ABANDONED Volvo Wagon Rescued After Many Years: Custom Roof Rack Build 

Never thought I'd see the day where I wanted a Volvo wagon so bad. This thing is awesome, great job!!

As reliable as it gets! Getting hard to find one this nice even here in Sweden... Keep up the good work (and please keep the car as well) :)

Oh boy it's been many years since I've used a surface planner and i miss it! Really loved seeing your uncle's woodshop.

In Sweden they salt the roads, I have never seen a 145 without rust before. The top Carsten Sweden

Hey Michael, I just think that its cool that you get to spend time with your Dad.. And of course the cool cars as well.

My wife loves visiting old graveyards, so peaceful, so real

Incredible timeless design language.

This low mileage rust free Volvo station wagon is a real gem. It looks incredibly good. Extremely rare to find in a condition like this. 2) I really hope that I missed something or have you seriously changed only the brake caliper and pads on one side? If so it's definitely a big, big no go!!! It's extremely important to absolutely always do brake renewals on both sides of the axle. If not, you will have uneven breaking and that's definitely a big safety issue. Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

What a choice ride. I am drooling. It even has the rear venting windows.

My old man had a 92 240 5 speed in fjord blue, ipd exhaust, mild cam, installed 2 janky turbo setups then got a nice one, suspension upgrades all around, and a clutch upgrade. But the thing looked completely stock. It made 275hp at the wheels in final form and he sold it for 3k 4 years ago with 400k on it to a good home. The skinny little tires were so kick ass for burnouts in the high school parking lot.

Oh my goodness I bought this same exact 1969 Volvo Wagon from the original owners in 1985. Same color. Manual transmission. Super comfortable. I probably have a picture of it somewhere. I loved it. Drove my new baby around in it. It broke down and I let it sit for a year and then gave it to a friend. I don't know what even happened to it, but I could track down the old friend and ask

I have always held Volvo's in very high regard because of the craftsmanship that they put into their vehicles or at least they used to they still look pretty good these days but probably not quite built as good as the ones of yesteryear. Nice job Michael

The first car I had when I got my driving license was a Volvo 142. Everything new in the chassis and newly built and tuned engine. Had a lot of fun with it.

Sweet! What a Monday surprise! 😍 In Norway it's late evening and I'm watching the perfect lullaby 😴

Man this one is a keeper. I wouldn't mind having it in my garage. What a beauty.

It’s the wagon queen family truckster. Well done!

Me suscribi hoy 13,4,22 me gustan muchos los autos de los 50,60,70 he tenido varios un saludo from Caracas, Venezuela, thanks

You my friend have a great taste in cars. 👏👏

What a fantastic old bus that is!! Super clean and very useable. Tom Cotter from Barn Find Hunter would love this, that man loves a wagon!! Keep up the good work!

That roof rack was superlative!!! Had my doubts, hushed my mouth. That was a sweet find and rescue! The sights at the end were simply gorgeous! That spattered love bug on the windshield lets me know that spring is here for sure. Cheers!!!

Thats a beautiful volvo. Good job brother

These are beautiful, well-designed cars and this example is in such clean original condition. Probably my favourite vehicle on this channel - I'd love to see more of her but in true Volvo fashion she will probably give you very little cause to tinker, so just enjoy driving what is still an incredibly usable everyday classic. Here in the UK the 140 series was prone to rotting out, and so if you want one now you need deep pockets or else to be very handy with the welder. Even the later 240s (which I have in 1982, DL sedan form) were no match for our horrendous weather. The dual circuit brakes can be a pain to set up but they were a revolutionary safety feature when Volvo introduced them in the 60s and designed to make a total brake failure almost impossible. Good call on the roof rack, I think they add a nice retro surf wagon look to these cars. My partner and I have six kids so if i had one of these, I'd probably source and fit the optional third row rear-facing seats that stow away into the trunk floor and make a really practical family bus :)

You need to get some fishing pole hold Downs, with those and that off color door that car is perfect 👍☮️

amazing result looks really great and the rack build reminds me of the old saying measure twice cut once 😅 favorite part of the video was "I see a boat" 😂 such a character 😅

That Volvo wagon is a real gem!

Nice 👍👍👍👍. I agree with the sentiments expressed not only in the comments here but also in the comments attached to the last video on this car restoration. Get rid of the Mustang, it’s a toy car for boys, this Volvo is a Mans car for real men who have nothing to prove except that they are hard working, honest and true.

That wagon is in great shape.My brother own a Volvo GT. pretty nice car. love the wagon.

I actually enjoyed you showing us our country too, very nice state u have got, i hope once i will have chance to visit.

Nice to see the swedish brick on the road again, is so beautiful!

You are so lucky to be able to share this with your dad, you guys look like you're loving it. Awesome!

