What fabulous story telling. I'm swallowing hard to hold back the tears. I love how Jonny conveys the passion. It's a form of poetry. The crazy thing is I've never really looked twice at an old Volvo but suddenly it is one of the most desirable cars I've seen for a long time! Well done to everyone who was involved with producing this.
@mrmartin20793 жыл бұрын
Lol glad I'm not the only one with moist eyes watching this 👍🙂
@PerfDayToday3 жыл бұрын
I landed on this channel discovering the new GR-Yari (which Jonny’s review is the best review of that car on youtube, I’ve shared that review a fair amount) And then to be taken back in time w this story. Fantastic.
@thomaselliott5733 жыл бұрын
you need to see a quack mate, or maybe not as there may be nothing that can help you. Good luck with the fake drama.
@thomaselliott5733 жыл бұрын
@303 learn grammar before you pretend to write English
@thomaselliott5733 жыл бұрын
@303 it is a heap of crap. These were made for fools and famous for it at the time.
@TestTest-eb8jr3 жыл бұрын
The handwriting shows the man was an engineer ; working on his car during holiday/vacation (trips) shows he loved his car....
@jfv653 жыл бұрын
Reminded me of my dad. After he passed away i found an old maintenance manual for his Peugeot 403 with a handdrawn electric schematic in it that my father had drawn himself. He was an electrical engineer.
@twarken50783 жыл бұрын
Exact same handwriting as my dad too. He was a design engineer who always strived for perfection. Such a great video.
@alex05893 жыл бұрын
@@jfv65 nice
@samholdsworth4202 жыл бұрын
Not sure how you came to this conclusion but you're wrong
@MrBinabanana3 жыл бұрын
“You’re trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?”. No. Nobody watching this channel would ever tell you that 😀 Absolutely loving your content, Jonny.
@SnoodyMcFlude3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and look at the grin on his face when he says it! Great video
@MTM27113 жыл бұрын
Those boot based back seats!!!!!! What a thing. Yes I know they’ve been around in estate for yonks now but they looked fantastic. And engineered to be bombproof. The armrests!!!
@MTM27113 жыл бұрын
@@dizzy2020 great shout on the rancho! Uber cool. Always wanted one as a kid... “come on dad, buy one of these!”
@dg1153 жыл бұрын
@@dizzy2020 I remember one these being dumped in a field near my house when I was a kid lol.
@marks-0-03 жыл бұрын
I agree with Jonny, modern suv's suck and say something about the driver. And its not a good thing.
@TheBuccaneer19753 жыл бұрын
It's not easy for any family to part with a loved ones possessions, but you handled this video with the care and respect both they and the Volvo deserved.
@peterriggall84093 жыл бұрын
My sentiments exactly. 👍
@Locost593 жыл бұрын
Here here.
@hamstirrer68823 жыл бұрын
The original owner would be overjoyed to know his pride and joy was going to be used again, and restored to its former glory, not ruined by the drift scene
@ThegardenerRob2 жыл бұрын
I love how respectful you are to the memory of the owner and their family , “Dad”. Really heart warming and natural, I came for the car, but stay for the story and compassion.
@chrisliddell27273 жыл бұрын
I hope we get to see a follow up when the Volvo is roadworthy again.
@beardedbodger3 жыл бұрын
As an engineer myself I can see a lot of me in this chaps fastidious almost obsessive cataloging and maintenance.... but.... the car is what tells his story, and tells us about him as a man. I would give anything to have spent an hour or two in his company. This had me choked up a bit and almost with tears in my eyes! And I’m a 16 stone tough as boot Yorkshireman ffs! Thank you brynn and Johnny for sharing the car and the owners story with us with dignity and respect. Do we want more revivals/rescues... ? Definitely!!!
@opelmonzagse3 жыл бұрын
I was the same, I thought that it was a bit sad. The original owner obviously loved the Volvo. Sad, that the owner died leaving the car and the parts as a legacy, but his family didn’t want it. I hope Bryan, cherishes the car as much as the previous owner !
