I recently dug out my dad's old Volvo 142 68' from like 60 cm's of snow. It's been standing on our yard since 2003, through winters and summers alike. After the "rescue operation" we just swapped the battery and it started on the first ignition. These are legendary machines. I doubt the human race will ever see a more reliable car than these 60 -80's Volvo's. Ofc it had rust, pretty bad rust. But "all" the electricity in the car is working. Like how is that even possible?! B20 for life

These cars are phenomenal. I've had both a 740 and a 240 both with the 2.3 - both were still strong as an ox after 160,000+ miles. Yes-theyre a bit on the thirsty side but thats probably a small price to pay for such a workhorse of a car. A 1000 mile journey is nothing to them.

Always good to rev the hell out of a cold engine, even better if its been sitting for 6 years. :)

I had one of these back in the day illegally of course. Bought it from outside an auction where you just turned up, paid money and drove off lol. Had to put petrol in it though before returning home. It was a good solid car 2.0 litre engine that had abit of poke. It was so solid i used it once to ram raid Currys, it went right through the shutters bless it and we spent all night filling it with tvs etc, took us quite a few journeys. On another occasion, one of my friends had been attacked by a local gang of youths so we waited until midnight and went out in the Volvo looking for them. We saw about 10 of them hanging around where they usually did and i drove the Volvo straight at them. Build quality was so great and sturdy that after i ran over them all there wasnt even a dent at the front, Awesome! I reversed over the ones that were still moving and off we went to the petrol station as the Volvo was thirsty again. Another time a friend (saying no names) had an evil step mother, we would often talk about what we could do to help his dire situation. I turned up one day at his house as id heard on the grapevine that his step mum was taking lessons to learn how to drive. I offered to let her drive the Volvo and she was very eager to learn. I gave her the keys and waited. She drove off. What she didnt know was id emptied the brake fluid tank and the brakes would fail shortly. Ten minutes or so later we heard a mighty bang! we quickly sprinted to the accident scene and saw the Volvo on 2 wheels buried in the side of this house. Luckily it was only a bungelow. the wicked step mum had gone right through the windowscreen, right through the bungelow and out the back window, dead instantly no doubt so my friend was happy. I was quite chuffed for him. We quickly turned the Volvo over onto its wheels and god bless it the Volvo started up right away. We got it away from the scene, parked up and put Brake fluid in it. Then jobs a good un. Front end was crumpled slightly but a rubber hammer would suffice quite sufficiently on this occasion. What a car, a proper tank and i will never forget Betty the Volvo she drank petrol though i remember so was very thirsty but she made me alot of money bless her.

What first die at Volvo? Owner.

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I like these old cars way more than brand new ones. They have style

Bet that poor thing really appreciated being revved up from a complete stop on stone cold 6 year old oil

not surprised at all. My 740 has nearly 300k miles and the previous owner never did maintenance. it ran. and after a radiator change it runs like a champ. you can't kill a volvo

We had a green one from the early 80's that sat almost 10 years. We got her to start started fixing it up. Put it back on the road and the best part was it was a stick shift. Sold to a New owner has her back on the road. Great little cars and they last forever.

Old volvos never die they just get faster

It probably would have started much faster if you stopped pumping it like it has a carburetor...

love how the tractor didn't break a sweat shifting earth! haha

These old volvos never die! Sure she's a bit smokey after sitting for that long, but nothing new will sit this long and actually start.

Volvo 740 sitting there long time tractor pull that out needs new oil change sparkle plugs turn over that's team work awesome video bless you 6 years

Not only did I just watch a video on a car starting from beginning to end, but I enjoyed it soo much I was shouting at my Laptop cheering you guys on....... and this is why I am single XD

it started at 7:10 thank me later

2 things genius.... 1. you don't pump the throttle in a fuel injected car to start it. 2 never rev a car that has been sitting for 6 years.

My old '96 Citroen Xantia TD started second turn of the key after 8 years sitting in the elements. It needed nothing apart from jump leads! It surprised no one more than me!

Мне очень нравится смотреть как заводят такие старые, много лет простоявшие машины. Крутое зрелище. Парни большие молодцы

why in the hell you need to kill the starter like that, was it so hard to spray some starting fluid, and some WD-40 or any oil on those bearings

Would love to own one of these someday, so simple and easy to fix even at home..no need computers and all that shit...these things barely breaks down either...and Volvo's are friking safe

that nissan sounded like a microwave.

These 740's were tanks. We had a 740GL for carrying heavy stuff and 300k miles, it drove just as good as day one.

Volvo's are awesome.

That poor starter.

give it a break that things been sitting for 6 years spray a little starting fluid and help it out

should have left that Frontier in the spot you moved the Volvo from.

