What fabulous story telling. I'm swallowing hard to hold back the tears. I love how Jonny conveys the passion. It's a form of poetry. The crazy thing is I've never really looked twice at an old Volvo but suddenly it is one of the most desirable cars I've seen for a long time! Well done to everyone who was involved with producing this.
I landed on this channel discovering the new GR-Yari (which Jonny’s review is the best review of that car on youtube, I’ve shared that review a fair amount) And then to be taken back in time w this story. Fantastic.
“You’re trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?”. No. Nobody watching this channel would ever tell you that 😀 Absolutely loving your content, Jonny.
Those boot based back seats!!!!!! What a thing. Yes I know they’ve been around in estate for yonks now but they looked fantastic. And engineered to be bombproof. The armrests!!!
Reminded me of my dad. After he passed away i found an old maintenance manual for his Peugeot 403 with a handdrawn electric schematic in it that my father had drawn himself. He was an electrical engineer.
It's not easy for any family to part with a loved ones possessions, but you handled this video with the care and respect both they and the Volvo deserved.
The original owner would be overjoyed to know his pride and joy was going to be used again, and restored to its former glory, not ruined by the drift scene
Just over a year ago I bought a 73 Volvo 145 that had been parked for at least 20 years. Just changed the fluids, checked the valve clearances and put new tires on, and since then I have driven it more than 30.000 kms. Absolutely fantastic car.
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!! I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
As an engineer myself I can see a lot of me in this chaps fastidious almost obsessive cataloging and maintenance.... but.... the car is what tells his story, and tells us about him as a man. I would give anything to have spent an hour or two in his company. This had me choked up a bit and almost with tears in my eyes! And I’m a 16 stone tough as boot Yorkshireman ffs! Thank you brynn and Johnny for sharing the car and the owners story with us with dignity and respect. Do we want more revivals/rescues... ? Definitely!!!
I was the same, I thought that it was a bit sad. The original owner obviously loved the Volvo. Sad, that the owner died leaving the car and the parts as a legacy, but his family didn’t want it. I hope Bryan, cherishes the car as much as the previous owner !
@@opelmonzagse I don’t think it was they didn’t want it...it was more they didn’t want too see it go to waste in the garage and would rather see it be loved by someone just as much as their loved one
I disagree - that car IS special ,hands up everybody that was cheering it on as the engine was turning over - it's a credit to all the hard work of it's previous owner
I’m 20, this car is older than me, but it brought a tear to my eye knowing how much this car was loved. Cars are more than pieces of metal, they are part of the family
I remember riding in the back of my Dad's 240 through the lanes of Dorset on the fold-out seats, on the way to Bovington Tank Museum - thanks for bringing back the memories! X
I thought that these extra fold up seats were a relatively recent invention with cars like the Zafira until I saw this. Amazed that this great innovation wasn't adopted more widely, particularly in the 70's when larger families were more common.
@@catinthehat906 they were quite common... Merc estates had them, so did Peugeot 505s, virtually all full-size American wagons had a third row of some kind (some faced forward, some aft, some faced across the car in both directions)...
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!! I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
I must be honest, I was never the biggest fan of Jonny when he was on Fifth Gear, but his recent solo video's are pure class, great content, great production, and above all Jonny comes across as a really top lad, long may they continue.
Having grown up near Dunbar, I know the street where Trevor had the accident. I assume we was in the area on business, visiting the nearby Torness nuclear power station. Lovely bit of history. Thanks Jonny!
I’m from Dunbar and when I saw the connection between nuclear engineer and Dunbar, I immediately thought Torness. Which was visible from my parents sitting room window in Innerwick. Don’t you just love these connections?
Jony, this is so good. Your presenting style, the ability to convey emotions of someone's life through the years and how it connected with their car. Magnificent!
