|
03-30-2020, 06:45 PM
|
#2851 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
Volvos were cool back in the day...
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
04-06-2020, 02:04 AM
|
#2852 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
The Duesy cost $25,000 when the average Doctor made $3,000 a year.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
|
04-06-2020, 02:07 AM
|
#2853 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
But Chebbys be cheap...
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
|
04-07-2020, 01:40 AM
|
#2854 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
Base, no frills, good way to learn basics.
Again, base and very little more, good to learn on. But not legal anywhere.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
|
04-07-2020, 11:23 AM
|
#2855 |
|
Junior Master Dwellar
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Northern California
Posts: 2,122
|
I love the streamlined fuel tank with the Valkyrie boob cup.
|
|
|
|
|
04-07-2020, 03:41 PM
|
#2856 |
|
still says videotape
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,813
|
Saw a (it turns out) Matador Red '57 on my way to the grocery store this afternoon. Very pretty.
__________________
If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis |
|
|
|
|
04-07-2020, 05:57 PM
|
#2857 | |
|
I think this line's mostly filler.
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: DC
Posts: 13,575
|
Quote:
__________________
_________________ |...............| We live in the nick of times. | Len 17, Wid 3 | |_______________| [pics] |
|
|
|
|
|
04-08-2020, 12:14 AM
|
#2858 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
By the time they reached that point post PV544, except for the gorgeous 1800s, not cool any more.
I remember driving to work one morning with a lot of fresh snow back when the snowplow left a little on the side streets without anyone suing the town. There was a Volvo either 444 or 544 stopped in the street and he flagged me down. Said he had dead battery and wanted a push to jump start it. I got out and looked because my '67 Ford F250 Ranger Camper Special was higher than than average bear. Not jacked up just a full sized pickup on 16 inch split rims. But I digress... I was worried about overriding his bumper but he had fairly big bumper guards and he was convinced it would be ok. Since the plow left a half inch of snow getting him rolling and let him coast to jump start wouldn't work, I had to keep pushing while he jumped it. It fired up he waved and took off, probably late for work. As he drove away I could see the trunk lid was pushed in. I regret that to this day.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
|
04-08-2020, 11:23 AM
|
#2859 |
|
Junior Master Dwellar
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Northern California
Posts: 2,122
|
In the mid '50's, one of my best friends had a 444 or 544, which I always thought looked like miniature '41 Fords.
It had enough miles (a million?) to need a rebuild and the story went that block's Swedish steel was so strong it broke the bore bar. I've never been sure if it was true. Speaking of a million miles, I was really impressed by Volvo ads featuring salesman Irv Gordon's P1800. https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/e...ssreleases/616 |
|
|
|
|
04-08-2020, 11:39 AM
|
#2860 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
I can't buy the boring bar story, but the cars are built strong. I've got one I know is true. My buddy worked as a mechanic at a Volvo dealership and said if a light bulb burned out all you had to do is pull the bulb and turn it around because they used dual element bulbs where they only needed one. They're probably all LEDs now but it shows the line of thinking.
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
|
04-09-2020, 01:36 AM
|
#2861 |
|
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
|
Here's some for your bucket list...
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. |
|
|
|
|
04-09-2020, 01:44 PM
|
#2862 |
|
Goon Squad Leader
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Seattle
Posts: 27,063
|
That Jag is dead sexy.
__________________
Be Just and Fear Not. |
|
|
|
|
04-09-2020, 04:12 PM
|
#2863 |
|
Snowflake
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dystopia
Posts: 13,136
|
How many inches from the pavement is your ass, if the tires on your car come up chest-high? Can you imagine how that Jag handles? Unbelievable, gobsmacking design.
__________________
****************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio |
|
|
|
|
04-09-2020, 04:28 PM
|
#2864 |
|
still says videotape
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,813
|
Yeah, that is sharp.
__________________
If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis |
|
|
|
|
04-09-2020, 04:33 PM
|
#2865 |
|
Goon Squad Leader
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Seattle
Posts: 27,063
|
check out the view from the back window
By Mike Morrin V12e at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7888553
__________________
Be Just and Fear Not. |
|
|
|
 |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
Linear Mode