@beardedbodger3 жыл бұрын
@@opelmonzagse I don’t think it was they didn’t want it...it was more they didn’t want too see it go to waste in the garage and would rather see it be loved by someone just as much as their loved one
@jasonk70723 жыл бұрын
This is what the internet was made for, Jonny Smith dragging incredible old cars out of suburban garages with almost childlike glee and enthusiasm. This was great. Thank you.
@davidchernick41813 жыл бұрын
Ah, Trev’s car! Wonderful neighbour he was. So glad to see this.
@NorwayVFX3 жыл бұрын
Just over a year ago I bought a 73 Volvo 145 that had been parked for at least 20 years. Just changed the fluids, checked the valve clearances and put new tires on, and since then I have driven it more than 30.000 kms. Absolutely fantastic car.
@DavidJMann2 жыл бұрын
Trevor, what a man! Love his attention to detail which certainly hasn’t been wasted. His memory and greatness lives on!
@tomdodds38763 жыл бұрын
People always roll their eyes about somebody who's overly fastidious in the ownership of a vehicle, but what a legacy they leave for the future owner if there's a collection of spares and printed materials for the continued life of the vehicle. Preservation of technology is part of our responsibility o the future. The less plastic, the better and thumbs up to those who keep our motoring history alive.
@MTM27113 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. It’s become popular to poke fun at people who take an interest and care in anything other than the mainstream. And that is the enemy of creativity and diversity of thought - although the phrase gets overused in a PC way.
@mrmartin20793 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@markwoodger23 жыл бұрын
plus if ever entered into a show, will certainly be worth a few points, my father has a 1971 herald totaly original and with fastidious records, regularly scores up there with totally restored cars.
@Jack-cu7rl3 жыл бұрын
I’m 20, this car is older than me, but it brought a tear to my eye knowing how much this car was loved. Cars are more than pieces of metal, they are part of the family
@brynmusselwhite4813 жыл бұрын
This has been off the road for eleven years longer than you've been alive. That blows my mind!
@danielcroft76533 жыл бұрын
The joy in your voice when going through the old spares and finding the surprise seats is tangible. I was so pleased to see it fire up!
@hermanmunster33583 жыл бұрын
I feel the same excitement, just watching him discover more about the car and it's history. It's like a time machine.
@pistonbroke97523 жыл бұрын
simply wonderful story. Credit to the original keeper, the family and the chap who spotted it. A follow up of it back on the road would be great. More of the same please jonny!
@plunder19563 жыл бұрын
My father had the 164 GLE so this is memory lane. We had so many Volvos I had the 360. So it's very emotional.
@mikestewart73223 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was super posh at the time. 164’s, usually had lovely leather trim as standard. Bit thirsty though. Nice.
@mrmartin20793 жыл бұрын
I disagree - that car IS special ,hands up everybody that was cheering it on as the engine was turning over - it's a credit to all the hard work of it's previous owner
@jameswingrove74213 жыл бұрын
I can honestly say I was quietly willing it to start and smiled when it did.
@williamm38203 жыл бұрын
We are soon to put our 145 back on the road after siting for over 20 years; purchased new by my grandfather as his first and only new car back on August 1st 1974. A real workhorse
@lucasbarton17733 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad your gonna put it in the road again!
@gustennant54693 жыл бұрын
I am sitting here watching this film about a lovely old volvo. Remembering about the same one my dad had back in 1981. It was a light green colour 145. I still remember the number plate ESM 297L. Fantastic childhood memories is the car. Thanks guys for sharing this wonderful story. 😍
@nicolasansom26813 жыл бұрын
I remember riding in the back of my Dad's 240 through the lanes of Dorset on the fold-out seats, on the way to Bovington Tank Museum - thanks for bringing back the memories! X
@catinthehat9063 жыл бұрын
I thought that these extra fold up seats were a relatively recent invention with cars like the Zafira until I saw this. Amazed that this great innovation wasn't adopted more widely, particularly in the 70's when larger families were more common.