First thing to do is full service, and repair the brake before driving around

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So it has the 1990 front and the 82-89 bumper, that actually looks unique

I can smell the starter from here

Brilliant video, great engine start. Very smooth running engine.

You might might want to change the oil and every other fluid before taking this thing for a spin.

amazing I love to watch starting old engines ;)

can you tell us what things you do first on any car after its been sitting for a while, before attempting to start the engine? Can you do it like a tutorial video?

Great job guys, now scrap it!

Complimenti, avete salvato una 740

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VOLVO ,, what an amazing car ,,,240 one of the best ever, you feel as if were driving a super powerful tank , nothing can stop it ,

Legend says the brake is still sticking to this day

If you had any hope of letting that engine live - I think you've just killed it.

My 740 2.3 with carb started right up after five years in the cold. With 500k on the clock 😎😎👍👍

Seeing the state of the car, and the fact that it’s not rare and it’s a Volvo, he probably doesn’t give a toss that he revs the engine cold or anything else.

i see Renault 19 in 2:40 :) Can you try work ?

These cars were so well made they just outlived their usefulness. It'll be new gearbox in the Nissan next week though

Nice turbo whistle !

What amazes me most ist the fact that someone just left it there 6 years ago whereas it must have been a pretty decent car back then if it's still running like that now...

runs better than some cars on the streets today

Why would someone leave this car for 6 years? I see still people using these they are not that old

I had a V reg Volvo 343. It was a shit heap but I loved that car. It was my first and given to me by my father.

Those one having good breaks, that's for sure. 😜✌️ But it's still a beast on wheels, he started running a heaven faster than I at the morning (born :1989). XD 🤓

Cool man, if you shorten up the chain..the pulling vehical will get more traction..less tire spin :-)

priming the fuel pump would have sped things up a lot.

Don't push the throttle while cranking it. Won't help you anything on an injection engine. :)

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Watching that little pick up trying to pull that beast made me giggle.

I have a 2001 ford Taurus that was sitting for 5 years, put a battery in it and changed the oil and it fired as soon as I turned the key. Stale gas and all

Estonia? great video of a Swedish people's tank :)

I really hope you changed the oil filter, oil and petrol in the tank. Because I did that (as well as replacing the spark plugs) in my car that hadn't been started in like 3 or 4 years and it started fine 1st go

the engine whispers

I got the same car..1990..still runnin smooth as fuck with 670000 miles on it!! Hooyaa

Check the fuel pumps! always do the basics first! it will go if you do your home work first, it is obivous the starter works, make sure you have fresh engine oil. pull the wheels and get rid of the rust on the rotors! Volvo's are the best!

We want the story behind this ! :)

Why did you pump to start it?

Still better than my daily driven 740

Volvo: "Built ford tough." How cute.

Brakes are very *POWERFUL* xD

gd vid. hw u know what bits to change?..

Did you try banging on the front brakes to free up the front wheel

I like how it takes a tractor to pull Hull the good old swede out

7:08 Yeah!! Might use it as a sound effect for something :)

Good job

First time car starts in 6 years - revs the crap out of it

I had a 740..fantastic motor car..👍

I have owned a Volvo 740GLE. It's rather like driving a house. So solid.

just spary something in the air inlet (brakecleaner butane) it will make starting old cars easy

Seein this video in my recommended 6 years after it was posted. Seems like it’s time for another startup..

it's a fuel injected car so i'm not sure what you're thinking 'pumping' the gas pedal is going to accomplish besides moving a butterfly valve

yeeeeah after 6 years, a lot of gas in the first 10 seconds of running. nice job

Considering some of the other stuff i've seen from this guy's videos this one has A LOT less rust.

good old badass stuff ...love it

Wy did it sit so long?

why don't you mount ski on the front wheels?

The title should be; It took 6 years to start a Volvo 740..

the sound of a volvo 740 cooling fan when they are started from cold

Obviously should try checking the brakes n all four corners as well as wheel bearings, something is well frozen. Good way to cause more damage.

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my crx started easy after 8 years outside, honda power

diesel volvo or gasoline because i saw a spark plug that he opened with wrench im not sure it was spark plug or injector

Did you noticed the Nissan has dying turbo ? , !

Find another home mice! Good job reviving it!

Nice car rescue.. But guys, car jack is a must-have.. :D

easy fix if its only a car u want to have fun with.. hit the wheel that is stuck with a sledgehammer until it get loose.. it works

WOW, rusty. Too bad. Nice to see it started though, that's a super reliable engine. I'd love to get myself a 740 / 940 project car some day.

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dont u change the oil..?

GOD FUCKING DAM STOP PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL ITS A FUEL INJECTED MOTOR ALL THE PUMPING WILL DO IS PREVENT THE MOTOR FROM STARTING

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were you able to fix the wheel?