by "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
Published 03/19/2017 at 10:40
by "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
Published 03/19/2017 at 10:40
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So that Daytona Truck I posted came from a Museum/Dealership called Volo Auto Museum, or Volo Cars. I decided to see what else they had and found this Nova.
Now I know what your thinking “those intake filters look stupid” and your right, but that’s just the beginning.
First staters there’s no intercooler. And there’s this weird cross pipe connecting the two sides of the intake for some reason... even tho they both blow into the same carburetor. Also that oil feed line doesn’t look right, I’m no expert but that doesn’t look very secure.
Look at the inlet for the hot side of this turbo, sharp 90 degree turns are great for flow, or so I’m told. Oh and I don’t see a blow off valve anywhere on this setup...
If you look really close at this pic you can see where the heat from the turbos as started melting the wrap on the hood, I don’t think real carbon fiber melts like that.
And the icing on this shit cake is, the filers are lop sided. All that work and they could even get it symmetrical.
They look like some dang googly eyes.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/19/2017 at 10:42, STARS: 3
I’ve been to Volo several times. I get less impressed with their operation every time. It’s to the point where last week I was staying with a friend who lives 10 minutes from there, and I genuinely had no interest in returning even when he said there wan’t much else to do in the area.
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
03/19/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 1
That packaging confuses the hell out of me. I don’t get it.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
03/19/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 2
Carbon fiber does melt/wrinkle but not quite like that. Yeesh.
So much potential in a twin turbo Nova and they pretty well botched it.
"vondon302" (vondon302)
03/19/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 2
What the... That poor car.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/19/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 0
Looking at some of the close up shots, I think the hood is real c/f, if not it’s a high quality, and well executed wrap. And there’s isn’t anything about this car I’d call “high quality” or “well executed”. Another interesting note is unlike ever over Car on there website there’s no video of this one running/driving.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/19/2017 at 10:58, STARS: 2
Why couldn’t they just do a normal TT setup.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/19/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 1
Do they actually modify the cars, or do they just buy and sell them. So many of their cars have autozone parts it’s astonishing. Like this Pro Turing Camaro. Complete with a 70 dollar Grant wheel, 80 dollar head unit, a 4 dollar Charger port thing, and crooked Spectre intake. All on a car that they are asking 45,000 dollars, for.
But if you don’t see the little things the car itself looks pretty good.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/19/2017 at 11:04, STARS: 2
Because stuff sticking out of the hood is always a good thing, always.
"John Norris (AngryDrifter)" (angrydrifter)
03/19/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 1
My wife has family in Chicago. We visit almost every year. So I venture out to Volo every couple of years. I always enjoy it. There always seems to be a few cars that I’d like to have in my garage.
I think with more and more muscle car and classic car auctions, the Volo business model has suffered.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/19/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 2
This makes roadkill look well thought out. They had a blow off valve
"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
03/19/2017 at 11:24, STARS: 1
They don’t do nearly as much buying-restoring-selling as they once did, now it’s almost strictly consignment for people trying to sell. This was once a place you could walk into a normal showroom and there were two Boss 429s. Like Angry drifter said, the big auction groups really killed its market, so they moved to consignment and touristy stuff (the movie & celeb cars, the military museum).
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/19/2017 at 11:28, STARS: 1
I guess Consignment explains the crap mods, and high asking prices,
"VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated." (vonbootwilly)
03/19/2017 at 11:28, STARS: 2
Should have had accordion filter couplers so they could just flop around, would have somehow actually been at least funny.
This is probably perfect for the guy who waxes his car all day, drives it around the block feeling invincible making BOV noises for his neighbors, and then put it away until next weekend. Then go to local bar or C&C meet to brag about his Street Outlaws TT MurderNova tucked away at home.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
03/19/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 1
I’ve been there a bunch of times. It’s virtually all consignment at crazy high prices.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
03/19/2017 at 11:50, STARS: 1
How disappointing. This car had so much potential to be so cool, and the modder(s) got all sloppy. It’s still got potential, but it’s gonna take some work. What a shame. I really like most of what they had in mind, concept-wise (although I’ve never been much of a fan for cutting holes through the hood).
"vdub_nut: scooter snob" (jollyroger1210)
03/19/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 1
That thing on the back of the intake.... elbow? Top right hand side of the pic... Might be a blow off valve. Maybe... even still, it looks cheesy, and no intercoolers (I even looked for air-to-water ones, as they are small and could be hidden),plus the rusty hot side of the turbo and melty melty hood. Nope nope nope.
"comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer" (00cyclonefan)
03/19/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 1
It’s like a woman with a bad bewb job and her nipples don’t line up...at first, you’re like “ooh bewbs” (turbos), but then like “ummmm....”
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/19/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 1
I have no idea, but they have a lot of “tribute” stuff (normal Mustangs and Camaros made to look like the fast ones) and a room full of Duesenberg IIs that they tell people are real Duesenberg. While that is true in the most technical sense of the term, they really ought to disclose that these are Deusy IIs from the 80's, which they very much don’t. At least those aren’t for sale.
"EngineerWithTools" (engineerwithtools)
03/19/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 1
Pretty par for the course from Volo, in my opinion. As others have pointed out, so much of their inventory is consignment - and many of those are heavy with bondo.
I live a short distance away and used to work literally down the street, but I’ve not been in a long time, and dread being asked by car friends to join them for shows or browsing.
"V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!" (v8demon)
03/19/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 1
