[Healeys] Volvo SU Carbs? - 2.5 milion mile Volvo 1800

[Richard Ewald]

Irv used to be a NY school teacher.  I've met him.  A very nice guy, a real
car guy.  He bought his 1800S (S for Sweden built after the production was
taken away from Jensen due to serious quality problems) new in 1964 and used
it to drive to work about 65 miles or so one way.  Irv like to drive.  A
lot.  He really likes to drive.  As in let's go to Canada for lunch. (he
lives much closer to NYC then he does Canada).  did I mention that Irv likes
to drive?
We had Irv and his car out to LA for the big LA International car show one
year.  He didn't transport his car, he drove it out.  As far as how it
looks, while it may not be a 100 point car, it is well above 90 points IMHO.
 This is not a trailer queen, this is a car that gets driven.

And yes it is a Laycock OD on the car, and all Volvos (at least here in the
US) had SUs through 1967 MY.
Rick



On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz <
tadeusz.malkiewicz at plusnet.pl> wrote:

> The Guy's name is Irv Gordon, a NY school teacher I believe. The car is
> definitely not concours looking, but very drivable. I believe the first
> time
> he did the engine works was at 600000 miles - The Volvo engines are
> extremely long lasting...
> I contacted him once to see how his underbody looks like - the pictures
> tell
> quite a story..
>
> If you are out to but a Volvo 1800, the mileage can well be in the 200-300k
> mile mark and (if well kept) it will not be obvious that the car has
> traveled that much...
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