@FACELOWNER3 жыл бұрын
I must be honest, I was never the biggest fan of Jonny when he was on Fifth Gear, but his recent solo video's are pure class, great content, great production, and above all Jonny comes across as a really top lad, long may they continue.
@KCR-Mark3 жыл бұрын
Yes totally agree
@chrisdixon8493 жыл бұрын
I agree with you on that.
@besenzon13 жыл бұрын
Not a fan on Fifth gear either but Jonny's videos are the best Car TV 😎👍
@jimmorris47203 жыл бұрын
I thought Johnny was the best part of 5th gear!
@AlfaAddict3 жыл бұрын
"Are you trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?, I don't think so". That resonated on such a deep level :)
@paulleggett97353 жыл бұрын
ok.. so did anyone else find that quite emotional when it fired up? just me? fair enough
@manatoa13 жыл бұрын
Trevor is clearly the kind of guy you want a nuclear engineer to be.
@bend14833 жыл бұрын
I was just about to say that!
@piccalillipit92113 жыл бұрын
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!! I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
@24th18793 жыл бұрын
Aww what a great video of an absolutely wonderful find, especially for me. This is so nostalgic. In 1971 when I was 15 my father bought a Volvo 145S. It was a 1970 model with the silver grill in Safari Yellow and I absolutely loved that car. In 1973 two weeks after my 17th birthday I passed my driving test and so fortunate to be allowed to drive the Volvo. I'm now 65 years of age and would love to have one once again. I regularly search Classic car or Flea Bay with the notion of possibly trying to find another 1970 Volvo 145S in order to relive my youth. Thanks Jonny for a wonderful trip down memory lane.
@TheProjectOverload3 жыл бұрын
Love everything about this video: barn find, history, background music. Great job, thanks for sharing!!
@Perthshire3 жыл бұрын
Who'd have thought a grown man in his 50s would get emotional watching Jonny and an old Volvo?
@stuartaharris3 жыл бұрын
That makes two of us! Fantastic video.
@tonys16363 жыл бұрын
One knocking on the door of 70 as well.
@jimmyh66013 жыл бұрын
@@tonys1636 Well done Tony for not doing any crude 69 jokes😉
@tonys16363 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyh6601 That's the preserve of my GP when she is consulted about an age related problem. Just can't get quite used to the fact she is a good few years younger than my youngest Daughter.
@reghollisquimdribbler7373 жыл бұрын
I'm 112 and I cried so much I've lost my glass eye.
@jamesmurray37943 жыл бұрын
I have like most of us have had a really shitty year but have just watched this video and then opened an envelope that has my 6th year sobriety coin in it. I am full of HOPE again. Thank you❤️🎂🚀
@latipak13 жыл бұрын
Stay sober!
@neilpye60893 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear you have another successful sober year under your belt mate! Addiction does nothing but destroy lives and relationships. Keep on keeping on mate
@CrazyCragg3 жыл бұрын
Having grown up near Dunbar, I know the street where Trevor had the accident. I assume we was in the area on business, visiting the nearby Torness nuclear power station. Lovely bit of history. Thanks Jonny!
@matlockcopy3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Dunbar and when I saw the connection between nuclear engineer and Dunbar, I immediately thought Torness. Which was visible from my parents sitting room window in Innerwick. Don’t you just love these connections?
@flitsertheo3 жыл бұрын
Fortunately the other vehicle was a solid Ford Transit, any lesser vehicle would have ended as a total loss after hitting that Volvo tank.
@richierich97613 жыл бұрын
What a lovely story , be great to get an updated look once it’s been cleaned . Bet it cleans up great
@TheLateBrakeShow3 жыл бұрын
Will do, promise.
@RATTLER2383 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Couldn’t stop smiling the whole way thru and I’m not even a Volvo fan!! Those extra rear seats......WOW just WOW!!!! 😎
@BkSMedia3 жыл бұрын
This video is terribly wonderful. The story behind a man and his car that he loved until death is truly beautiful.