I have like most of us have had a really shitty year but have just watched this video and then opened an envelope that has my 6th year sobriety coin in it. I am full of HOPE again. Thank you❤️🎂🚀
Glad to hear you have another successful sober year under your belt mate! Addiction does nothing but destroy lives and relationships. Keep on keeping on mate
That rearward facing folding extra seat is known as “spyfällan” (the puke trap) in Sweden, because of the nausea it wold induce in the kids that rode there.
I don't think i've ever seen a more perfect motoring image of a man with his own Car Pervert branded hat on rummaging through boxes of old labelled parts. Perfect.
Thank God for guys like Trevor!! And of course Jonny for trying to bring back to life, these fantastic cars. I’m sure there’s still proud owners of cars that every week (Sundays usually) you’d see tinkering under the bonnet, pumping up tyres, checking oil/radiator reservoirs, just like my Dad used to. We’ve had some classics, Vauxhall Viva’s, Saab 9000’s, and now my Daughter has a Jeep Patriot, which she’s had for 12 years. Jonny thanks for all you do, and your crew for not only for the barn finds, but a wholesome trip down memory lane.
It’s the fastidious careful owner that is the only reason it’s lasted this well. So good to see it will still be loved, I’m sure the old man would have been pleased.
So many Dads, Grandads were home mechanics, with a Haynes manual, a few trips to the scrapyard (in they days when anyone could wander around them) and bags of know-how, oil changes, spark plugs, it was a necessity to do as much as you can, to save money and be proud that you could do it. Thanks Jonny, great stuff.
Thank you. Jonny, this is the first car I remember my Dad having, and it just brought back SO many memories, I was getting quite choked… then to see you sitting in the boot on the bench seat… that was it, tears streaming down my face, all the memories of my late brother and I sitting on that bench waving at the cars behind us as we travelled to and from Wales to see my grandparents! Wonderfully happy memories! Thank you, thank you, thank you Stuart
I had a Volvo 145E ,1974 with "bosch petrol injection .What a terrific vehicle that was !! Did everything ,carried everything, full size house doors inside ,a staircase on the roof one time , full disco roadshow & records ,lighting rigs etc etc .The ultimate estate car "workhorse " I am now on my fourth Volvo estate ,a V90R/pulsar. only relinquishing the previous V70 with the Audi 2.4 turbo unit after a 287.000 mile 20 year stint .LOVE VOLVO'S !!
We were a Volvo family, 244GL and this was a wonderful story thanks Jonny and crew. I've been down the barn find rabbit hole for a few weeks now such a great watch this series.
My dad was a volvo fan, he had a 121 reg number tvt131g, 144 reg number bvh154k, 264gle who's reg number I forget just now. Love your find, it brought back so many memories, what a peach.
Late to the party on this one! This is INCREDIBLE. The way that man looked after his car even when it was off the road is absolutely wonderful. I've watched all of your barn find videos and this is one of my favourites. Thank you.
Just stumbled upon this, and immediately was sent on a time trip over the (Red!) 1971 144S I used to own in my 20's. My 144 was truly a car you could not kill. Thank you for the memory revival!
I own a 1979 Cortina 2.3 GL estate with a very similar life story. Used as a company car for 10 years, covered over 100k miles. Then given to the gent as a retirement gift. He kept it until he died a couple of years ago. So many things in common. It came with all of its history, handwritten notes, old tax discs, factory Ford manual, a hand written log book and an abundant amount of spare parts. Mine has been the victim of 80's bodgery, MoT 'quick fixes' and questionable repairs but it's still here, unrestored and in use. Lovely to see another well used old estate with a documented history. Beautiful 👌
My parents and my best friend's parents both had 145s then 240s. My best friend inherited his parents 145 and drove it until the early 1990s. It was an amazing car, could do a U-turn in a one lane street. A bent camshaft and terminal body rust (he went college in Vermont...) finally did it in. I drove a 240 sedan inherited from my parents through college, it was unstoppable even in feet of snow (with appropriate snow tires + sandbags in the trunk...). Today, I have an XC70, still an amazing car, although my partner describes it as "Driving with Greta"....
I love this! I love the whole story of the car and the owner. And how the owner has taken care of the car and spare parts. I almost got a little teary-eyed when it started. Wonderful video and car. Please make a video about how it gets back on the road!
