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[Lucky Phil]

14 hours ago, PJPR01 said:

We were just a bit after you in the line up.  My Dad had a 66,67,68 122S station wagon all at the same time. He loved  Volvo’s and had a friend with a Saab dealership.  I learned to drive on these Volvos as a kid and had the 68 model until my mid 20’s!  Rebuilt them completely at times as needed.  
 

We later added a 73 145 that my dad bought from the factory in Goteborg and brought it back home to California.  Years later my Mom bought a 1982 245 DL.  All 5 station wagons and all 5 stick shift.

They were slow but reliable and super easy to work on and roomy.

The newer ones are reasonably stylish but never enough to want to buy another one.

Ok I'll join in. When I was but 16 years old and a first year apprentice my best mate bought a 122S that had been a rally car and been stuffed into a tree front on. His dad was the service manager at a local Volvo dealer and a classic car guy with "contacts". We pulled the front off the 122 and repaired and panel beet the hood (where I learned how to "heat shrink" panels by an award winning restorer of the day) and got it straight and true then re sprayed the whole car. He and I put quite a few miles on that car with it's 1800 pushrod engine over the next few years. We painted it a pale yellow colour almost a light mustard. My friends older brother also had the four door version the 124 as well and it was a light grey colour. Back then it wasn't exactly a "cool" car to be seen in as a young bloke but it was faster and handled better than many thought it would.

Phil  

Edited 8 hours ago by Lucky Phil