@killercarpcatcher3 жыл бұрын
The former owner of that car is exactly the kind of guy you want working in the nuclear industry. Great video Jonny.
@piccalillipit92113 жыл бұрын
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!! I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
@Stwefrrrrrnsfrnklphi3 жыл бұрын
A family heirloom rescued in the gentlest and most fitting way possible, bravo chaps! I just wish my Amazon had come with a story like that!
@fayazthejournalist3 жыл бұрын
Can we have a follow up video getting this back on the road?
@hermanmunster33583 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, there has to be an update, in few weeks or so.
@DavidJohnston583 жыл бұрын
Oh please let there be a follow up ( or two) 🙏👍😁
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
Please
@ianburton92233 жыл бұрын
Without the follow up of what happens to this car, I'll be missing something really significant.
@martind7263 жыл бұрын
agreed
@samoboy43783 жыл бұрын
I’m very close to tears with this, as it’s almost like the owner is back again. Really reminiscent of Car SOS for similar reasons. Yes please do more of these, really delving into the history and documents. Another fantastic video, thank you. And maybe Tim and Fuzz would be up for a brown chair conversation!?
@AnttiBrax3 жыл бұрын
Your "I'm in someone else's garage" voice is really soothing. 😉
@simplexj42983 жыл бұрын
Kudos to Trevor, may he rest in peace! His intent on the details, his dedication to this car and to engineering in general are wonderful.
@ckm-mkc3 жыл бұрын
My parents and my best friend's parents both had 145s then 240s. My best friend inherited his parents 145 and drove it until the early 1990s. It was an amazing car, could do a U-turn in a one lane street. A bent camshaft and terminal body rust (he went college in Vermont...) finally did it in. I drove a 240 sedan inherited from my parents through college, it was unstoppable even in feet of snow (with appropriate snow tires + sandbags in the trunk...). Today, I have an XC70, still an amazing car, although my partner describes it as "Driving with Greta"....
@adrianfowler3623 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous car and shows how they were built to last unlike cars of today
@JoeAchilles13 жыл бұрын
Loved this so much!
@wscott97793 жыл бұрын
Hand writing looks just like my father-in-law's. He labels and dates everything just like Trevor did. We tease him a bit about it. But it is also very endearing. He is a retired computer programmer. Genuinely love the man.
@vandecar153 жыл бұрын
This is the best KZbin video I have ever seen. Not joking in any way. Restore it and keep it forever! I love my 240 so much and these old Volvo's mean a lot to us folk. You know who you are.
@christopherneufeldt40353 жыл бұрын
Jony, this is so good. Your presenting style, the ability to convey emotions of someone's life through the years and how it connected with their car. Magnificent!
@scrapyardwarriorvlogging3 жыл бұрын
You’ve just put literally everything I love about an old car find into a single video. Fantastic!
@DavidJohnston583 жыл бұрын
Been grinning like an idiot for 25mins! What a video! And what a find/story! Magical
@57northphoto323 жыл бұрын
Such a lovely story, could feel every minute of enthusiasm for the sleeping Volvo, talking about the owner and how he used and cared for the car really made it such a great film. Hats off to the Volvo engineers for the design of the extra seats in the boot, genius.
@bunnybrain Жыл бұрын
Saw this episode two years ago when it was new (bit more than two years ago) just went through re-watching and thought: i wonder what happened. looked up the registration and it brought a smile to my face that it is now freshly taxed until 2024 and presumably back on the road :) but that would actually be kind of fun, maybe after a bunch of these have been out, do a "what has happened since" episode, where maybe you pick the 10 most viewed or something (or all of them, i wouldn't mind) and just give a 5min update on each where they are now. still in a barn? under restoration? back on the road? maybe i'm not the only one who would like to see that
@stuartmoles8433 жыл бұрын
These are the best type of videos! I purchased a Austin 1100 20 years ago off a lady that was giving up driving due to hip problems. She told me that she was going to drive her husbands Volvo as it was higher, automatic and easier on the hip. I turned up expecting to see a modern Volvo but it was an immaculate Amazon estate in dark green.
