The 1975 Volvo 164TE Restoration Begins

[@Gothamauto]

Of the 164s, I especially love the very first years and the very last. Your '75 will probably have 10:1 compression ratio and about 175 rated horsepower, making it the highest performance 164 produced. I'm very interested in watching this car get the TLC it deserves. Hope you enjoy the new car!

[@AndyD1926]

I had a 164 around 1980. The most comfortable car you could imagine! mine was a money pit, but I loved it. Fond memories.The back seats were better than any other cars front seats of the time.

Nice project 😊 It’s so nice to see your love for Volvo. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@iansmith6728]

That's niiiice. I love the fact that not every Volvo 164 was the autotragic BW-35 in the states (unlike here). FYI, that wing on the wiper is OEM.

[@Mike-C219]

Some days I wish I was a Volvo, so David would bring me home. 😉

[@djkasdjkasdjdjdj]

u have a male sounding name.

[@Mike-C219]

@@djkasdjkasdjdjdj Oh no, imagine that, a guy liking another guy. How scandalous. 😒

[@DavidBello]

🤣🤣🤣

[@michaeltutty1540]

That is one beautiful automobile. Obviously very well cared for all of its life. If my memory serves, 164 sedans were all trimmed as a GLE. At least any I have seen have been. Every one has had the same rear seat as this one. The top of the seat backs are notorious for getting sun dried and crumbling. Lovely to see this one in great shape. It will be neat to see the fuel injection system working right. It makes sense about the gas tank. The 164 uses the same body panels in the rear as the newly introduced 240 series, so it would not have made sense to keep producing the panels for the 164 as well as the new panels with the safer design.

[@jacquespoirier9071]

The Volvo design team was equipped with a great practical sense at that time, their cars were great, much better than today's designs that are plagued with design errors and chronic reliability problems.

[@volvof12able]

What a beautiful example such great condition for the age i wonder if it has been garaged for much of its life such lovely cars very well engineered

[@hectorvazquez7929]

I like the headlight wipers. Cool. Rear headrests and opera lights. Very very cool indeed.

[@eliacapriotti3361]

Congrats David! Didn’t know it is yours! This car is completely original from factory,beauty rims,wiper,headlamp wiper,everything! Like I said I remember this car here in Italy At meetings and I have the pics with the original license plate! (If you check the rear sticker on the glass,there still the name of the first Volvo dealership who sell her to the first owner,in Italy we use to do that in the 70’s/80’s) Like I told you,the front indicators lamp are for Italian market! My 1972e has the same optional,headlamps wiper,rear headrest,air conditioning,power steering and other little stuff. Hope you can enjoy it!

[@DavidBello]

Yeah I’d love to get more info on it. It was sold and shipped in the Netherlands

[@eliacapriotti3361]

@@DavidBello pm me on Instagram or Fb!

[@andypetersen5650]

HI DAVID....NICE TO SEE YOU RESTORE THEM .

[@eyeroll5060]

What a beauty. I found an 1800 coupe near me for sale. Waitin on the right time to grab it

[@erikschawland6464]

Itsa P 1800 and dont wait run if the price is ok itsa invesment

[@sspadair1675]

I like the light in the trunk!

[@donaldmacdonald6836]

Beauty! One of the best 164 colours too. Look forward to seeing it driving and running sweet

[@brandonflanagan8398]

Yes! So excited for more 164 content!

[@biadman]

You've landed yourself a Dutchie... Recognised the registration. And later on the history. Would live to know when it got shipped to the US.

[@TheDIDSBIAK]

I am excited to follow your next project. I had one myself MY1974 with the same wipers.

[@howesitgoin739]

Awesome more 164s. Love love love those seats.....oh wowowowowow My 75 will never be that pretty. The differences between 70 and 75 still blow my mind. But you definitely understand where the 240 come from. Especially interior and everything rear of the wind shield. Looking forward to this series.

[@markmcminn5100]

These went for low bucks 10 years ago.....another gem discovered.

[@grayfool]

Very nice. Great condition to base a really cool restoration on.

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Nice project that thing is so dam clean!

[@Thorscauldron]

Had a 74 E the electric o/d gives a bit of a lurch engaging & disengaging. Nothing unpleasant. But no real world mileage improvement with the early fuel injection. Same exterior color but our interior was that kind of orangey caramel. Nice find. Good luck.

[@hurri7720]

I had a 164E and I still miss it. A wolf in a sheep's cloth. Very nice and stable to drive. But my comment relates to what you said about the steering, it is noisy. It always is even as new but it's not broke it's just the way it is. PS. the "E" is for the Bosch fuel injection.

[@talldude5841]

Maybe the best Volvo you have. The paint is in great shape. Same color as my 87.

[@billmason2785]

These are worth saving

[@turbogrin]

Gotta to love those Volvos!!

