This 1966 Volvo 122S was sold new in June of 1966 for the grand sum of $2,600.00 by a Volvo dealer in NJ. In 1997, Ed Stillman discovered the car parked on a dirt floor where it had been left in storage for twenty years in an old garage located in Stroudsburg, PA. It probably comes as no surprise, that Ed ultimately paid considerably more for Stillman Volvo to purchase the car despite the need for restoration. Remarkably, the car had no evidence of rust and with a little air added to the original tires, it was rolled onto a trailer for the trip back to West Chester. Stillman Volvo completed the mechanical restoration in 1999 after Young's Auto Body of West Chester performed the body restoration. With only 13,000 original miles the car rides and runs like new. The interior is completely original as well as the large majority of the car's parts, which include the spare tire and the automatic transmission fluid. With the exception of the radial tires (originally equipped with standard-ply white walls) the car is completely stock.Volvo incorporated safety features in 1966 that included front disc brakes, 3-point seat belts, along with reinforced steel roof pillars that provided exceptional roll-over protection. The 1800cc engine equipped with dual carburetors which produced 108 HP was remarkably durable. Competition for the Volvo 122 in the 60s was from the new compacts from Detroit that included the Ford Falcon, Chevy Corvair, and Plymouth Valiant. As you can see, this car did not come with a radio which was an option in 1966.
Related Reading : Volvo 122 History
A design that was inspired by 1950-style American cars such as the Chrysler New Yorker saloon and the Chrysler 300C hardtop Coupe, the Volvo 122 is a Swedish-built vehicle introduced in October, 1956. An alternative to the Volvo PV, it was known as a remarkably reliable car. So reliable in fact that nearly 15,000 of the 35,000 models sold are still in use today. Thousands of people....
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