1965 Volvo Amazon (122s) ~ If a good personality is a car (POV Drive & Review)

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2 жыл бұрын

Today we took this vintage 1965 Volvo for a spin on the California backroads.

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@Eltonlaleham 8 күн бұрын

These Volvos are awesome cars in billions of ways

@tonyjohansson7567 2 жыл бұрын

If Volvo ever would do a retro inspired car, they should make one out of the Amazon. They're absolutely gorgeous.

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@R32RennSport 2 жыл бұрын

From a fellow Amazon owner of over a decade I agree, these cars are wonderful!

@lunkanx7804 9 ай бұрын

Best car all times! 👌🤌👍

@andersf5464 Ай бұрын

No, that would be the 245. The apex of car evolution (ICE).

@lunkanx7804 Ай бұрын

@@andersf5464 I like older cars 😎👍

@fredsalfa 7 ай бұрын

I was about 4 years old in the 60s when my dad had this car and I can still remember the sound of it after hearing it on your video

@carsmiles4035 7 ай бұрын

Those SU carbs sound really good! Thanks for watching!

@darrelllancaster9554 7 ай бұрын

Always will love the 122 Amazon.

@carsmiles4035 7 ай бұрын

same here :)

@ljw5768 Жыл бұрын

“We’re gonna make a left here…”. Turns right 😎😂

@andreaperreault8921 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Canada, i have the exact same car 65 , 4dr . white. Bought in the 80s from California. Converted it to 68 specs, dual brakes with 240 booster, headrests, and overdrive that make a huge difference in driving comfort. This one is a great survivor ,very little rust, good candidate for upgrades. Keep on rolling !

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

Yours sounds like a sweet ride! I have a 5speed & one of these day I will have to install it.

@stephenburnage7687 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1967 Canadian model, also fitted with the overdrive (and also an exhaust manifold) from a 123GT. Alberta (rust free) car. What is the 240 booster you refer to? Also, could you simply add headrests or did you need to change the whole seat out?

@andreaperreault8921 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenburnage7687 Hello from Montreal I installed the 240 brake booster and master cyl to replace the original 68 booster and master cyl that i did not have confidence in....The bolt pattern is the same.Takes a bit of custom brake pedal linkage and brake line mods however ..car stops like my S60...As for the headrests i found a 68 backrest frame section and transferred over the foam and leather skin. Keep on rolling

@minutepapillon5060 Жыл бұрын

@@andreaperreault8921 bonjour cousin québécois ! Il est possible d'adapter des pièces de Volvo 240 sur l'amazon !?

@mkshffr4936 8 ай бұрын

Mine was a 1963 2 door. In that time period most sports cars had a solid rear axle. These cars were very successful rally cars in their day. The P1800 was essentially the same chassis. That scenery reminds me of the run up to Mt. Rainier on 410.

@carsmiles4035 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! and yes even the Alfa Giulia 105 series had a solid rear axle.

@stephenburnage7687 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 1967 (Canadian). Love it and cant tell you how often people stop me to say how much they love it too. Totally rust free and original (apart from adding an overdrive from a 123GT). Just imported it into the UK.

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you are enjoying yours. Cheers!

@M1GWEL 2 жыл бұрын

Was it easy fitting an overdrive as I’d like the same 😁

@stephenburnage7687 2 жыл бұрын

@@M1GWEL It was fitted when I bought the vehicle so I can't really say. But my mechanic did put it on the lift for me to take a look and it's didn't look that difficult. Was fitted in between gearbox and drive shaft.

@adrianl7147 5 ай бұрын

@@M1GWELYou can't simply add an overdrive. You have to change the entire transmission and add the one with the overdrive built on. It's an easy swap

@jacquespoirier9071 5 ай бұрын

the viscoelastic soundproofing panels are completely dry on that car, to what I remember, these cars were not that noisy, you only head a subtle engine rumble at speed. good video

@carsmiles4035 5 ай бұрын

That'd make sense. I know these cars were well built because it still has a running original drive train that is 59 years old. I need to restore this car one of these days.

@juancova5857 7 ай бұрын

Nice place to record.

@peterhostettler-vf5qg 5 ай бұрын

That used to be my first car: I bought it used and 20 years old in 1984, drove it for 7 years. Unfortunately it had got some rust and I had to let it go. However it survived two winters in Finland and a long Italian journey, which brought me up to mount Etna (over 10'000 feet altitude...). Would take it again if I could find a good one not too expensive. Now, I drive a Volvo V70 with 435000 km (270'000 miles). Still perfect.

@carsmiles4035 5 ай бұрын

That sounds like a great adventure! Enjoy your Volvo:)

@robertmagee8223 7 ай бұрын

Coil springs and front disc brakes from factory...makes them a great driver in modern traffic.

@carsmiles4035 7 ай бұрын

Yes, all this really need is an engine refresh to make daily driving more enjoyable.

@Bassalicious Жыл бұрын

7:14 What does the "s" in 122s stand for then? :P The Amazon actually did very well in rallying in the 60s. Volvo used the trailing arm solid axle up until the late 90s in the 940 and also won a lot of races in the 1980s with the 240.

@carsmiles4035 Жыл бұрын

Good to know!

@matty5057 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely car my friend! The engine is sweet and those twin SU's sound glorious! Enjoy!

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you:)

@matty5057 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsmiles4035 what mileage is on this car?

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure the previous owner told me it us 130k

@matty5057 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsmiles4035 a lovely low mileage example. Mine has coming on 400,000. I'm on Instagram if you'd like to see mine?

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how accurate it is tho. What is your insta?

@scottrasmussen985 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing. The car does not have overdrive does it?

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching:) & no it doesn’t however I obtained a 5 speed that is ready to be swapped in

@scottrasmussen985 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsmiles4035 Oh wow, I put an overdrive in mine and what a difference! Can't wait to see the video on the 5-speed. Engine seems to have good pull.

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

Having an overdrive would make highway driving so much more joyful. My Engine is pretty solid for being original

@scottrasmussen985 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsmiles4035 Agree, it sounds great in the video!

@bobjohnson1587 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsmiles4035 Back in the '70's I owned a '74 142 with the 4 speed manual and it was so noisy at highway speeds with the engine turning well over 3000 RPM's. If it had been equipped with the electric overdrive manual I would have kept it but after a year I sold it and bought a '77 264GL with the 3 speed automatic. It was so much more enjoyable to drive - both on the highway and in the city.

@TheJonasbz 2 жыл бұрын

The Amazon is my next project car.Im gonna put a Volvon B230 turbo engine fron a Volvo 940 in it with a M47 5 speed gearbox from a 740 and a rear axle from a 240. I think 250 hp in a Amazon, about 1130 kg is gonna be far more fun than the original 75 hp

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

That is what I want to do too

@TheJonasbz 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsmiles4035 Its not that hard to do engine and tranny is bolt on, just make new motormounts but i guess you can buy them. The rear axle ned amazon connections and you take the hole brakesysten from a 240 but i sugest some bigger disks than the amazons, i think you can make the 140 front disks fit. Anyway, the Amazons are almost all gone even here in Sweden and are getting real expensive, its not like 30 years ago when they where almost for free, nobody wanted them, now they are classics and a amazon in mint condition is really expensive

@carsmiles4035 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJonasbz thanks for the info! Well Noted 📝! This car was an unexpected purchase but I am glad I bought it.