this all day long.
Super clean Golf or Rabbit depending in what country you reside in. Nice!
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As usual, the parking lot offered some cool rides. Besides, better light !
Baja This !! Someone got creative. Why not?
Here we go again…another slammed one. I like it though, really like the fender mirrors.
As much as I like the multi/mega window buses i am kinda partial to these utilitarian looks buses. Looks good on those wheels as well.
Wheel detail. I dig the fact that it is not uber polished, just all business. I sure have a lot of opinions, don’t I ? Hell yes.
I end most of my event reports with: “It was a good day” because it usually IS a good day. I can’t remember a car, motorcycle or hot rod event that was ever ”bad” so you may see that phrase again.
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Rough ending but cooler than cool Steve himself is doing the stunt.
A HERO in my book. Right up there with Harry Callahan:
Here is a very manly 4X4. All of the truck was powder coated. Very nice. Displayed by a powder coat company.
I went to the LeMay open house, to attend the old car auction. On my way to the auction site, I stumbled across this cool looking ’32 Ford. It stopped me in my tracks, and it didn’t take long to notice that the car did not have an ordinary engine.
It was powered by a jet engine!
The 1932 Ford Roadster is now owned by LeMay Auto Museum but the builder Lenny was there to show off his engineering masterpiece. Lenny spent a fair amount of time with me, showing the various features of the car. He was fascinated when I told him that I used Ford F-1 shock mounts, dropped axle and split wishbones on my hot rod.
He said: That what we did in the “old” days !
Not just the average 350/350 combo, huh?
Before embarking on the jet build, he spend lot’s of time racing his car.
Lenny also spend several years racing on the salt flats in the early fifties.
Lenny worked for Boeing in Seattle, so the jet engine solution was probably close to home.
Gotta love those shocks !
Once he learned that Your Humble Editor was born in Sweden, he told me he worked in Sweden for Volvo Airplane Division in the sixties.
Funny story: Most of the engineers in Sweden at that time spoke good English, but most of the mechanics did not. There was one air plane mechanic that really wanted to learn English, especially the name of various engine parts. So every time Lenny pointed out a part, the mechanic would pull out his note book and write it down.
One day they were working on an engine that was just run, and Lenny leaned in on the exhaust pipe and burned himself. He said “Hot Mother F…..he stopped abruptly, realizing that was not appropriate language. As he walked away, he turned around and saw the Swedish mechanic mutter to himself while he wrote “Hot Mother” for the English name of the exhaust pipe.
We can only be grateful that Lenny did not complete the sentence !
After all the fenders had been test fitted I shot the inside of the fenders with etching primer and then applied a rubberized undercoating. This prevents “tneds” That would be “dent” backwards as the rock would leave the tire and make an “outie” Get it?
Also, the wheel wells got a shot of the undercoating as well.
I made these simple upper shock mounts that clears the fender.
Then it was time to squirt some paint on the frame rails as well.The rear quarter panel was not painted when I originally painted the cowl and doors to remove the ugly lettering so this was a good opportunity to make sure everything match.
Puh, that was a long sentence!
Back in the “showroom” for assembly. The Volvo wheel is just temporary until I get new rear rims. I ordered new 16′s with 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern in order to solve the axle width. This way I can eliminate the adapter and save an inch. Hopefully it will be enough as I really don’t want to tear down the rear axle this year.
Yup, the whole damn shop is red. My interior decorator is going to be sooo pissed!
The white paint on the headers was peeling badly and now would be the time to fix it.
As I will not run hood sides and the fenders and top hood with sort of picture frame the engine it better look good. This looks cleaner.
So how did it come out? Pretty damn good I think, It certainly changed the look and feel of the car.
The OE frame horn covers fits better than the repop
I was concerned that there would be too much red but the chrome acorns and adding a chrome license plate frame it looks pretty balanced.
The not so faux Olds engine is nicely framed between the hood and fenders.
I plan to change the top insert to black and also the dash and steering wheel should be black. For right now I just plan to drive the crap out of it.
Puget Sound Chapters of the Volvo Sports America and Volvo Club of America had their annual joint club spring swap meet and car show show at the beautiful Juanita Beach Park. The weather was just perfect.
Your Humble Editor’s 122S wagon being overshadowed by Gary Ramstad’s 1967 Volvo 122S coupe.
Let’s take a closer look at this beauty:
No matter where you look, the detailing is excellent.
Perfection
Very nice 1962 Volvo PV 544. Just imported from California.
1965 Volvo PV 544
1964 1800S. This one is using the 140 front and rear suspension and that means 4 wheel discs.
Let’s end this with one of these square boxes. Now a classic in it’s own right. The very popular 245 wagon. This is a GL model and that included among other amenities leather and power windows. The came originally with the turbine wheels but we think these turbo wheels looks great.
Great day, great cars..