I have SO MUCH love for this car and its story. 5 years ago, a Volvo wouldn't even remotely blip onto my radar, but now I'm a huge Volvo fan. I get it now. I'm actually quite jealous of Bryn getting to buy this amazing piece of history.
My dad and mum and two of these back in the 80s, both in sky blue, I loved sitting in the back facing the cars . Wished they still had cars like that now . Great video mate.
What a wonderful auto story. I had a 74' 145, fuel injected as my very first car..same color. As a car nut, especially german/swedish I was smiling ear to ear through the whole thing! Thank you for such a quality piece of entertainment!
I love old Volvos having owned many 7/9 series Volvos. I long for another 740GLE estate! Loved watching this video and so glad it’s going to be saved. What a story!!
What a fantastic story, and really touched me, I’m sure there are elements for many people watching who picture their own fathers and the memories they hold when thinking about your childhood and the cars dad drove
Jonny, what a great find. My dad had a 121 Amazon and then a 144 DL saloon, 1973 GNL190L that I learnt to drive in, took my test in and passed first time. So seeing this car of the same age, same engine, same interior really brings back great memories. The engine was so solid but we still took it out to renew oil seals, regrind the valves and replace a broken 1st gear syncro cone. I got to know those B series engines very well as I ran the Amazon for many years. Simple but such tough machines. I remember seeing kids sat in the back of 145s facing the rear from that bench seat. Definitely so much cooler than an SUV as you said. I also craved a P1800ES - gorgeous..... Loving the programmes you're doing and still catching up on them. Keep going.....
Such a great video,, the owner loved the car , And mostly I really admire how respectful and enthusiastic you are with the car, the paperwork and how you speak of the late owner.
More broadcast-quality content, yet this would never (sadly) make it to broadcast as it's not an-edit-every-3-seconds and story done in 5 minutes. Love the knowledge and passion that you show Jonny, it turns 'pulling an old car out of a garage' into a must-watch history lesson with the most enthusiastic history teacher ever! Make this a series please.
My dad parked his old Audi C2 100 2.0 gls 32 years off the road. 2017 was going to scrap it managed to get it saved. Been trying for 20 plus years to get it. Working on it in secret oil in the bores turning it over etc. Its possibly the oldest C2 100 in UK. 40,600miles. Got it running. Waiting on birth certificate possibly built 6 months in C2 production. The original ownervlives down the road I dont think he knows it still exists. He got the Audi as a 21st birthday present. His father was Irish and a mill owner. The dealer is next town 10 miles away. But again the exact same with my old Audi 100. 20 plus years ago would have been scrapped. I did make a vid of its 1st cough and start up. I rode in the car as a toddler in the back with no booster seat or belt 😀 I wish my dad bought spares as parts are a pig to find. He parked it up only because someone made a snide comment. But that's what saved the car.
Volvo put away 89 My Audi 88 imagine what other gems were put away. I found a forward control land rover put away after an mot at testing station mileage was 5087 Mot certificate. When it came back and put away mileage on the mile o meter was 5097 as I found it. Again vids of 1st cough and start up. Currently sitting at 5870 odd since 2016. I went to look at a Tatra 603 but that's a future post nightmare virus fun.
This has to be one of my favorite car films on UA-cam. I love it so much every time I watch it it’s like a warm hug. And it’s an estate car which I have always loved since I was a kid. Thank you so much Johnny. Thank you Trevor for looking after this car so well.
Great find,they don’t make cars like that anymore just disposable rubbish with no character whatsoever What a project that is for its new owner The best of luck with it👍
Thank you to all at the late brake show. Fabulous episode. The music,the way it was filmed the excitement that I was feeling watching this video was because of you Jonny & your Minnions & the way you told the story of the car. In my job I sometimes stumble across old cars like this &seeing & hearing the stories is all part of the enjoyment of the discovery. Keep up the excellent work.
