[s-cars] Smoked by a Volvo 740 . . .

[Frederic L'Huillier]

Hi,

The whole concept to put a V8 in a normal car is really great. Passing
people on highway with an old sedan is such an enjoyable experience. I
recently drove a Mini Cooper with a MG Metro Turbo Engine. You should see
driver's face when they are passed by a Mini Cooper going over 120 mph !!!

Regards,
Frederic


-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond H. Tomlinson [mailto:RTOMLINS at vermontlaw.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:31 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] Smoked by a Volvo 740 . . .


Actually, a mechanic of mine has a 740 turbo with a 350 V8 stuffed under
the hood, twin 3" exhaust, and a posi rear end.  I just can't understand
some people's fascination with their cars.  :`)

http://www.jagsthatrun.com/Pages/Volvo_700_V-8.html

or

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gilesij/Volvord/


>>> "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com> 05/30/02 10:12AM >>>

Paul writes:
>
> Morning all-
>
> 2nd:  As far as learning to drive, etc.  I was one of them poor
bastards
> relegated to a '79 Volvo 242, 4 spd in highschool.  Parents were
smart, it
> 100% saved my life.

Hmmm. I think there's more than a few closet Volvophiles on this list.
:)

I learned to drive on a '69 145 wagon with 100K miles. Fiber timing
gear
went not long after, not my fault, as they say. :) Fiber? What were
they
thinking...and I'm not talking *carbon* fiber.


> But then I replaced it with an '80 242GT, oh, the
> screamer that it was (um, no).  What a way to learn, just as Taka
> and others mentioned.

Those were interesting cars. After I went through my P1800 phase ('66,
'72
coupes, '72 wagon), I ended up with two of the GTs, one at a time.

> Benign handling, no power, safe as a brick house and heavy as
> one too.  But that was short lived, IPD came along and offered all
the
> goodies, "Safety Sway Bars" (nice marketing, the f'n things were 1"
thick
> with poly bushings!), springs, bilsteins, Group 6 cam (barely
streetable),
> exhaust, etc.

I didn't start doing ipd stuff until I got into turbo Volvos. Very
well
designed products.

Lee

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