- Joined
- Oct 10, 2003
- Location
- Acworth, GA 30102
MikeJr.'s 67 122 project.
Here is my 67 122. I have had this car since 04. It is time to get going on this project.
I have always loved the 122s. They are my favorite Volvo model. I have wanted one for a very long time. I have had a few of them but they were part cars. I have never owned one that you could actually drive. I thought about buying one that was already restored, but I tried that with a 62 P1800. It looked great but it was a lemon.
It had been badly restored. So I wanted a 122 that I could restore myself. So I knew exactly what was done to the car from the ground up, and I could do it the way I wanted.
I found the car on eBay in Boca Raton FL. Shipped it cost me around $500.00. The body as a whole is in good shape. It does need floor pans and some other patch panels, but that is an easy fix. One neat thing about the car is that it hadn't been a running car for about 6 years. When I got it I put a new battery in it and a little gas, and after about 3 minutes of tring to crank it it started right up. The idle was great and it stayed running. I was amazed.
In the coming months I will be documenting the restoration and will be asking for some suggestions about certain aspects of the project. Stay tuned. There's more to come.
http://www.pbase.com/mikejr/67_122_project&page=1
MikeJr.
Here is my 67 122. I have had this car since 04. It is time to get going on this project.
I have always loved the 122s. They are my favorite Volvo model. I have wanted one for a very long time. I have had a few of them but they were part cars. I have never owned one that you could actually drive. I thought about buying one that was already restored, but I tried that with a 62 P1800. It looked great but it was a lemon.
It had been badly restored. So I wanted a 122 that I could restore myself. So I knew exactly what was done to the car from the ground up, and I could do it the way I wanted.
I found the car on eBay in Boca Raton FL. Shipped it cost me around $500.00. The body as a whole is in good shape. It does need floor pans and some other patch panels, but that is an easy fix. One neat thing about the car is that it hadn't been a running car for about 6 years. When I got it I put a new battery in it and a little gas, and after about 3 minutes of tring to crank it it started right up. The idle was great and it stayed running. I was amazed.
In the coming months I will be documenting the restoration and will be asking for some suggestions about certain aspects of the project. Stay tuned. There's more to come.
http://www.pbase.com/mikejr/67_122_project&page=1
MikeJr.
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