“It’s cold and lashing it down, what shall we do today”? “Oh, we can go start that old Volvo. I was going to do it tomorrow but it’s going to be nice and sunny and I want to sit out with a beer not faff on with that old thing”! “Yeah ok”.
I had a loan of one of these for 3 weeks back in 1980. With its straight six 3 litre engine, automatic transmission and an interior akin to a Victorian gentleman’s club, it remains my favourite Volvo to this day and in the top 5 cars I have ever driven.
I have a 1983 240. It's a fantastic car, but I like the 160 series more. I like the Amazon more than the 160 and of course, the 1800 above all. I would love to get a 164, but they are so rare in the US. The 240 is still so popular that a guy at the Volvo dealership near me told me their biggest competition is their own model, the 240.
I can see that the designer of the 164 must have been inspired by the Vanden Plas 4 Litre R from the 1960's. The styling of the front end looks very similar to the British car.
It would be hard not to love one of the thin bumper 164 models as the front end is so elegant. Not many of the 164s here in the states were equipped with the fog lights, they just had covers over the openings. I would love to find a really nice 164 and make it a daily driver. Such a simple and robust design and added torque from the 6 cylinder engine makes it a joy to drive. Thanks for posting the video!
I sure hope that the 164, is/was restored, when that model came, it has certain elegance ,distinguished looking features that make it so unique to the 164, of course the 164, was replaced by the 240/26].model, what I could never figure out is why with the 260, they had put in a newer,slower 6cylinder engine,which resulted being terrible for the 260 model when they could have used the same 6 cylinder that is in the 164.
I think this 164 model is from 1971/72, aproxm.... my first Volvo was the 244 DL by 1974, but with the massive telecope-front-back-profile.... and in 1988 I was driving my nice comfortable 760 GL TD, with 112 HP, in White..... THE SWAN an all streets... ....
Woow, love it! Had not less than 3 164E in a row back in the days, "most power for the buck" at the time. Those old Volvo engines...have a relative with a 142 -68 by his country house. Outside year around, always start. I hope you guys at least let her have some fresh oil and plugs prior start up? Any plans to get her fixed up? Way to go Volvo!
This may be Volvos best design ever. Not really sure what the plans are for the Volvo. When I go back over there I ask him, and shot another longer test run video. No oil/plugs change but needs to do for sure.
It may not have started, but it must have been turned over regularly in that climate. I live in a similar northern evergreen forest where anything left unturned for 3 or 4 years is seized.
I have two Peter a 2003 s40 sport lux. Very well appointed car complete with a sat nav and colour screen very period but it works. The hu1205. And I have a 2007 s60 d5 which is like a armchair to drive in no hurry to get rid
Like the woody Allen movie where he starts the vw bug that has been stashed in a cave for 200 years...starts immediately...also a funny jet car in that movie...tubes on the roof!
30 years? If that car would not have been started in 30 years, it must have have had oil changes and continous crank, otherwise the engine parts would have corroded together.
There's no 160s near me in the US. These are so cool. They have such an interesting look to the front that makes it unique but it is still undeniably Volvo.
@@NorthernFlight Tack, såg denna video först 2023. Gissade på 1969 eftersom bälten saknades i baksätet. Denna första årsmodell saknade även servostyrning som standardutrustning. Det blev tungstyrt att fickparkera med en B30 under huven!
Volvo doesn't matter, my Fiat started the same way, sat only for 8 years but who cares, it could sit for 50 years just as well since it was garaged in decent conditions, all it needs to start is fuel, compression and spark, if you prime the carburetor bowl at first, it will start first try, just like my fiat did, and just like this guy did. Volvo or any other brand, this is the beauty of old simple carbureted cars.
“It’s cold and lashing it down, what shall we do today”? “Oh, we can go start that old Volvo. I was going to do it tomorrow but it’s going to be nice and sunny and I want to sit out with a beer not faff on with that old thing”! “Yeah ok”.
No, its just raining everyday in Sweden
Worth restoring for sure!
What a little gem. I'd love to have that in my barn.
Easy restoration.Just straighten the number plate!
Haha best comment !!
😂
Runs well...car from the good old days.....They don't make them like this anymore...
No, and there's a reason for that: Greed
Those days are over when they said "Lets make the best product we can!".
@@azynkron these -your words -are about the most truthful words I have heard in a very long time....well spoke
Riktigt hjärt värmande att se en så gammal pärla rulla
Great touring Volvo during blizzards 😅
You cannot kill a Volvo, own a V40 now and nothing compares to theire quality, owned BMW
Tru that
Yeah we'll put two gallons or petrol in the engine bay then drive it a round for abit.
Do i recall they took 5 star?
What is gallons?
Mr.@UC82xe_R9Wp21eDSH7rbB9uA to start with it's plural cos it has an s on the end of it.
Avställd sedan 1984-11-20. :D
Bra skick för att va så hoppas gammal.
Dom är jätte fina. Finare än 240
👍
Dont drive IT make IT fine again
Tycker mig känna igen din röst, varit kameraman på Meatgrinders kanal?
Haha tänkte exakt samma 😂😂
I had a loan of one of these for 3 weeks back in 1980. With its straight six 3 litre engine, automatic transmission and an interior akin to a Victorian gentleman’s club, it remains my favourite Volvo to this day and in the top 5 cars I have ever driven.
Nice day for a startup!
Roope Peltola 30 years was to much no time to wait for a sunny day ; )
It was raining since 30 years and they wouldn't wait any longer.
i fell in love with the sound the moment it started
Didn't expect less from an old volvo.
den Volvon ser ut att kunna räddas med lite tid och viljestyrka
That model is actually finer than 240. Personally, I like Amazon and then 160 series.
I have a 1983 240. It's a fantastic car, but I like the 160 series more. I like the Amazon more than the 160 and of course, the 1800 above all. I would love to get a 164, but they are so rare in the US. The 240 is still so popular that a guy at the Volvo dealership near me told me their biggest competition is their own model, the 240.
I can see that the designer of the 164 must have been inspired by the Vanden Plas 4 Litre R from the 1960's. The styling of the front end looks very similar to the British car.
Yah they stole it. I'm 54. I remember. We always had 140 cos we didn't have enough money for a 160 or a Bavaria BMW
It would be hard not to love one of the thin bumper 164 models as the front end is so elegant. Not many of the 164s here in the states were equipped with the fog lights, they just had covers over the openings. I would love to find a really nice 164 and make it a daily driver. Such a simple and robust design and added torque from the 6 cylinder engine makes it a joy to drive. Thanks for posting the video!
Volvo, quick wipe over and back on the road..
yes, oil and sparks still good:)
Try doing that with a modern Volvo and you won't be so lucky
@@newtonraymond77 Even one year later!
This video brought me back to 1975. It was in Indonesia and I was 7 yo when my dad owned this car. Thanks !
I sure hope that the 164, is/was restored, when that model came, it has certain elegance ,distinguished looking features that make it so unique to the 164, of course the 164, was replaced by the 240/26].model, what I could never figure out is why with the 260, they had put in a newer,slower 6cylinder engine,which resulted being terrible for the 260 model when they could have used the same 6 cylinder that is in the 164.
Restore it, they were nice cars,
I think this 164 model is from 1971/72, aproxm....
my first Volvo was the 244 DL by 1974, but with the massive telecope-front-back-profile....
and in 1988 I was driving my nice comfortable 760 GL TD, with 112 HP, in White.....
THE SWAN an all streets...
....
I have the same shifting spanner the guy is using..its a BAHCO. ...a fine Scandavanian product
Twin Strombergs? Real Red Block. Oh baby oh baby.
Are they trying to blow themselves up ? Let’s fuck around with the battery while a full tank of gas sits under the hood
Woow, love it! Had not less than 3 164E in a row back in the days, "most power for the buck" at the time. Those old Volvo engines...have a relative with a 142 -68 by his country house. Outside year around, always start. I hope you guys at least let her have some fresh oil and plugs prior start up? Any plans to get her fixed up? Way to go Volvo!
This may be Volvos best design ever. Not really sure what the plans are for the Volvo. When I go back over there I ask him, and shot another longer test run video. No oil/plugs change but needs to do for sure.
Epitome of clickbait. There is no way that car hasn't been started in 30 years. Looks like they were using it till last week.
It may not have started, but it must have been turned over regularly in that climate. I live in a similar northern evergreen forest where anything left unturned for 3 or 4 years is seized.
OK sold, I want it...two minutes warranty is just fine for me
Klara pluspoäng för att han berättar var det finns brandsläckare innan dom provar. Bra jobbat!
Det är ordning på den äldre generationen : )
Incredible...would figure the starter would have rusted and frozen up after 30 years in the weather!
Almost sounds like a v8
Volvo 164 bueno para restauracion
What a beauty
not surprised it started. why wouldnt it?
Love volvos. I was a master tech at a dealer from 1985 to 2002 and loved it. I miss working on them.
I have two Peter a 2003 s40 sport lux. Very well appointed car complete with a sat nav and colour screen very period but it works. The hu1205. And I have a 2007 s60 d5 which is like a armchair to drive in no hurry to get rid
K_JS chucky
I have 2002 xc70. 2003 xc70 1999 xc70 2003 s60 2009 s80 1998 850R
I have a 1982 240 DL, won’t start working on it but I don’t know about mechanics.
