Re: [MBZ] 1965 Volvo PV544. How the Humble have Risen

2021-08-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I remember driving from MI to MN, cruising at 77 mph all day long. I never had any driver fatigue or soreness thank to the ortho 's seat. Great Swedish engineering. On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 12:54 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Back in the day, we had a customer who drove a 544 in the local auto

Re: [MBZ] 1965 Volvo PV544. How the Humble have Risen

2021-08-07 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Back in the day, we had a customer who drove a 544 in the local autocross. He put Goodyear Bluestreak sticky racing tires on it to improve his times. He rolled it at one tight corner --- On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 7:51 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought I di

Re: [MBZ] 1965 Volvo PV544. How the Humble have Risen

2021-08-07 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
My Dad and I bought our 1958 PV444 for $3000 back in 1991. It had the original B16 engine and 3 speed transmission replaced with the B18/4 speed setup. It was partially restored and ran very well. When we moved up to Oregon, the moving company didn’t ship the car for 8 months as it sat in their

[MBZ] 1965 Volvo PV544. How the Humble have Risen

2021-08-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I thought I did OK back in 1968/9. Bought a 544 for $400 and sold for $325 a year later. Big mistake. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-volvo-pv544-7/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-08-07 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch