$50 Project Car - Full Detail Volvo 740 

Hub caps on. They where part of the GL trim. Or buy some 15 inch original turbo wheels. Not hard to find but sure look better

this is the best way to "style" your volvo, no bodykit, ad-on lights og poppys can ever compete against a scratch free car. great work, and a very informative video :D

Old Volvo is ETERNAL, the looks are just gonna be cool forever.

A quality car built to last and you did a great job breathing more life into it 👍🏻

This was an excellent car. One of the last of the very well designed Volvo's. Well worth the effort. Simple, reliable and very strong. A very practical and safe vehicle.

I personally like the look of the hub caps, but hey it's just me. I still can't believe the car is in such great condition to be a $50 find!

I’m glad someone is finally trying to restore a 740. For a while it seems everyone was just beating and drifting them. When I was little my uncle was moving halfway across the world and gave me his 86’ 740 Turbo wagon, but the parents got rid of due to age and how worn out it was. It’s rare in the Midwest, especially now. Luckily a few years later another relative gave me their 95’ 850 Turbo sedan, which I still have today. I say, the hubcaps, better yet, factory alloy wheels from a GLE or Turbo.

Years ago, I bought a used 94 Volvo 740 turbo 4 cyl. I drove it for about 4 years as a commuter, 112 miles a day on Los Angeles freeways. I got about 22 mpg on average, would put about 30K miles per year. I loved the ease of maintenance on this car like changing bulbs, belts, and routine stuff. The seats were probably the most comfortable of any car I ever owned. The only negative about the car was the interior plastic would crack easy such as the door side pockets. The day I test drove the car, I thought it was a 6 cyl. For a 4 cyl, it really had a lot of power and it had a very quiet hum and did not have the usual 4 cyl whine high pitched the squirrels in the engine are struggling to get up to speed. This car’s turbo was really a turbo. The alignment was always true. The power mirrors, windows, and sun roof never had issues for being an older car. I drove it from 2008-2012. I sold it with 270,000 miles for $500. To this day, the guy who bought it still drives it as a back up car.

Thank you guys for the love and support! It means a lot to me. I wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year! 😁🎅🙏 P.S. New on Instagram! @ejoautovideos Planning on posting inside scoop and extra material there 👍

The dings add even more character to this vintage care. Awesome car. Congrats!!

Respect for them Michelin Ivalos for tyres! I think that they are worn from best grip.. Greetings from Finland.

I used to have a 1988 Volvo 740 SE estate. it was a lovely car and only cost me £400. I had it for about 3 years as it had had a hard life before me and needed lots of work doing to it for the final mot. I still miss it now.

Very therapeutic to watch. When I was a kid, my school taxi was a black 740. It even had an ridicilously expensive NMT phone. It was a nice ride. Greetings from Finland.

It doesn´t look a hundred times better. It looks a thousand times better !! What a nice car. Tom from Germany.

The car looks better now. As for the hubcaps, without them there will not look ugly but with hubcapas on them, will look more Classy in fact, those are factory OEM caps not aftermarket craps..so I vote for hubcaps just treat them with some rust protection too and they will be just fine 😀😊 keep going the good work mate

Love what you've done with this Volvo. It's great to see an old car getting TLC. I say hubcaps, for sure. They will complete the look. 👍

Så mycket roligare att kolla på någon som är seriös. Denna kille förtjänar dubbelt mer prenumeranter mot vad han har

Skönt att se någon som INTE förstör gamla Volvobilar, det tycks annars vara något typiskt svenskt. Tummen upp!

The hub caps improves the overall look of the car because the steel wheels are too rough looking for this car. This car has an upscale aspiration and the wheel covers reinforces this. Im not sure about the greasy dressing on the black parts, especially the front bumper looks oily.

I'm so glad the general consensus is that it keeps the hub caps. Really finish it off but as others also stated, modern style OEM Volvo wheels would look awesome

Hub caps look really cool and original...

Looks wonderful, such a difference! 80’s Volvo’s had such retro interiors, well made too! I think hub caps on..

I sure appreciate your work on the car and the fact that you are preserving it rather than just driving it into the ground. Very frugal! Merry Christmas- wishing God's Blessings on you and your family!

