I COULDN’T AGREE more with Robert Coucher’s thoughts on Volvo (Octane 229). We have been a Volvo family for more than a few years now, starting with a couple of V50s followed by an S60, an XC60 and most recently a 2016 XC70, which I like best of all the current models.
I purchased a PV544 last October from a dealer in Pennsylvania who specialises in vintage Volvos and Saabs. The idea was to have a running project car that I could work on and drive as well. A little research showed that a previous owner was a member of the Vintage Sports Car Club of America and that, in 2012, the car had competed in the Trans-America Challenge New York to Alaska Road Rally.
Since purchase I have made several improvements: some upgraded instruments, Bilstein shocks, wider wheels, Bosch fog and driving lights, a new manifold gasket and a pair a Sparco seats left over from an earlier project. I recently acquired a kit to convert the front drum brakes to discs but am awaiting cooler