[@siemenstraffic]

A limited edition of the 164, the 164TE was made only in 1974 and only for 3 markets, Great Britain, Germany and Australia. The 164TE had extra accessories fitted as standard, being air conditioning, 4 speaker 8 track player with radio, headlight wipe/wash system, rear head rests, rear reading lamps and a fully carpeted boot with lighting. This more upmarket version was only available in 3 colours, being metallic light blue (colour 111), metallic copper (colour 105) and metallic teal (colour 115).

[@patrick89109]

Very nice car David really good shape to. Thanks for the video nice to follow your new project good luck

[@charlie225]

Hey David, u have a great Volvo to do a restoration on, véry little damage and a great interior,

[@Bierkameel]

Wow looking at the papers this car came from the Netherlands, we have a lot of old Volvo's here and most are stored inside in the winter. I wonder how long it has been in the US.

[@Jurforpresident]

Zag dat ook direct!

[@clivepage7016]

Lovely car David. I have also just bought a 1974 164 (only an E) and take delivery tomorrow. Mine needs a lot of restoration as it's been standing outside for 17 years! Although yours may have been sold in 1975 I think it is a 1974 model. 1975 has the handbrake in the middle, wider 264 style tail lights and cast alloy rear badges and maybe some other small changes.

[@mikaelleskinen1349]

Your right,last year the 164 was built were 1974.From 1975 Volvo built the 264/265 with the awful renault enginge.

[@clivepage7016]

No, actually the 164 continued to be produced alongside the 264 for for the USA market for 1975. See extract from Wikipedia page "For 1975, the PRV engine was not available for the American market so the 164 was produced for one more year for the American and Japanese markets only although a few were sold . The 164 received new larger 6-panel rear lamps sometime during the 1975 model year, electronic ignition, new seats, electric windows in the front, a new style of badging, extensive changes to the rear suspension, and the parking brake handle was moved from outboard to inboard of the driving seat." - Wiki. As David's car has none of these changes I believe it to be a 1974 model but there are 1975 164's out there.

[@DavidBello]

Yes this was built in 74 and is titled and registered as a 75 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Burritosuupreme]

Oh man. I’d love to have an OEM 8 track in my 240. So cool

[@TheDJHammerBoy]

Looking good!

[@jarl-hulsebosch]

Great car! Looks like a Dutch car looking at your paperwork. Good luck!

[@ferdinandvroom]

It was imported to the Netherlands on: 07-11-2020.

[@torestrandberg6815]

😊😊😊 Underbar bil !! dax att du lär dig lite svenska ??

[@TheTransmaniaconMC]

Probably gonna need another t-shirt (like the Ivy one)!

[@Tasmanian_D3vil]

Nice! I wait for next restoration series so much! I rewatch all 164 videos and there is 2 videos missing on 1969 Volvo 164 playlist, i hope you can add them in right places :D Episodes missing on playlist: 27 and 42 :/

[@sombra6153]

The 74 164E I had was the same color with light blue leather interior. Wished it had been a 4 speed OD. It was a garage queen before I bought it but the paint had oxidized badly despite being relatively shelters for the first eight years. That is a clean car, though. Based on your other works, you do a nice job on this one.

[@TheLuisg92]

Like those turn signals just sitting on the bumper, is almost like someone just placed them on top of the bumper to do something else and let them there. Gotta love early 70s american bumpers and lights.

[@carlseiler6441]

If those headlight wipers work consistently, that's better than our '95 960.

[@henriknaavala287]

really nice you take care the old flag ship .i had a 1973 164e i think the sweden model had 170 hk and thoose the sent to usa was 140 hk. your videos are relly nive keep on David best regards from sweden

[@erikschawland6464]

Hei Henrik B30F 1972 160 hk B30F 1973-1974 138 hk B30F 1975 federal 130 hk B30F 1975 california 125 hk

[@henriknaavala287]

@@erikschawland6464 thanks bro

[@taijkon]

The 164-1975 was sold i America only. The 264 was avalible in Sweden (no 164 avalible here in 1975) but it did not pass the emission test in US so Volvo made a hybrid 164 with 264 interrior, dash and rear boddy from the firewall and back 1975, 1976 the 264 was ok for US market. That there looks moore like a 1974 164.

[@robertbjork7913]

Nice 👍And that is the original wipers and very expensive😬 And original it’s 1 with the wing and on passenger side without the wing

[@corychecketts]

It's crazy how much of the 164 was carried over to the 240.

[@motive440]

If only the seats (especially the rear) had been carried over. I also think the round A/C outlets look better than the rectangular ones in the 240s.

[@VC301000]

Beautiful

[@TalkinAboutTheDude]

yeah buddy

[@markizgonzales4677]

I have never seen a 164 in person.

