Comments on: LeMons Update: Black Metal V8olvo Wows ‘Em at the Car Show

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:21:42 +0000

Andy D :

I’ve pinged Mr. Lieberman about this. His report should be online soon.

By: Andy D

Andy D — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:39:48 +0000

http://jalopnik.com/389296/tragic-death-reported-at-altamont-24-hours-of-lemons-race ????????

By: shaker

shaker — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:32:49 +0000

Or the ad for the last gen Impala SS: “Lord Vader, your car is ready.”
Whoda thunk that spying a Volvo in your rear-view would send a chill up your spine? ;-)

By: jjdaddyo

jjdaddyo — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:54:24 +0000

Go get ‘em Snidely Whiplash, I mean, Lieberman.

By: cretinx

cretinx — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:34:15 +0000

great mad max reference in the picture caption

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:50:05 +0000

Now that’s a real Volvo. Beautiful. I’d hate to see it get hurt in the race.

Happy b-day, Jonny! Good luck!

By: gzuckier

gzuckier — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:57:59 +0000

in no way am i an expert, but it’s not clear to me that a reverse scooop on the trunk lid would pull air through the back seat radiator (i can’t seem to get a post in on jalopnik). driving around in the rain with a 240, you can see the rain drops stationary on the glass in the center of the rear window, indicating no airflow. worse, at high speed i swear the drops march up the glass, indicating a circulation that goes back in line with the roof, down at the rear, forward across the trunk, and back up the rear window. i’d suggest putting your air exhaust holes in the rear panel like where the license plate goes; no question that there’s negative pressure there.

By: 210delray

210delray — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:35 +0000

That bumper looks stock — from the pre-1983 models, just shorn of its thick black rubber (not plastic) rub strips. They were made of aluminum and backed by heavy-duty shock absorbers. No wimpy painted plastic bumper covers like today’s cars.

By: Frank Williams

Frank Williams — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:28 +0000

durailer
Mike and Sajeev… are your chips all in?

Jonny is running in the Altamont (CA) race. Sajeev and Mike are going head-to-head (or bumper-to-door) in Houston TX in October.

By: durailer

durailer — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:56 +0000

that sheet-metal wrapped bumper suits the brick… I’ll have to try that on my next Volvo beater.

Mike and Sajeev… are your chips all in?

By: 210delray

210delray — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:39:47 +0000

I love it! As the former owner of a 1980 Volvo 242 that I kept for 21 years and 245K miles, I’m pulling for you! My car was even the same color (before your repaint). I never got around to putting in a Ford 302 though! But I did have a manual transmission (a 4-speed only, no overdrive).

By: BlueBrat

BlueBrat — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:37:16 +0000

The belt over the front grill is a nice touch. And hey, who doesn’t like a Mad Max worthy vehicle designed solely for mass destruction! No one can argue with a big metal bumper like that.

Really looks like a lot of fun, good luck.