I always look back with fondness to this motoring era. The Volvo's were so special, they were unique and had their own character all about safety and build quality. You can just imagine the family packing for their holidays and driving off around the unspoilt English countryside where there was the minimum of street furniture. Today its all got so busy and complicated and the simplicity of life a distant memory sadly. I think the more complicated our lives get and with the more rules and regulations constantly coming our way that we have lost so much of the fun life had to offer.
Hi Johnny. I’ve admired your presenting style for a number of years, but this report, of all things you’ve done that I’ve seen, really captured my imagination in a nostalgic way. Back in the 70s my late grandfather had a Volvo 144 with registration number XOX39J and I fondly remember the journeys we used to undertake in it, and how I had to keep my hand on the tuning knob of the radio otherwise reception would be lost, even with the aerial up. I can only imagine how much the car has meant to the family and it’s former owner, what it will mean to them knowing it’s going to someone who will undoubtedly restore it to its former glory, and the level of excitement you and your friend will feel as this special journey is travelled. The affection you feel for the car and it’s story was conveyed so enthusiastically, sensitively and respectfully that it couldn’t possibly fail to draw your audience in. Well done sir. I look forward to seeing how this story develops. Volvo for life? Absolutely.
This is the best UA-cam video I have ever seen. Not joking in any way. Restore it and keep it forever! I love my 240 so much and these old Volvo's mean a lot to us folk. You know who you are.
I grew up in a small village in North Wales. Clwyd County Council as it was known then, had prepared a school taxi for those of us who lived too far from the local village school. The taxi was essentially the private car of one of the villagers who used a ligth blue Volvo 145. I can remeber sitting in that folding rear seat. So I was very pleased to see that.
Fantastic Car. A real credit to the owner. My Dad had a 145 DL & we drove all the way down to southern Italy in 1980. The car didnt miss a beat & the only problem we had was over heating the brakes on a very hot day coming down the Alps. When I saw the GB sticker in the back all my hairs stood on end. Love to see more on this car on future videos.
Totally agree, went to a local car show where there were peoples kids wanting to sit in a Lambo. One of my favourite cars there was a survivor mk1 Cavalier, when did you last see one of those? Orange Lambos are everywhere.
Your frivolous video. Being an American at this moment in my nation's history is stressful beyond words. The absolute need to put something in my head that is pleasant to counteract the daily horror on the news is essential if I ever hope to sleep at night. Thus, your videos are NOT SO FRIVOLOUS indeed. Thank you for presenting a healing glimpse of life as it can be when we are living from what is best in us. I watch The Late Brake Show and fall asleep with a glimmer of hope. Thanks for your beautiful message.
Thank you so much for a wonderful video. My dad had a 1973 145 but in green, lower trim level. Great to see all the stuff that was with the car too, and pleased I’m not the only one who found a bit emotional!
Brilliant! Not only is the car magnificent, so is the back story. Cars like this should be back on the road in their original state, ie not modded. Love it, more please Jonny 👍🏻
Takes me back to childhood, I remember scrabbling to sit in the rear facing seats of the Thorley family Volvo (old family friends). I was six in 73, Dad had just bought a 1.6L Mk3 Cortina FTR774L in signal yellow and a few months later Mum traded in her Viva HB for the new 1974 design PHO- - -M Strange I can remember most of Dad's reg numbers but only three of Mums. Thanks for the memories and the great content 😊
Good video! Loved all the accummulated spares/bits 'n pieces. Goodyear Grand Prix tyres! I bought a 1977 Triumph Stag in 2018. The one thing I didn't check was the age of the tyres. 2 weeks later, I came up to a roundabout, applied brakes ....and slid out over the line. Turned out the tyres were from 1989! Closer inspection revealed lots of Portuguese writing, stating basically that they were ONLY for use in Brazil and Argentina! Took the car to Kwik Fit, fitted FIVE new Continentals. The fitters remarked the tyres had no cracks or splits, and LOOKED perfect inside and out, with virtually no wear on the tread. Still, there was no way I was going to use 28 year old tyres, which appeared to have "lost their grip" on things. Keep the videos coming please.