Sounds great 👍🏼
what language is it? I guess they don't mind getting wet.
lionreb Swedish Vikings ; )
Sweden
Real "norrlandska".
Yes, Not REAL NORWEGIAN VIKINGS!! DID SWEDEN HAVE ANY? No
Perfekt bruksskick ju! En vecka eller två i garaget så blir han ju perfekt!! Önskar jag också hade en 164a :(
Like the woody Allen movie where he starts the vw bug that has been stashed in a cave for 200 years...starts immediately...also a funny jet car in that movie...tubes on the roof!
Pertina
nice car
30 years? If that car would not have been started in 30 years, it must have have had oil changes and continous crank, otherwise the engine parts would have corroded together.
Volvos there's nothing tht kills thm
they dont call this classic volvos tanks for nothing
Russians seem to waste great amounts of time on projects like this one...starter still turns it over!
Для начало хотя бы двигатель обслужили по миниуму,сразу видно не водитель.а наездник....
vain ruotsalainen on niin tyhmä,että käyttää jakoavainta työhön.
Mutta kun ruotsalaiset kerran keksi sen.... 😅
That sound of the inline 6 is ecstasy.
Best car,volvo 👍!
Love those cars! Drove one back in the 80's and wanted one ever since. Hard to find here in Canada and when you find them they're not cheap!
Same in sweden
Many volvos for purchase in US :)
@@CaliSwaqqPopper Most 160s got exported from Sweden to the US so thats why
There's no 160s near me in the US. These are so cool. They have such an interesting look to the front that makes it unique but it is still undeniably Volvo.
Härligt du fick den att funka :)
30 ÅR, JAVISST, SÄKERT.. BARA GLÖM DET ...
Tufft
härlig väder!!!! hahaha!
Är det "kameramannen" som filmar? 😀
Var inte du med på meatgrinder kanalen?
😂
Restore it! I had that exact car but it had a gigantic rust hole in the trunk lol. That's is good shape!
Kameramannen
Soo nice!
litle bit of love and this volvo will get u smile on the rode.... i relly like volvo
So beutiful car 164
Good for another 100k.
Judging by the rain and the accents I would say North Devon?
Northern Sweden : )
Lee I know what you mean in Devon we get our fair share of rain and volvos it's why we had to invent cider
K_JS chucky
Since I moved here 3 years ago and discovered constant rain, I haven’t been sober since :)
It needs a new exhaust pipe and muffler.
Sounds like a Ferrari! LOL
I NEED to own a car from the 20th century
Donde puedo comprar repuesto volvo en USA.
Off to the banger races with it....
Fela støggaver
Very beautiful indeed!
Zero smoke now that’s a Volvo
Den skulle kunna bli en fin brukis :)
Nice car.
Vilket jäkla ljud det är i maskin!
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Поражаюсь надежности жтой машины, ее можно починить одним ключем!!!
kamera mannen!!! välkänd röst :)
Proper Volvo .
Sjukt bra skick på däck och liknande för att ha stått i 30 år!
Han hade dragit fram bilen tidigare, sitter släpvagnsdäck på den, däcken som var där tidigare var platta 😂
@@NorthernFlight Ahaa, de låter mer logiskt 👍
Vilken årsmodell?
Ser ut som en -70, eller -71
Kevvan 164 Det är en 69 : )
@@NorthernFlight aha, en 69. Själv har jag, farsan o lilbroshan en 70
@@NorthernFlight Tack, såg denna video först 2023. Gissade på 1969 eftersom bälten saknades i baksätet. Denna första årsmodell saknade även servostyrning som standardutrustning. Det blev tungstyrt att fickparkera med en B30 under huven!
Linda frentera
Máquina!!!!
Вранье может этой машине 30 лет...
Моей почти 30 лет 1991 года 960 вольво
Nice old Volvo!
Je mi velmi líto jeho rodiny.
Sounds Finnish?
Almost ;) Finland its over the river from here 👍
No way in the creation of crows shite that it started so easy after 30 years?
It's called a tank for good reason
Volvo...
Yeh wasn't any problem. But we change tires and som small checks before filming. Tires was complete flat haha!
Volvo doesn't matter, my Fiat started the same way, sat only for 8 years but who cares, it could sit for 50 years just as well since it was garaged in decent conditions, all it needs to start is fuel, compression and spark, if you prime the carburetor bowl at first, it will start first try, just like my fiat did, and just like this guy did. Volvo or any other brand, this is the beauty of old simple carbureted cars.
Vilken pärla
Nostalgi
Nice Volvo :)
Long live the old Volvo 164!
Vill köpa
Inte till salu tyvärr
Amazing 😍 so reliable 👍
эх, я бы тебя любил)
Är den till Salu
jarl iversen Han funderade nog att behålla, men kan höra efter
What a machine!