@grichgeordie3 жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant, everything that makes carcheology so special....thanks Jonny
@derekskinner86823 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, please do a follow up video when she's back in service.
@MrGrumpyjohn013 жыл бұрын
Emotional....takes me back to a time when people gave a sh"t....superb content Jonny
@obelic713 жыл бұрын
Often the just standard family cars are the most loved because of the memories they made. Seeing a normal car that was on the road in your childhood just gives you a smile.
@matthewbellamy486 Жыл бұрын
I went to primary school in Sheffield in a blue one of these for years and sat in those folding rear seats each day for 4 years. I’m 53 now. The owner of that car (reg RWE88L btw if anyone still has it…) was also a very proud owner of it to the extent he charged the battery every night even though I doubt it needed it. Totally fastidious about it. I too now own my own blue Volvo estate (a new shape V90) and have had Volvos for the past decade. All have been fantastic with a similarly great dealer network too. Love the brand. Funnily enough since COVID I work entirely from home now so it never leaves the garage but I can’t bear to sell it as it’s just so good. Perhaps Trevor felt the same. Perhaps in 30yrs time someone will be pulling mine out of the garage too! Great vid. Enjoyed it immensely.
@TheCarGuysTV3 жыл бұрын
I love the use of music in these films - epic
@tootrue39533 жыл бұрын
Good to see you here! Glad you also enjoy an old Volvo Brick.
@TheCarGuysTV3 жыл бұрын
@@tootrue3953 I’m all about the Volvo bricks
@roscoe95073 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the best production that you have given us yet and I just want to say thank you for sharing it with us. Think I’m going to have to watch it again. The passion and love for cars is so varied, but we all have one thing in common............ we let these boxes on wheels get under our skin Looking forward to seeing your next ‘barn find’
@simonclifford70553 жыл бұрын
So true, they certainly do!
@rhysmainwaring3963 жыл бұрын
The design of that rear drop down double seat is amazing for the period of the car and fits snugly so well into the boot recess. Proper Volvo engineering!
@erik.dahlberg3 жыл бұрын
On the coldest day of the year, with all the sorrow and hardship that the current times provides - thank you Jonny, Bryn and the late owner's family for sharing this gem of a story with us. Truly heartwarming.
@roberttaylor4653 жыл бұрын
My dad was a volvo fan, he had a 121 reg number tvt131g, 144 reg number bvh154k, 264gle who's reg number I forget just now. Love your find, it brought back so many memories, what a peach.
@bodinski1003 жыл бұрын
well i didnt think id be tearing up over an old volvo when i woke up this morning! Class content...more please!
@adamct443 жыл бұрын
It’s as though the chap knew somebody like yourselves would come along and give it another life. Brilliant Johnny.
@SamCordery3 жыл бұрын
Just perfect! The Pink Floydesque soundtrack also resonated hugely. This is what KZbin’s about. Great work
@ryanmundt96284 ай бұрын
Love it! I have a W124 estate that is my pride and joy so seeing this old Volvo estate is very relatable. My car has the same rear facing jump seats but the engineering of these is so much cooler!
@stephanielongden5973 жыл бұрын
Will Bryn film all the work to get the car back on the road? Would absolutely love to see that. Love Jonny's personality, he is such a natural presenter/story teller.
@adamclark67563 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful film, filled with love and care.
@philpaxton20783 жыл бұрын
I can just imagine Jerry & Margo getting into it.
@pit_stop773 жыл бұрын
Their car was yellow, just binge watching good life on brit box 😁
@patdaveydrums3 жыл бұрын
the car of my mate Rupe's dad, on Fridays he took us home from school. Classic!