What a beautiful car, a wonderful story, and a brilliant video. If cars could talk; oh the stories they'd tell. You're giving this old girl a second chance at life and i'm sure if cars could have a soul; she'd be smiling wing to wing. Hearing her breathe her first breath in 30 years, brought a smile to my own face as a petrol head. The memories made within that car are sure to continue for another 30 years.
Absolutely amazing.. A friend of mine has an 121 Amazon B18.. He got it from his grandfather who loved these cars.. When we were young my friends mother had an 240 GL and it was amazing, she later fell in love with the Mercedes W124 300TD and she kempt the Merc for many many years until she just wanted a newer car (She had it at least 10 years. It was already old when she got it.)..
Some of the most so called mundane cars, are by far the most interesting, because they are everyday cars, owned by regular people. It's not just about the cars it's a snapshot of social history.. Absolute time capsule this one. Another fantastic episode. Thank you Jonny.
not a ferrari..not a lambo,its a volvo estate wagon that ive Never seen before in my life!! and those Back Seats are absolutely incredible too. Thats what rocks about your show,all the variety. please,never stop making these vids.
Wonderful vid brings back memories of our old 245 and 265 from my childhood. Even the GB sticker from the AA. we also had the rear facing seats, and when I was at uni we certainly got as many of us into the 265 as officially fit in a 110 station wagon. Hey, the weather was crap and we were young. And bendy. The mudflaps bore witness loudly to the abuse, but we all made it home. Great stuff, Jonny, and the merch came today as well. Good times.
A family member gave me a 1978 245 identical to this. It had 4 headlights on the front and a 3 speed automatic. It was wimpy and boring but indestructible. No breakdowns in the 4 years I drove it. The odometer broke and I had to retension some of the seatbelt retracters. It had a jump seat in the hatch, so it could seat 7, and it often did. The kids loved riding in the back! Lousy mileage and I often had to pull out the choke to give extra power when coming out of an intersection. It never idled very well, but it always ran.
What fabulous story telling. I'm swallowing hard to hold back the tears. I love how Jonny conveys the passion. It's a form of poetry. The crazy thing is I've never really looked twice at an old Volvo but suddenly it is one of the most desirable cars I've seen for a long time! Well done to everyone who was involved with producing this.
Lol glad I'm not the only one with moist eyes watching this 👍🙂
I landed on this channel discovering the new GR-Yari (which Jonny’s review is the best review of that car on youtube, I’ve shared that review a fair amount) And then to be taken back in time w this story. Fantastic.
you need to see a quack mate, or maybe not as there may be nothing that can help you. Good luck with the fake drama.
@303 learn grammar before you pretend to write English
@303 it is a heap of crap. These were made for fools and famous for it at the time.
“You’re trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?”. No. Nobody watching this channel would ever tell you that 😀 Absolutely loving your content, Jonny.
Yeah, and look at the grin on his face when he says it! Great video
Those boot based back seats!!!!!! What a thing.
Yes I know they’ve been around in estate for yonks now but they looked fantastic. And engineered to be bombproof. The armrests!!!
@@dizzy2020 great shout on the rancho! Uber cool. Always wanted one as a kid... “come on dad, buy one of these!”
@@dizzy2020 I remember one these being dumped in a field near my house when I was a kid lol.
I agree with Jonny, modern suv's suck and say something about the driver. And its not a good thing.
The handwriting shows the man was an engineer ; working on his car during holiday/vacation (trips) shows he loved his car....
Reminded me of my dad. After he passed away i found an old maintenance manual for his Peugeot 403 with a handdrawn electric schematic in it that my father had drawn himself. He was an electrical engineer.
Exact same handwriting as my dad too. He was a design engineer who always strived for perfection. Such a great video.
@@jfv65 nice
Not sure how you came to this conclusion but you're wrong
It's not easy for any family to part with a loved ones possessions, but you handled this video with the care and respect both they and the Volvo deserved.