Shalom from Mississippi gulf coast and MARANATHA LET'S GO 🥳🥳🥳 Older Volvo's are great 👍

This may be my favorite project of yours. Absolutely love the roof rack. How beautiful, and great craftsmanship. 👍

Nothing drives like a good one of these imho - perfectly weighted steering , good brakes , plenty of power and IT starts in the morning - every morning ! Would be EVEN better if it was a manual transmission - fantastic cars made with the very best steel in the world

I have always loved this era of Volvo. I had a 67 144s and it was a little tractor that ran forever until I donated it to charity. Great work on saving this gem.

Safety note: One twist on the shoulder harness results in a 50% strength reduction in the harness in case of impact. Shoulder and lap harnesses should be untwisted. Beautiful car, love the 70s early look. Still have my 73 Celica purchased in 77. Best regards, Geoff in Vancouver.

Those Quick & Easy brackets are pretty durable. Sold lots of them at my previous job at a major Whitewater Rafting Supply. Great work!

Love it- my "Beige fantasy" '76 Valiant has more neighbors stopping to look & talk about it than the Shelby GT350 sitting right by it. More people have memories & a malaise-era, "Pedestrian" car is more rare than an HP muscle car.

You done a very nice job. I have a 1971 , 142. Done the same rust repairs and as you did. Wagons are my favourites. Only thing I do not like on yours is the automatic gearbox. I would find a donor car with a 4 speed and overdrive and swap. .

That Volvo 145 wagon sure looks awesome painted Sahara bedige,👏🏿👍☝🏽☝🏽👍

Wow, that 145 is really in wonderful shape, even the door pull/armrests are flawless. The driver's side rests are very rarely in good shape. I really hope you kept it 'cause you just don't see the 140 series on the road anymore. My 142S gets smiles from lots of people and it's not near as pristine as this one. In the three+ years I've had mine I've not seen another 140.

Looks Great 😎👍 needs tinted windows and some chrome. Auction Ready.

Excellent video Budget Buildz 👌 also yes for sure Volvo station wagon last long time and in nice shape too 👍!

Loving the volvo .my grandads volvo was orange .he had a a cut peice of bicycle inner tube between the roof rack clamps to rail to protect the paint and trim .funny how you remember the lil things

I use the mityvac to empty the master cylinder as well. You would spill less than with a syringe. Less chance to damage the paint in that area.

Great little wagon! Love it! Congrats on rescuing that gem!

I can’t believe how ahead of the times Volvo was!! 4wheel disc brakes??? Wow! And how many years they used that same body style!!! Cool car Man!

Very nice old Volvo ! my Dad had a true love for Volvo Wagons and when i was a teenager inSouthFlorida we would buy any one we could find usually we Stripped them for parts for resale and sold off the body shells for Scrap he mainly liked them for the quality and Reliability and both my parents drove one for a Daily Driver it got to be so many of them that if one was a driver we just called it the Color of that one did you know on those brake systems they had a safety device on the Steellines they called the PorportionalValve that you need to reset for Bleeding the System? it was part of the Engineering for Safetey that if a big leak occurred either on the front or rear Brakes that Valve would still allow Fluid fromthe Master Cylinder to be pumped to the other half of the system so you still had Some Brakes it was super duper easy to do as you simply unscrewed this Valve that looked like a sending unit and put it back in its place without any fluid pressure then Bled the system if you didn’t perform that task. a Caliper was likely to lock up on you in the 70s many Hot Rodders and Muscle car guys would Scarf up Volvo 4 wheel disc Brake systems to modify and bolt onto their cars to get them to stop better this was Way before Willwood many builders preferred using Old Jaguar independentSuspensionFront Ends instead of the heavy American Systems for improved handling and i know the Volvo Calipers fit easily on those when the Volvos in the late 70s switched to FuelNjection they utilized the Bosch system and that was on lots of other cars like Jaguars Volkswagen ,Porsche ,Audi all those Components and parts were really expensive a it was a Electronic FuelInjection System that by a Computer under the front seat it was called the Brain and was basically like todays ECM nobody but the dealerships knew how to reprogram those things and the Volvo ones would Plug into any vehicle with that Bosch system that had a failed. one on it our local Junkyard used to give us a thousand dollars for any of those that came out of a running car he sold them off at two thousand dollars as fast as we got them for him ! in the late 70s all the watercooled VWs used those and they were notorious for not being reliable many Professionally trained Mechanics at Small shops would tell the customers they needed a replacement but in reality. those guys didn’t have th decoders and knowledge like they do today so those things were in high demand all over. our local Junk Yard at that time was one of the first yards to join the network of Dealers that joined the force of tracking parts with everyone else in that business essentially the start of Computerized inventory i’m almost 60 years old and i laugh now that i was able to see that whole thing first hand cars that tuned and adjusted themselves a high tech self diagnostic system that could tell you what was broken and so on don’t get me wrong i didn’t know how that worked personally but i knew that those things were expensive and made us money !

As the owner of a high-mileage '96 Corolla wagon that runs like a top, I send kudos to you on your awesome family wagon, V! 🤗✌️👍😉

Great Video Back On The ‘69 Volvo 145 Wagon, She Runs And Looks Great.. While I Was Coming Up, My Family Had A 144 Sedan That Was Purchased New, Went Through A Few Hands, Before I Saw It Again, With Almost 400K On It, They’re Tuff Old Cars.. Keep Up The Good Work Sir..