With hubcaps looks good.old school 🏫

Very nice! Definitely put original hub caps back on. Without them, it looks like a derby car. Cheers!

Nice video! Those old Volvos is in my opinion very rewarding to work on, they turn out wery Nice almost every time due to the high quality of both paint and materials. I like the hubcaps 😉

Without the caps looks best!

Looks great, I think hubcaps look better

Looks good, well done

Def hub caps! Looks great man! One day i will buy an old 740 to work on!

Really hard work done on this volvo respect

Cool video, thanks for sharing as far as the wheels go I would put some sealant on the rim to protect the rim from corrosion from road grime as well as salt from the roads, whether you go with or without rim put the sealant on rim as well as on hubcaps, hubcaps keeps it original, for 50 bucks, it nice and clean old Volvo 740 that will stand out

The 740 was such a lovely car. Such a bargain! Really good work.

I can hear the car purring with delight for the treatment !!

I just fell in love with old volvos all over again. I prefer the 740 with the hubcaps. The 240 can get away with the raw look, but the 740 appears too rough and unfinished without the covers, imho.

I love these old Volvo videos, I hope you keep this car and continue to throw new parts and rust proofing things at it until it’s all modified/new parts.

Absolutely with hub caps on. Happy new year!

Go with the hubcaps!!

I say no hubcaps, it's rare to find steelies looking this fresh. Also they will be easier to clean and have less rotational mass. Love from Norway:)

It's looking good! Keep em alive I love my 1994 850 wagon!!!

Grymt resultat! Och bra produktion på videon som vanligt. Tycker du ska köra utan navkapslar. Blir ett bra helhetsintryck när fälgarna är i så fint skick

I think they look good without the hub caps! Really enjoying your series with this car, always a joy to see something shine up so well :)

I like it with out the hubcaps, but I love the classic hubcap look too! I'd say for winter run it with out them, then come spring put them on. That way you get both looks out of it and keep the salt and snow off the classic caps.

Great work! With hubcaps looks better imo, yet I would zip-tie them up to prevent loss.

Make please a 10.000$ project from it! So that it will last next 30 years and look awesome under the hood and interior like new.

Very impressed with your excellent English!

Wow! Just wow 😍

Beautiful Volvo. I have a 98 V70 2.3 T5 HPT manual as a daily and I LOVE it.

I'd go no hubcaps. Those new steelies look clean and i think it fits the look of the car.

Great video! HUBCAPS, for sure! My daily driver is a 2000 S70 with 267,000 miles. They really were phenomenal vehicles.

Great work! You gave love to this nice, old Volvo! It was a great pleasure to watch this video!

Great work, great video. Keep the hub caps!

They are such beautiful cars

I love this car. I use to have one. You are fortunate. Great job too.

Grymt bra video. Riktigt kul att se 740n så fin. Original 👍 Tycker att du ska köra utan navkapslarna. Plåtfälgarna är väldigt tidstypiska för bilen och passar utmärkt. God jul på dig. Ser fram emot mer klipp 2020.

Very nice and well spoken. I like watching your details Over here in Ireland all you get is a car wash that involves a sponge and power washer I ask once at a car wash place if they could cut and polish using a power polish and they didn't know what l meant. Same goes when l wanted the seats washed and all done using cloth and no vacuum pick up.

With hub caps! Gives it a style!

Man those caps make it Volvo must keep that look. Nice job!

That car looks brand new!!

I had this exact same car(color etc) in the US very reliable, comfortable, needed more passing horsepower but what it lacked it made up in safety. Hub caps look much much better on this car. Wish we had the side marker lights in the US. Volvo USED to make some very nice long lasting cars with a distinct look.

I think it looks a lot better without hubcaps

Got a tons of questions. How about full chemical decontamination? Like tar and iron remover? Measuring the paint before first cut to have an idea how much "room" you have to play with? Blowing out the pad is a very nice touch, however my advice to use an empty bucket, spray it wet and blow the pad in the bucket. This way dust wont stick back on the car. Go over the car with IPA and a microfiber before apply any wax or sealant. Other than that, i do appreciate the effort you've done to bring it back to shine. Cheers.

Well done man it's awesome.