My sentiments exactly. 👍
Here here.
The original owner would be overjoyed to know his pride and joy was going to be used again, and restored to its former glory, not ruined by the drift scene
Just over a year ago I bought a 73 Volvo 145 that had been parked for at least 20 years. Just changed the fluids, checked the valve clearances and put new tires on, and since then I have driven it more than 30.000 kms. Absolutely fantastic car.
Trevor is clearly the kind of guy you want a nuclear engineer to be.
I was just about to say that!
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!!
I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
As an engineer myself I can see a lot of me in this chaps fastidious almost obsessive cataloging and maintenance.... but.... the car is what tells his story, and tells us about him as a man. I would give anything to have spent an hour or two in his company. This had me choked up a bit and almost with tears in my eyes! And I’m a 16 stone tough as boot Yorkshireman ffs! Thank you brynn and Johnny for sharing the car and the owners story with us with dignity and respect.
Do we want more revivals/rescues... ?
Definitely!!!
I was the same, I thought that it was a bit sad. The original owner obviously loved the Volvo. Sad, that the owner died leaving the car and the parts as a legacy, but his family didn’t want it. I hope Bryan, cherishes the car as much as the previous owner !
@@opelmonzagse I don’t think it was they didn’t want it...it was more they didn’t want too see it go to waste in the garage and would rather see it be loved by someone just as much as their loved one
I disagree - that car IS special ,hands up everybody that was cheering it on as the engine was turning over - it's a credit to all the hard work of it's previous owner
I can honestly say I was quietly willing it to start and smiled when it did.
I’m 20, this car is older than me, but it
brought a tear to my eye knowing how much this car was loved. Cars are more than pieces of metal, they are part of the family
This has been off the road for eleven years longer than you've been alive. That blows my mind!
I remember riding in the back of my Dad's 240 through the lanes of Dorset on the fold-out seats, on the way to Bovington Tank Museum - thanks for bringing back the memories! X
I thought that these extra fold up seats were a relatively recent invention with cars like the Zafira until I saw this.
Amazed that this great innovation wasn't adopted more widely, particularly in the 70's when larger families were more common.
@@catinthehat906 they were quite common... Merc estates had them, so did Peugeot 505s, virtually all full-size American wagons had a third row of some kind (some faced forward, some aft, some faced across the car in both directions)...
The former owner of that car is exactly the kind of guy you want working in the nuclear industry. Great video Jonny.
*MY DAD WAS A POWERSTATION ENGINEER* we had a Volvo 145 - and my dad used to write down a log of everything that he did to it...!!!
I think it was a legal requirement for the power station engineers that they documented everything they did on a daily basis
"Are you trying to tell me that an SUV is cooler than this?, I don't think so". That resonated on such a deep level :)
I must be honest, I was never the biggest fan of Jonny when he was on Fifth Gear, but his recent solo video's are pure class, great content, great production, and above all Jonny comes across as a really top lad, long may they continue.
Yes totally agree
I agree with you on that.
Not a fan on Fifth gear either but Jonny's videos are the best Car TV 😎👍
I thought Johnny was the best part of 5th gear!
Having grown up near Dunbar, I know the street where Trevor had the accident. I assume we was in the area on business, visiting the nearby Torness nuclear power station. Lovely bit of history. Thanks Jonny!
I’m from Dunbar and when I saw the connection between nuclear engineer and Dunbar, I immediately thought Torness. Which was visible from my parents sitting room window in Innerwick. Don’t you just love these connections?
Fortunately the other vehicle was a solid Ford Transit, any lesser vehicle would have ended as a total loss after hitting that Volvo tank.
Jony, this is so good. Your presenting style, the ability to convey emotions of someone's life through the years and how it connected with their car. Magnificent!
Can we have a follow up video getting this back on the road?
Oh yes, there has to be an update, in few weeks or so.
Oh please let there be a follow up ( or two) 🙏👍😁
Please
Without the follow up of what happens to this car, I'll be missing something really significant.
agreed
This video is terribly wonderful. The story behind a man and his car that he loved until death is truly beautiful.