It’s interesting to see all the orange lights on the front! Not something we had over here in the U.K. Fantastic video as always 👍🏻

Looks beautiful! Great work bringing it back to the highways. I noticed the beige matches the dirt roads down there so it won’t show that you were driving in the dirt!

Man you guy’s sure did an awesome job on that Volvo wagon!👌😎👍

I'm glad you are keeping the Volvo. That is totally a keeper.

It still looks better than the rear passenger brake on that Avalon

Dude I like this thing that is so crazy.. Another excellent choice!

I don't think you have to worry about the weight of the roof rack on that roof. Don't know if you remember the Volvo commercials with the Volvos stacked on top of each other. Just my two cents worth, I would keep this beautiful classic as a daily driver and protection for your precious family. Ya'll did a great job on the roof rack. It's truly a one of a kind piece!

Great job as always. Episodes where you are simply ENJOYING your vehicles are a fun change of pace.

Funny that you guys are roaming just across the state line from us. Wife and I live in Brevard, NC area and are down in the Pickens neighborhood a lot. Good job on the Volvo!!!

Watching you and your Dad work together is 👍

@ 12:25 SAFETY GLASSES!!!! Your uncle's shop must smell wonderful. Someone really needs to push a broom in there though. And I love the look of that original roof rack. It goes really great with the car.

Roof rack looks mint 👌

Absolutely fabulous. You are ao humble and so talented. Happy holidays to you and your family ❤️

Nice to see the dogwood blooming by the old cemetery. Sure sign of spring.

Just about as cool as the Porsche! Nice car !

Lovely looking Volvo in amazing condition. I'm hoping an upcoming trip to the garage will help keep my 2003 T5 wagon on the road (175K miles) for a few more years yet.

it turned out so nice. really awesome. super reliable high quality oldie from sweden. even hard to find in Germany these days! if i would own it i would ride it as a daily and never give it away 😎

How can you not love a beige 70s Volvo!?! Great work guys!! 😎😎

Looks good with the roof rack.Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

Love it. Damn a suburban

I have a 79 wagon with 714000 miles on it but it's not as in good of condition as yours but either way love the wagons.

My first car in 1974 was a Volvo 145 in Sahara beige. Lovely car it was too. I still drive a Volvo but it's now a 2004 XC70. I'm enjoying this one as much as my first one.

Loving your volvo almost as much as the 911.

Sweet work guys, whats next ? How about the real swedish pride , a saab ?😉

I still remember, that the old school 1977 Volvo 240 Estate Wagon for the Future and more parts of the Modified Cars in the World. But it's been a while for along time ago for a lot of more parts.

Now you have to join the VOLVO club too and meet some other VOLVO owners...Great fun 😄...Peace!!

Nice ! You should get good money for it. Those where a rage in New England states. Still are actually !

Would have been interesting to learn the history of that old church and cemetery…

Great job I love Volvos I’ve owned many Enjoy

That roof rack is so cool. That car is just nice. Michael, you have to change you last name now, to Griswald. LOL Y'all live in a nice place. Makes ya all warm and fuzzy when you watch the country side go by.

South Carolina seems beautiful. I also enjoyed the "production value" in this video, meaning camera angles and setups, the walk towards the camera at the beginning, etc. I agreee you should definitely keep this car.

Love that old rig

That Volvo is a classic, excellent work!

I swear to god the music playing when youre making the roof rack is from Home Again with Bob Vila…

Great job guys. That Volvo turned out beautiful. Bonus you went through one of my favorite parts of South Carolina, love the lakes round Clemson way!😁

Another great looking car now you and your Dad have finished it off with the roof rack. As always a great video from the channel 🙂. Good job buddy..

Should keep that old caliper. If it was the proportioning valve, not the caliper.

Great episode! You could sell that for a ton here in Seattle.

im a volvo lover... Volvo for life! If you ever want to sell.. please reach out. in NC, close and easy. a real gem

Super Volvo with B18 or B20 caliper gerling ate in back

Love that old wagon so hard to find something that nice here in Pa I had a old chevy cavalier wagon from the 80s not as cool as a Volvo but cant beet a wagon.

Beautiful survivor

Wow, really nice job. I love the roof rack.

Great job guys! This car was a great find!

The roof rack looks amazing

Thanks to share.

From upstate New York. Been a subscriber since the beginning. Love what you guys are doing. Love the Volvo. Want to see more of the Willy.

She 's a beauty , enjoy her . Btw , Was that a pre diagonally opposed dual circuit brakes model , or at the early stages of it ? I had to bleed the brakes in my 78 model 245 , many years ago , it was rather complicated . The handbrake drums were tiny in the rear discs too .

Dialed in, Old Volvo and orange jade soda Great video Be well

Of all the vehicles I have seen featured on this channel so far, this Volvo is my #1 favourite! :) I have really enjoyed seeing it brought back to where it is now. :) It is definitely a keeper! :)

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