I discovered your chanel yesterday. I love what you did on the vovlo and thé quality of your videos. Hi from France 🇨🇵😊

Absolutely love your work, beautiful old Volvo! Came out stunning

Man, i have watched all of 740 videos from the beginning and i really like that. You did awesome job, and you explain everything with very detail. You worked so calm and very patience also, i like that. Greetings from Indonesia. 👍👍

Amazing!

This is great! In norway it would have cut springs, straight exhaust and a rustet hood for looks lol. Good to see a car that is kept original and mint!

I'm digging the hubcaps. Just gives it a more finished look in my opinion. Great job.

I had one just like it ,nothing beats a proper Volvo , keep it original and go with the chrome wheel hubcaps 👍

Nice job!

What a beautiful old 740. My favorite car of all time. I actually owned 2 of these but also 2 Volvo 760gle with the PRV V6. Rare. But excellent cars as well if 87-90 USA

Hub caps on brings classic style to a beautiful vehicle.

Great work the car looks amazing. I like the steel wheels as I have never been a fan of wheel covers, but I would add chrome or black wheel nuts and a center cap. Keep up the good work!

Helluva job, sir. You did an excellent job on this ol' girl. My view: I'd not go with the hubcabs nor with these rims. Find a used set of factory alu rims, the ones that came on the 760 of that model year. Looks much better and won't cost you much.

Caps on for summer, leave them in the garage for winter. Makes the wheels 100 times easier to keep free from dirt or road salt when this corrosive stuff is in season. Other than that, the car is starting to look the business, Keep it up.. Tip: If you can find some Bilt-Hamber Korrosol, try it out! Dissolves any iron particles stuck on the wheels, will keep them absolutely mint.

Wow. Looks great. No hub caps 👍

The saw tooth style wheels mine had really improved the look.

WOW! Thanks for ALL useful instructions 👍👍👍 Love Your work ❤

Love these old school Volvo's, and I have to say what a huge difference you've made. Personally I think the hubcaps look best. Although on earlier models they did have a small centre cap that covered the wheel nuts. They would also look cool if you could find some

I would say both, the hubcaps & the alloy trims, for winter you can use the the steel trims, & for when there is no snow, some nice looking alloys, would fit nice, best of two worlds, also if you can get the red reflector panel, that goes where the license plate goes it would add a nice touch, it was a Volvo part, I had one on my 1981 244 GL it added that special touch.

I just got my red 940 polished and ceramic coated by a pro and looks gorgoeus. Ok, 90% gorgeus, I have to replace a cracked bumper and re-paint the bumper trims + glue the prancing moose emblems on :D

A beautiful job. On a old run-of-the-mill Volvo. Looks like a million.

Snygt. Fantastisk jobbat.

Top Work. Nice Car! 👍

Love these cars, this is the best looking one. Love this nose with the old style headlights.

Stunning transformation 👌

Love those tiny wipers on headlights from this era

Fyfan vad bra jobbat!

looks so much better without the hubcaps.

So much work . My respect to you man.

Fantastic work, I love the raw style hub caps 👍👍

This is really well made content

Great job done and looks better without hub caps 👍

Probably the cleanest classic Volvo on the road.

volvo 760 sirius wheels with the chrome caps, looks baller

Steel wheels look great but on this car you need those period wheel covers. Nice tidy car either way!

I have a 91 that has been in my family since new. I have restored it in side and out. I did a complete restoration paint job on mine as well as a front to back tires to antenna tip rebuild. So I have some experience with some of the age induced issues that escaped the fine engineering of this car. The first thing I would replace is the plastic fuel door hinge. Those break over time and when it does you will loose you gas door. Sure you can possibly find another one but it is unlikely the paint will match even if you find the correct color. Also the moldings and bumpers appear to have been black but they were actually a dark gray. There is a spay can charcoal (not black) bumper paint that works well. I would not take off the moldings because the clips break.

awesome transformation, and definitely run it with the hubcaps! Just a couple things things of note... the lights (front and back) can be polished as well. You'll be amazed how much oxidization are one old lenses (including glass ones), even if it's not obvious. As for the interior, I'd go a step further by doing a deep extraction given the age of the car, and running an ionizer. The interior will be super clean and sanitized, and odour free

Now that is what I call a garage.