I have like most of us have had a really shitty year but have just watched this video and then opened an envelope that has my 6th year sobriety coin in it. I am full of HOPE again. Thank you❤️🎂🚀
Stay sober!
Glad to hear you have another successful sober year under your belt mate!
Addiction does nothing but destroy lives and relationships.
Keep on keeping on mate
Kudos to Trevor, may he rest in peace! His intent on the details, his dedication to this car and to engineering in general are wonderful.
That rearward facing folding extra seat is known as “spyfällan” (the puke trap) in Sweden, because of the nausea it wold induce in the kids that rode there.
Agree, that was an issue, but still my kids fought over which two would sit there. Of course they had seat belts too.
Ha Ha Nice!!
Awesome!! Couldn’t stop smiling the whole way thru and I’m not even a Volvo fan!! Those extra rear seats......WOW just WOW!!!! 😎
You’ve just put literally everything I love about an old car find into a single video. Fantastic!
Your "I'm in someone else's garage" voice is really soothing. 😉
I don't think i've ever seen a more perfect motoring image of a man with his own Car Pervert branded hat on rummaging through boxes of old labelled parts. Perfect.
Thank God for guys like Trevor!! And of course Jonny for trying to bring back to life, these fantastic cars. I’m sure there’s still proud owners of cars that every week (Sundays usually) you’d see tinkering under the bonnet, pumping up tyres, checking oil/radiator reservoirs, just like my Dad used to.
We’ve had some classics, Vauxhall Viva’s, Saab 9000’s, and now my Daughter has a Jeep Patriot, which she’s had for 12 years. Jonny thanks for all you do, and your crew for not only for the barn finds, but a wholesome trip down memory lane.
I can just imagine Jerry & Margo getting into it.
Their car was yellow, just binge watching good life on brit box 😁
It’s a rare thing indeed to find such a pure , unmolested garage/barn find . Having the heavy documentation is just a cherry on top.
It’s the fastidious careful owner that is the only reason it’s lasted this well. So good to see it will still be loved, I’m sure the old man would have been pleased.
So many Dads, Grandads were home mechanics, with a Haynes manual, a few trips to the scrapyard (in they days when anyone could wander around them) and bags of know-how, oil changes, spark plugs, it was a necessity to do as much as you can, to save money and be proud that you could do it. Thanks Jonny, great stuff.
Thank you. Jonny, this is the first car I remember my Dad having, and it just brought back SO many memories, I was getting quite choked… then to see you sitting in the boot on the bench seat… that was it, tears streaming down my face, all the memories of my late brother and I sitting on that bench waving at the cars behind us as we travelled to and from Wales to see my grandparents! Wonderfully happy memories!
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Stuart
I had a Volvo 145E ,1974 with "bosch petrol injection .What a terrific vehicle that was !! Did everything ,carried everything, full size house doors inside ,a staircase on the roof one time , full disco roadshow & records ,lighting rigs etc etc .The ultimate estate car "workhorse " I am now on my fourth Volvo estate ,a V90R/pulsar. only relinquishing the previous V70 with the Audi 2.4 turbo unit after a 287.000 mile 20 year stint .LOVE VOLVO'S !!
Ah, Trev’s car! Wonderful neighbour he was. So glad to see this.
I love the use of music in these films - epic
Good to see you here! Glad you also enjoy an old Volvo Brick.
@@tootrue3953 I’m all about the Volvo bricks
Gorgeous car and shows how they were built to last unlike cars of today
This is how a car guy was way before the Internet .
Hats off to Trevor.
This was a good sent off for Trevor.
We were a Volvo family, 244GL and this was a wonderful story thanks Jonny and crew. I've been down the barn find rabbit hole for a few weeks now such a great watch this series.
"Carchaeology". I love that word.
This is a beautiful film, filled with love and care.
My dad was a volvo fan, he had a 121 reg number tvt131g, 144 reg number bvh154k, 264gle who's reg number I forget just now. Love your find, it brought back so many memories, what a peach.