@richardjoy22332 жыл бұрын
I had one of these, and drove it across the USA in 1993, including across Death Valley. Fabulous car. Made the whole journey with no issues whatsoever.
@kp39482 жыл бұрын
My dad had a RS 1600 Lotus motor Escort and one of this same model Volvo ( Green ) in Jamaica, which I learned to drive. The car would not die! 4 family members owned it. This bring so many memories!!
@FootToPedal3 жыл бұрын
YES, this is what we like to see, nothing like an old Swedish lump of iron. Absolutely love stuff like this, look forward to more, Jonny!
@nolansdavid3 жыл бұрын
Love the respect and appreciation shown to Trevor and his family.
@Waciglass3 жыл бұрын
So many Dads, Grandads were home mechanics, with a Haynes manual, a few trips to the scrapyard (in they days when anyone could wander around them) and bags of know-how, oil changes, spark plugs, it was a necessity to do as much as you can, to save money and be proud that you could do it. Thanks Jonny, great stuff.
@SpecR223 жыл бұрын
I don't think i've ever seen a more perfect motoring image of a man with his own Car Pervert branded hat on rummaging through boxes of old labelled parts. Perfect.
@ptolemeo3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Sweden and we had several 145 ,as my father is a mechaninc. We used to buy them, fixed them and sell them after the summer. Very nice !!
@29fetch3 жыл бұрын
"Carchaeology". I love that word.
@TheKhirocks3 жыл бұрын
Was NOT expecting that fold down rear-facing seat. What an amazing car and lovely story
@granttaylor81793 жыл бұрын
The rear facing seats are great, the 245 had a slightly different design that folded in one piece rather than the 2 piece for that one.
@shaydevlin55573 жыл бұрын
I've been binge watching the late brake show recently especially the Allegro SS garage find
@knshobhin5603 жыл бұрын
This is how a car guy was way before the Internet . Hats off to Trevor. This was a good sent off for Trevor.
@orbion23 жыл бұрын
The way those extra seats folded in was perhaps the coolest thing I'll get to see this year.
@superowl913 жыл бұрын
as i get older the Trevor in me gets stronger.
@jumpstart94733 жыл бұрын
It’s a rare thing indeed to find such a pure , unmolested garage/barn find . Having the heavy documentation is just a cherry on top.
@Locost593 жыл бұрын
It’s the fastidious careful owner that is the only reason it’s lasted this well. So good to see it will still be loved, I’m sure the old man would have been pleased.
@portman23963 жыл бұрын
I could watch your barn find videos all day long. Best content of any car KZbinr. Hands down.
@kernowgolfguy45982 жыл бұрын
The start of this, is like listening to ASMR. The gentle music in the background, Johnny's voicr telling the story, its sublime. One the of the best things I have ever seen on KZbin. Every car guy dreams of finding and buying an old car out of a barn/garage.
@podos99 Жыл бұрын
My dad had one and brings back precious memories of when he was with us, that back seat is so wonderful
@dg1153 жыл бұрын
The house would crumble and the old Volvo estate will still be drivable.
@permanentlydisappointed65943 жыл бұрын
An honest workhorse is a far more interesting find than some exotic garage princess.
@CRhodesDesign3 жыл бұрын
Oh more of this please! Just a chill and loving video to watch. Would love a follow up to see it all cleaned up and running. 70s cars have such a charm to them.
@peterwatson27452 жыл бұрын
I had a Volvo 145E ,1974 with "bosch petrol injection .What a terrific vehicle that was !! Did everything ,carried everything, full size house doors inside ,a staircase on the roof one time , full disco roadshow & records ,lighting rigs etc etc .The ultimate estate car "workhorse " I am now on my fourth Volvo estate ,a V90R/pulsar. only relinquishing the previous V70 with the Audi 2.4 turbo unit after a 287.000 mile 20 year stint .LOVE VOLVO'S !!