[@pingouin125]

The charge regulator is screwed on the inside steel panel up to the wheel. So very exposed to water. When the steel panel was rusted, the contact either to the charger to the panel or the panel to the frame, was bad, and it blow. The best, not the most esthetic, is to install a good wire between the charger and the engine, where is bolted the alternator and the positive battery wire bolt to the started. It is important to understand that this charger was the first step to a fully digital one, so it was very sensitiveé to faulty ground.

[@mathuetax]

Sweet!

[@Infinite_AM]

Its awesome

[@paulmasterson386]

I remember the 164 TE being one of the first normal cars that had air conditioning as standard in Europe. I thought that a sunroof was standard; I had one and that had a sunroof.

[@broward123]

I have some TE parts including NOS headlamp wiper stuff if you need.

[@DavidBello]

Oh yes! Email me 🤗 [e-mail]

[@antonwkrogars9072]

can you please help me find the chrome trims for the trunk? if you go to some junkyard or shop to get parts for your project cars. i wrote to you on messenger some year ago. those chrome parts are impossible to find in sweden/europe

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

You can see a lot of items that would be in the 240,

[@BDCOL1050]

Nice car David. But are you sure it is a 1975? To me it looks like a 1974. The 1975 should have the 240 seats and dash. Early 1975 builds had the normal 4 bulbs rear lights while the late ones had the 6 bulbs rear lights like the 264. Check the chassis number.

[@Bonzoguy66]

The last versions, had wider tail-lights ....like the 264

[@mikeanderson2730]

Nice channel, you seems like a sweet guy with prioritys set on real good cars. But this TE is a little of a mystery. The model should be 1975, but it´s missing some of the most significant features of the 1975 model. In 1975 the whole back were from the 240, the most easy way of controlling that is the handbrake, it should be in the middle, between the seats. Not like this car on the left side. The seatbelts and connectors are not correct for the -75. The -75 had 240 leather interior witch has a different pattern on seams and the very recognizible 240 headrest. There should be a 2 inch wide stainless steel trim on top of the doors, the -75 had aluminium covers on the small lights in the front, last years sunroof where standard equipment, this car has none, the mirrors should be adjustable from the inside, and so on. All of the 1975 had these changes, even a few of the last made 1974 had them. The rims look a bit skinny, the 164 had half an inch wider steel rims with chrome and hubcaps. So it´s a most intriging car. Big thanks to you for taking care of this lost gem, i will follow the restauration! You should probably change the camshaft, this one is (my guess) really worn out, the valves are very quiet on a healthy 164.

[@Elizabeth-vz6xs]

whass goin on wit dat other '75 da 240 one?

[@DavidBello]

Paperwork 😞

[@patrikclarin6524]

Nice but not 75, dash, handbrake and emblems had 240 style.

[@billmason2785]

You are wrong....I was a volvo mechanic and service writer....twenty-five years...

[@NyaMacken]

Are you sure it's a real TE? They were extended in the body for better legroom in the back, and equipped with an automatic gearbox ...

[@hectorvazquez7929]

It is. It has the opera lights and rear headrests. Those were on the TE model. Also headlight wipers.

[@eriks825]

i belive you are thinking of the 264 TE and not the 164.

[@NyaMacken]

@@eriks825 You are right, I mixed 164 TE with 264 TE.

[@Bubbibjoern]

That's not a 75, the seats are wrong and so are the badges and rear lights.

[@billmason2785]

Rear seats are re upholstered 1974 style

[@Ju1iusX2]

where’s the z4 D:

[@DavidBello]

I miss it so! Especially with these tight turns in the driveway

[@Ju1iusX2]

@@DavidBello dog, bring the z4 back to life life frankenstein 😭🙏🏻

[@morecomplex5233]

If you're delivering this...

[@morecomplex5233]

I have a 1975 ,always garaged, 29k original that needs some work...

[@DavidBello]

@@morecomplex5233 also 164?

[@morecomplex5233]

​@@DavidBello Yes a 164..... BOSCH fuel injection.... I just bought on ebay the intake & exhaust manifolds w carbs and air filter in case I want to change.... I plan to drive this ,NOT keep it low mileage...

[@morecomplex5233]

@@DavidBello yes..Maybe for sAle soon...

[@summerli2700]

The video is awesome, friend. We have launched the 4modes led headlight bulb, would you like to try it? I have contacted you by email, hope to hear from you, thanks.

[@billmason2785]

This is a 1974 model....

[@mayflowerlash11]

EV conversion on a 164. There should be some clues show to do it on a 240. I suspect that you (David ) will not do the electrical yourself. I salute you if you do. But most likely you will pass it to more expert EV wranglers. If you do however please do not skimp on the details in the videos, like I say it could be an excellent "how to" for 2/7/940 owners. And far from desecrating the Volvo marque, the more of these Volvos converted to EV may very well ensure their survival in an increasingly electrical age. I look forward to vids on the EV conversion. Thanks in advance David.