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Detroit, 8:57 PM
Thu Nov 26
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11/21/09
You're missing the point. It doesn't matter what year it is. That's the great thing about Amazons, they aren't meant to be preserved, restored, pampered, etc. They're meant to be driven. You fix them when they break, you spiff them when you want it to look better. Beyond that, you simply enjoy. Dad's owned our's for 26 years. It recently got lowered, and had sway bars added. Man is it fun to drive. Don't worry. Enjoy.
If it helps, though, mine's a '67 and did not originally have headrests, so it may be a US/Non US spec thing.
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#tips
11/21/09
I suppose it is a vain hope that one of the Swedish automakers will revert to their roots and build a car with real character like the Amazon.
11/21/09
I would proudly drive this every day and everywhere, even if it could only do 40 mph. Even 30.
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It was quite a sight, I tellya.
11/21/09
I would guess that's a '66 or '67 - about that time Volvo started using a coarser grille pattern with doubled bars. The earlier cars had a finer pattern with a horizontal divider bar. The Amazon I show here is identified as a '65. American-market Volvos for '68 had side marker lights. At any rate, that's a pretty neat find. A good Amazon will probably outlive its owner.
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07/27/09
Sweet 122 find, I'd drive this every day. Rough my ass! We were pounding dents out of the Tunachucker 122 on Saturday. _That_ car is rough!
07/26/09
Guess I should have included a photo of the Tunachuckers Amazon:
07/26/09
Not a Volvo, but a real Amazon.
07/26/09
And here's one from Portland....
07/26/09
@Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness: Not a Volvo, but I'll see your 69...
07/26/09
@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: And raise you...
07/26/09
@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: And call....
07/26/09
@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet:
Right back at you....
07/26/09
07/26/09
No hard feelings, though. I'll post a photo when Nibbles is a little less cranky. Thought I had this down...
07/26/09
My mind hurts.
07/26/09
@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet:
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@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet:
07/26/09
@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I've always thought of Amazons looking more like this.
07/26/09
@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: did someones ay 1800es? i've been spying this on in a jersey city parking lot for awhile...
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07/26/09
The Amazon is amazing--earnest but a little showy--they always made me think of tiny little Bentleys or something. But then, you look at them in another light, and they're just plug-ugly. Go figure.
07/26/09
Of course, many years later, Volvo Trucks and heavy equipment is a totally different company than the car producer, but that never changed my granddad's opinion of that these cars were built like a truck. In all, that is a pretty good compliment to their pre-safety image era.
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07/26/09
Do you find that certain parking spots/streets are more ripe for DOTS material? I would think that the people that drive an Amazon would have or had other interesting artifacts of autos-from-the-past.