"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
09/08/2014 at 02:02 • Filed to: None
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"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson)
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I never really looked at the Volvo 142 before.
Someone needs to come up with a Jalop version of this gif
Steve in Manhattan
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 02:05 |
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Talk to me - I had two of them in the late 70s.
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mcseanerson
> Steve in Manhattan
09/08/2014 at 02:06 |
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How were they? I know nothing about them other then the fact I find them attractive on to a degree that I can not explain.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 02:10 |
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Well, one thing is that North Korea still owes Volvo over $400 million for the 4 door version of this, that are still in service. http://jalopnik.com/north-korea-st…
GhostZ
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 02:55 |
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From these pictures, one might assume that the average Volvo 124 had only 3.5 wheels on the ground at any time.
TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 02:55 |
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it looks a bit like an early Escort from the side. I like it.
TheRallyStache
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 07:34 |
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I love this picture a lot. I like how they covered the entire grille with driving lights, how insanely narrow the snow tyres are, and how sharply locked the steering is.
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TheRallyStache
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 07:36 |
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Damn, those RS Watanabe's work on literally every car ever...
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Steve in Manhattan
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 12:24 |
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One 142S - 4 speed stick, carburetors - rebuilt the 2 carbs 3 times, if you get my drift. One 142E, fuel injection, automatic. Neither a bad car, but I could go out the junkyard back then and get anything I needed. I recall replacing window/window mechanism, grill (fender bender). After driving my dad's land yachts the steering seemed incredibly direct. And they were safe.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 13:40 |
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WOAH MAMA, That color, those black steelies, That tan leather.... yes please.
I's rather have a 145(wagon) tho,
gmctavish needs more space
> mcseanerson
09/08/2014 at 14:09 |
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I've got a 144, not good looking in the same way as the 142, but I love it just the same. It's also the most comfortable car I've ever driven, and grips shockingly well for an almost fully original car on comically narrow tires
luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
> mcseanerson
10/06/2014 at 16:44 |
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Hey there McS. So, I know this post is a little old, but I'll tell you about my 1974 142GL. It was my first car. My grandmother gave it to me when I was 15 and the car was as old as I was. She lived in Florida and by the time I got it the black leather seats had the texture of a pile of Doritos and the gold paint oxidized and faded into a sort of beige color. It had a crank sunroof, which I thought was really cool, and it was mine!
Since I couldn't drive the car until I was 16, my dad helped me fix it up. Dad must have been looking for a project. I found a company called IPD and we ordered a torquey camshaft and a set of overbore pistons for the B20 engine. We tore the thing apart and had the block machined. It had a Bosch mechanical fuel injection system that I took apart and cleaned all the varnish out of. It all went together smoothly and it ran great!
After doing that engine rebuild with my dad I felt like I could tackle any project on the car. My car had an automatic and it was the epitome of the term slushbox. I found a 145 stick shift wagon in town that someone was selling for $150!!! I swapped the pedal clusters and the transmissions in my parents driveway. I didn't even use a transmission jack to remove the manual. I just wrestled the thing onto my chest while laying under the car.
My car was transformed! Now I was doing burnouts for my friends and watching those skinny tires make clouds of smoke. I had so much fun in that car barreling down back roads pretending I was a rally driver.
Unfortunately my car was totaled by a drunk driver only two years after I got it. The little tank probably kept me and my friends from getting injured worse than we were, but it was gone. I ended up getting a '79 924 Porsche with the insurance money from the accident but I never liked it as much as the Volvo. I ended up selling the 924 a year later and buying a 242GT. The 242 wasn't the same though. There just something about that 142.
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mcseanerson
> luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
10/06/2014 at 17:22 |
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My dad had a crank sunroof in his 80's Celica and I loved that thing! IPD is pretty cool and they even have classifieds you can find a 142 in on occasion. I had a 740 wagon with a turbo and it was pretty cool but I definitely want a little three box coupe with a stick.
ACESandEIGHTS
> mcseanerson
10/06/2014 at 17:27 |
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Oh, good, dude, fixed. Because this sure beats:
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mcseanerson
> ACESandEIGHTS
10/06/2014 at 17:30 |
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I know. It was getting stupid annoying.