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Once in a while (believe it or not), we misplace a message. If you do not get a response from us within a few days, please send us your message again!More on 200 HP 1800First I would like to give you my compliments for your wonderful page.I saw a question of somebody who wants to make a +200 HP car of a Volvo 1800. I have an old article which has been published in the magazine Hot Rod in December 1964 where they put an 289 Ford V8 in a P1800. They didn't only change the engine but also the transmission with a Cruise-O-Matic transmission. According to the article the P1800 became 210 HP. Unfortunately, there were no exact details given about the performance.
By the way, I am looking for a P1800 E (70/71) for restoration. What are the most critical parts? Who has one for sale (in the Netherlands)? Nic, thanks for the information -- I am in some doubt, however, that the weight increase in the front of the car (even with this lightest of American V8s) would result in a desireable overall performance increase compared to that available from a modified B20 motor. Parts for the 1800E are generally obtainable. Who knows of a car for Nic? Amazon info wanted in GermanyHi there,My name is Stefan Beckmann and I am from Germany. I am looking for a Volvo Amazon which is in very good shape, because I think I have seriously fallen in love with those cars. Unfortunately, I am new in the Volvo oldtimer scene and I need any information I can get about those Amazon cars before buying one. I hope you can give me information on the Volvo Amazon or maybe some persons or institutions to contact.
Lots of respect for your very good looking and structured page! Thank you, Stefan. Your best move might be to join a Volvo club in your area. A starting point to finding one might be a tour of the various club sites listed on our Links page. Vegetarian web sites...Hey there!I'm the new owner of a '67 Amazon and I set out to educate myself via the internet. Wow. You folk have the best information out there -- I ran into an amazing amount of sites that just had baby-pictures and no meat.
Thanks for your work! Welcome to Volvo ownership, Deborah! Careful, these cars are addictive... Sad newsPhil:Hey from Northern Virginia! Just got back from a rainy, soggy weekend at the Carlisle, PA, Import Car Show. Volvo had a rather poor showing this year with about 60 cars compared to twice that last year. I think the rain had a lot to do with it. Friday it was mud city but it stayed dry on Saturday and then started in again on Saturday night. We left Sunday morning in a downpour. I had a lot of people looking at the 122S, and I was surprised how many said that they saw it featured on your web site. I made copies of the very complimentary article you did on my car and plan to hand it out. This was a sad year at Carlisle becase two of my best friends died about a month apart. Garland Culpepper passed away in February and was the owner of the red 123GT featured in your photo gallery. Ivan Hardin was another Volvo fan and he died in April. What with the weather and all it was a very glum time. Would you please add these two cars to your site? They belonged to Ivan and his wife called this morning to say it's time to let the cars go.
Thanks again, Mr. Hardin's cars are listed in our Classified Ads in the Amazon and 140-series sections. We are certain that many in the classic Volvo community are saddened at the loss of both gentlemen. Tell your friends!To all the readers of this super "magazine:" it was more than just a pleasure to uncover VCLASSICS on a search through the Internet. It is a resource that provides ongoing, up-to-date and certainly useful information for owners of those now decades-old Volvos.Being an owner of a '68 122S that I've driven on a near daily basis since it made its landing 30 years ago on the shores of Indiana (yes, Virginia, there are shores of Indiana, i.e.: those of Lake Michigan and the Ohio River), it is the type of information that one can't find at places like a dealership, or at independent repair facilities (Volvo please take note). The effort put into the "publication" is certainly worth the time spent getting to it. So if you are a reader of VCLASSICS, then let your friends know so we can get even more information about the Volvo Classics into the "magazine," covering their days of moose dodging on Swedish ice, to those more current years when Vikings brought Volvo to North America.
Look forward to each issue. Thanks for all the great effort. Thanks, Joe! Enjoyed chatting with you on the show; keep up the good work. And readers, please note: we absolutely do want to hear about your moose dodging experiences and anything else about Volvos today's mechanics and drivers have forgotten about! The project beginsEd searched for a 122S project for many months. We were able to give him some info on 122S paint codes...
I am attaching some pictures of the beast as it looked the day I brought it home. I am as excited as kid that just received the toy he had always been wanting! This is great stuff!!!!! Ed, congratulations! No, we have not had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Culpepper or of seeing his car in person, but it seems to be well-known at the eastern club meets. Hope you'll run into him there. Now, don't forget to keep us up-to-date on your car's progress! Update, 11 May 98: We regret that Mr. Culpepper passed away in February, as we just learned. 544 info needed in the NetherlandsI don't know how the original interior of my volvo was looking. Who can help me? I have a PV544 type E built in 1964.