@andygrimshaw9519 Жыл бұрын
Just watched this video. My dad had a blue one new same yr CVH 891L his was one of the last pre face lift ones. It made me chuckle when you found the extra rear seats. I used to love travelling there as a 10 yr old. He kept it until 1987 when he replaced it with the terrible 1.7 340 . He paid I think it was £1900 for it new and got not far off that when he traded it in. It was still in real nice condition. Me and a matee took the head off it at 100k as my old man insisted it would need a decoke. No issues at all it was in excellent condition. We used to camping in it 6 of us big roof rack .loaded with hardly an inch to spare. Happy days
@deanodrives49663 жыл бұрын
They grew up in a time where you mended everything you owned and made sure it lasted. Nowadays we live in a throwaway society which is really sad
@nickfoord7503 жыл бұрын
Yep I agree Everyone now wants the latest car with a iPad slapped on the dashboard.
@hamstirrer68823 жыл бұрын
If I ever get a brand new car, I plan to keep it until it dies (or I do), and maintain it with such detail. I have only ever had 10+ year old cars that cost less than a grand, so when I get them there is hardly ever any service history, things broken and dodgy repairs that sadly aren't always worth fixing, so I just live with them.
@kennymacm30313 жыл бұрын
All to maintain fiscal "growth" electric cars my arse, just keep older ones going and stop wasting resources is what we should do
@nickfoord7503 жыл бұрын
@@kennymacm3031 yep people are being conned into thinking they are helping to saving the planet... instead they are getting rinsed out of thousands of pounds because believe the hype!
@kennymacm30313 жыл бұрын
@@nickfoord750 I'm about to change company car and am being rail roaded into having a hybrid otherwise I'll get shafted tax wise. Cheeses me off as I'd be happy with a five year old VW Caddy van.
@Jaeintebitter3 жыл бұрын
I love this! I love the whole story of the car and the owner. And how the owner has taken care of the car and spare parts. I almost got a little teary-eyed when it started. Wonderful video and car. Please make a video about how it gets back on the road!
@jeffreysmith66963 жыл бұрын
RIP Trevor. Your mechanical memories live on.
@davidolson94753 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled upon this, and immediately was sent on a time trip over the (Red!) 1971 144S I used to own in my 20's. My 144 was truly a car you could not kill. Thank you for the memory revival!
@michaelsadler73323 жыл бұрын
My neighbour, who was like an unofficial grandfather, had a 144.. When I passed my test, he let me drive it. This has brought back so many happy memories. We used to go in it to play golf and to other places. I also remember the door handles and also the heater controls. Thank you for this.
@mk14dr3 жыл бұрын
Relevant to my interests. Cheers for this Jonny.
@Jamesmorley19993 жыл бұрын
"Ooooh, Swedish treasure! And I don’t mean adult pamphlets." Had me laughing so much 😂
@michaelross71533 жыл бұрын
As soon as you showed the leg breaker rear seats. I said out loud 'get in' what a classic. Great find!
@getawayhs28563 жыл бұрын
Leg breaker rear seats? Luxury. I had to to sit in the boot of a Simca 1100, and when driving at night in hammock (catapult) strung over the rear seat 😲
@pettersvard59903 жыл бұрын
That rearward facing folding extra seat is known as “spyfällan” (the puke trap) in Sweden, because of the nausea it wold induce in the kids that rode there.
@mikestewart73223 жыл бұрын
Agree, that was an issue, but still my kids fought over which two would sit there. Of course they had seat belts too.
@garethifan10343 жыл бұрын
Ha Ha Nice!!
@andrewlisenby96932 жыл бұрын
I tried to keep from crying, but finally succumbed at the end of this well produced, emotional video. The new owner is getting a well loved, well maintained car that will more than likely last for 50 more years. Mr. Trevor's spirit will live on in his beloved Volvo!
@TheTrooper1153 жыл бұрын
I do love a good estate and a Volvo is basically THE estate. It's what immediately comes to mind when ever anyone mentions them. I'm sure I'm going to love this video.