Good to see this old Volvo from the early seventies. My Mother had one (DLY 982J) and we were royally driven to school in it. On the day my sister was born, she was driven home in it, and some years later learned to drive in it!
My grandfather had the 140 in the orange. It was very vibrant to say the least. Then he ended up with a green 244DL in '76 which I happily inherited many years later. I still want to find another one.
I had this exact model and color in the late 80s, it wasn't a hotrod but it was a great, reliable car. After a body and paint job, I had notes left on it often from folks wanting to buy it. Some one finally offered me a ridiculous amount and I let it go. Regrets.
Lovely car. I'm envious. Great car history, almost as daft here; everything I've learned/researched goes out of the window when in the presence of something I like...
The build quality on these were better than the 200. The engines were dead simple to work on, galvanized floor pans inner wings . And good thickness metal. Not saying later cars were bad these were good. I worked on a few. My dad had the 145 deluxe estate.
We loved our 74 164E with manual and o/d. That car could move for its day. I don't believe the engine was as durable as the 144 but served us well. Ate up the long distance miles❤.
Fantastic video... I have a gorgeous '72 144 automatic in #109 ocean green. It was originally an Edinburgh car but it's been registered in Ireland since 2000. I see you have the obligatory BW35 oil stain where you park... I have one on my garage floor too. I wish mine still had white wall tires... They do look great with them.
Nice machine, I've always liked old volvos but never owned one. Always had old mercedes, only two and a Peugeot 504ti. Old volvos getting hard to find in Australia, but maybe one day
Well done that man. It the film it looks quite remarkable, lucky you. You have a lovely car and cherish it for what it is - A SURVIVOR! Yesterday I saw the very same model car here in Sydney in white. It looked lovely in the traffic.
Like you, someone in an adjacent street to mine had an orange Volvo 244 DL with black interior, P reg, late Seventies, I thought it was a fine looking car.
Great cars. Bit heavy on gas and the nerves on the motorways these days. I'm conflicted because I love them but having owned several and getting something more modern ( V70 '99) I'm not sure. The kids loved the 240 GLT we had and that's the one they all hanker after now they're grown up. Deffo a practical classic simply because they're so well built and easy to work on. Great vid cheers mate.
The last good Volvo. But unfortunately Volvo design suffers since 70s from degenerative "improvements". This one inherited a lot of quality from 60s. So, these car really worthy to ride on it to grocery even today!😊
Cool car! I had forgotten that Volvos (Volvoes??) ever looked like that; the black plastic grille with the chrome surround must have only been used for a couple of years. The carburetor and air cleaner look like something from the 1930s. Best of luck with it. PS: Did you ever have to feed 2 parking meters for the Caprice wagon? It must have cost somebody a mint to bring it over there and adapt it to UK regulations.
am an mercedes diesel person but if i would get an petrol or an lpg car it is an rearwheel drive volvo for me , i had an 740 with 700000 km with no problem then i wrecked it.
Beautiful car. Best looking 140 I’ve ever seen. Love the color
Good to see this old Volvo from the early seventies. My Mother had one (DLY 982J) and we were royally driven to school in it. On the day my sister was born, she was driven home in it, and some years later learned to drive in it!
My grandfather had the 140 in the orange. It was very vibrant to say the least. Then he ended up with a green 244DL in '76 which I happily inherited many years later. I still want to find another one.
Real car!
Lots of cool cars.
Back in the day I had a 142E in the same color. Loved that car. Beautiful!
Interesting video, it's great to see how much you love the car, good for you.
Brilliant video thanks
Magic!
I had this exact model and color in the late 80s, it wasn't a hotrod but it was a great, reliable car. After a body and paint job, I had notes left on it often from folks wanting to buy it. Some one finally offered me a ridiculous amount and I let it go. Regrets.
Lovely car. I'm envious. Great car history, almost as daft here; everything I've learned/researched goes out of the window when in the presence of something I like...
A fabulous video of a lovely car and a even lovelier owner
The build quality on these were better than the 200. The engines were dead simple to work on, galvanized floor pans inner wings . And good thickness metal. Not saying later cars were bad these were good. I worked on a few. My dad had the 145 deluxe estate.
I had the manual estate version, same year as yours in safari yellow, loved it & have had 3 245 estates since then, brilliant cars!
We loved our 74 164E with manual and o/d. That car could move for its day. I don't believe the engine was as durable as the 144 but served us well. Ate up the long distance miles❤.
always wanted one of them.
I've seen you driving around. Gorgeous car.
Nice car,I like the whitewalls. Good video 👍.
Who Doesn't Love a Car with Whitewalls!?
Sets EVERY car off
Fantastic video... I have a gorgeous '72 144 automatic in #109 ocean green. It was originally an Edinburgh car but it's been registered in Ireland since 2000. I see you have the obligatory BW35 oil stain where you park... I have one on my garage floor too. I wish mine still had white wall tires... They do look great with them.
Very well presented video Paul, thankyou for sharing.
Nice machine, I've always liked old volvos but never owned one. Always had old mercedes, only two and a Peugeot 504ti. Old volvos getting hard to find in Australia, but maybe one day
Lovely video, far better than any kitchen but I’m biased a bit as my Dad had a 144 too.. (WFM267K) find memories!
Great video, I remember seeing your Volvo at the Giffnock car show last year. Very nice
Well done that man. It the film it looks quite remarkable, lucky you. You have a lovely car and cherish it for what it is - A SURVIVOR!
Yesterday I saw the very same model car here in Sydney in white. It looked lovely in the traffic.
I find it remarkable that these videos are as far reaching as Sydney!
Well if your into a certain marque of car, CZcams for example is an open world for fellow followers...
Like you, someone in an adjacent street to mine had an orange Volvo 244 DL with black interior, P reg, late Seventies, I thought it was a fine looking car.
Great cars. Bit heavy on gas and the nerves on the motorways these days. I'm conflicted because I love them but having owned several and getting something more modern ( V70 '99) I'm not sure. The kids loved the 240 GLT we had and that's the one they all hanker after now they're grown up. Deffo a practical classic simply because they're so well built and easy to work on. Great vid cheers mate.
The last good Volvo. But unfortunately Volvo design suffers since 70s from degenerative "improvements". This one inherited a lot of quality from 60s. So, these car really worthy to ride on it to grocery even today!😊
Cool car! I had forgotten that Volvos (Volvoes??) ever looked like that; the black plastic grille with the chrome surround must have only been used for a couple of years. The carburetor and air cleaner look like something from the 1930s. Best of luck with it.
PS: Did you ever have to feed 2 parking meters for the Caprice wagon? It must have cost somebody a mint to bring it over there and adapt it to UK regulations.
am an mercedes diesel person but if i would get an petrol or an lpg car it is an rearwheel drive volvo for me , i had an 740 with 700000 km with no problem then i wrecked it.
Please take a 10/10 for that Sir…….you may want to check out a similar Volvo owners story in “. Design Cue “ P1800 on Petrolicious .
Thanks so much - I actually started my videos because of the inspiration from the Petrolicious channel!