Type 11234 E OK, PV fans! There must be someone out there who can sort out this information for this gentleman (oh, and don't forget the similar request from Chile further down this column). "When Old Volvos Were New"I enjoyed that article. It reminded me of the times of trying to convince / justify the purchase of several Volvos, and reminded me of some really great ads Volvo had back then.One I recall, someone is interviewing a man at his house that has a big American car, and you see the Volvo in the background several houses down. The man is saying something like, "of course it's a good car ... I've had 9 of them in the last 12 years ... (confused look by now) if they weren't good cars, why would I buy so many?" The scene switches down to the man getting in his Volvo, and the announcer says "if the logic of this argument escapes you, see your Volvo dealer today for the car designed to last 11 years"... (etc). I found that you couldn't really compare line-for-line the Volvo with most American cars. I wanted a 4-door with bucket seats. Wasn't available on U.S. cars back in '68 -- had to be a 2-door hardtop with some option package. Heated rear-window? Forget it. I had the optional gauges put in from Volvo Comp for the 140 ... on the Pontiac I was looking at, gauges only came with a package that included automatic trans and tilt-steering wheel!
I enjoy your site immensely ... keep rolling! Needs info on PV cabriolet conversionsI have found that there were several groups out of Sweden that did cabriolet conversions on the PV's, both the 444 and 544. The nicest or most recognized one that I found was made by Nordenberg Karosserifabrik, or Nordberg (company name), in Stockholm.The Valbo and Ringborgs from Norrkoping (company name) also converted 444 and 544 to cabriolet style very similiar to the 40's Ford or 38/40 Chevrolet. I am also searching for more information, as I am attempting a 544 conversion to a cabriolet. Some good information or, even more, detailed pictures to ensure proper cuts would be helpful. I am searching primarily for information on the Nordenberg conversion.
Any help will be appreciated before I make the first cut!!!!! I guess all we have to do now is find the car in the story below... Saga of the 544 convertibleThe following is in response to an inquiry as to which Volvo model resembled a '46 Ford convertible:I did look into the question of the Volvo convertible that looked like a '46 Ford which I had reported to you earlier. The managing partner of Borton Volvo [in Delray Beach, Florida] related this story to me today: The Volvo was one of seven of that 544 model built, only one of which was imported to the USA. About five years ago, this particular car was sold to a person who lives near Buffalo, NY. He had seen the car as a teenager and taken a picture of it. Five years ago, Borton Volvo acquired the car and then sold it to the current owner. An old license plate was found in the trunk that matched the number that was in the old photograph, apparently successfully concluding a thirty year search for the car by the current owner. The manager said he had no further information about the car or the owner except that he was a postal worker and was a member of one of the major Volvo Owners clubs. I did not ask him to look into his files for further information. If you are interested in following-up the story, I would be able to help, but I probably don't have enough time to do justice to the amount of research required. Let me know what you think.
Best regards, I think this would make a terrific story for this magazine. Does anyone out there know the whereabouts of this car or how to contact the owner? Volvos in RussiaYou will probably be interested in these images. That is the life of Volvos in Russia.
Thank you for an interesting story and for the photos. Another photo of the blue car can be found in our Photo Gallery. 544 info needed in ChileI have a Volvo PV544 B18 1962. Please, I need all info about motor number and year of my car and HP of engine etc, etc, etc.
Type 544-11234C I don't understand the engine number of my Volvo -- this number is 1206, strange number I think. I am trying to restore this car. Last night I found your URL (I said "COOL, THE WORLD DON'T FORGET THE OLD VOLVOS YET")... :)
Thanks! Walker Martinez 1411 La Florida Santiago Chile Sudamerica We really don't have the information you need in our reference library, but we hope some other PV fan out there will be able to tell you exactly what those numbers mean. Good luck! A note from SwedenHej,
Rolf är jävligt imponerad! Regretfully, we speak no Swedish at all. But we suspect the correct response is "Thank you very much!" |
Thanks for the info on the color. It's a start. If I recall, the code 46 is not as bright as I would like it. I will look at the red that the 850 series has. What do you think? I want the car to look like the 123GT that is in one of your images, G. Culpepper's. Do you know him? Maybe he can help me ID the color.
The car needs some major rust repairs. I will be replacing both front fenders and rear 1/4 panels. Also, the floor boards need major surgery. I have removed all of the interiors and they are for the most part in great shape. The engine was running two years ago, so I will also work on that.
I found the car here in Mansfield [Massachusetts] after having looked in the surrounding
states (the price was a good deal, $200). I can sell the parts for a lot more than that!
The blue one was my favorite, but unfortunatelly it was stolen two years ago. It had B-19 engine, BW-55 automatic gearbox, power steering, sunroof, electric windows (I installed all the luxuries, including automatic transmission, by myself). American performance front lights and 264 hood were also installed by me. Actually, I bought that car in totally destroyed condition for $400 and made construction works, after which I didn't experienced any problems for 56000 km until the car was stolen. The pictures were taken near my country house (33 km from Moscow).
My business (before I came to Malta) was selling and repairing Volvo 2XX, and also spare parts for them. I bought crashed cars, took them to pieces, and sold second hand spare parts as well as new.
That's the only 262C in Russia, which I owned for nearly 4 months. I bought it for $1000 in the condition you can see in the pictures, and sold it for $12500 after construction. The picture was taken near my Moscow flat. The first owner of that car was Sweden diplomat who worked in Russia, the second was a director of Jewish theater, the third was a woman who lived in the house next to mine, the fourth was the director of Moscow 4x4 club, who bought spare parts from me, then I bought that car.