Late to the party on this one! This is INCREDIBLE. The way that man looked after his car even when it was off the road is absolutely wonderful. I've watched all of your barn find videos and this is one of my favourites. Thank you.
Love the respect and appreciation shown to Trevor and his family.
as i get older the Trevor in me gets stronger.
Just stumbled upon this, and immediately was sent on a time trip over the (Red!) 1971 144S I used to own in my 20's. My 144 was truly a car you could not kill. Thank you for the memory revival!
I own a 1979 Cortina 2.3 GL estate with a very similar life story. Used as a company car for 10 years, covered over 100k miles. Then given to the gent as a retirement gift. He kept it until he died a couple of years ago.
So many things in common. It came with all of its history, handwritten notes, old tax discs, factory Ford manual, a hand written log book and an abundant amount of spare parts. Mine has been the victim of 80's bodgery, MoT 'quick fixes' and questionable repairs but it's still here, unrestored and in use.
Lovely to see another well used old estate with a documented history. Beautiful 👌
Was NOT expecting that fold down rear-facing seat. What an amazing car and lovely story
The rear facing seats are great, the 245 had a slightly different design that folded in one piece rather than the 2 piece for that one.
An honest workhorse is a far more interesting find than some exotic garage princess.
My parents and my best friend's parents both had 145s then 240s. My best friend inherited his parents 145 and drove it until the early 1990s. It was an amazing car, could do a U-turn in a one lane street. A bent camshaft and terminal body rust (he went college in Vermont...) finally did it in. I drove a 240 sedan inherited from my parents through college, it was unstoppable even in feet of snow (with appropriate snow tires + sandbags in the trunk...). Today, I have an XC70, still an amazing car, although my partner describes it as "Driving with Greta"....
Shoutout to Jonny for getting me through uni finals week, these barn find videos are perfect to unwind to! 😅
I love this! I love the whole story of the car and the owner. And how the owner has taken care of the car and spare parts. I almost got a little teary-eyed when it started. Wonderful video and car. Please make a video about how it gets back on the road!
Loved this so much!
That is just amazing, and that’s why we started selling Volvo in the 1980’s. Many happy years working on these old girls.
I have SO MUCH love for this car and its story. 5 years ago, a Volvo wouldn't even remotely blip onto my radar, but now I'm a huge Volvo fan. I get it now. I'm actually quite jealous of Bryn getting to buy this amazing piece of history.
When you hear Johnny talk about the car you know why he named the show car pervert 😂😄
Jonny piece together the cars history is perfect for that name 🤣
I have been a fan since fifth gear and I think it's a shame that he had to change the name.
I find myself smiling at those rear seats and REALLY wanting a go at folding them out and back in again. Great video.
Relevant to my interests.
Cheers for this Jonny.
My dad and mum and two of these back in the 80s, both in sky blue, I loved sitting in the back facing the cars . Wished they still had cars like that now . Great video mate.
It's Friday today, I will raise a glass later on, to Trevor and his family. Great vid, Jonny and Bryn.
Solid engineering, intelligent ergonomics and practicality. Love Volvo station wagons.
Way cooler than any suv
What a wonderful auto story. I had a 74' 145, fuel injected as my very first car..same color. As a car nut, especially german/swedish I was smiling ear to ear through the whole thing! Thank you for such a quality piece of entertainment!
I love old Volvos having owned many 7/9 series Volvos. I long for another 740GLE estate! Loved watching this video and so glad it’s going to be saved. What a story!!
What a fantastic story, and really touched me, I’m sure there are elements for many people watching who picture their own fathers and the memories they hold when thinking about your childhood and the cars dad drove
RIP Trevor. Your mechanical memories live on.
Absolutely brilliant, I love storey's like this cheers jonny and all involved
Nice!!Congrats to the new owner,great example.I'm 2nd year proud owner of a 144 from '68,still discovering it's history by restoring it🙂
Jonny, what a great find. My dad had a 121 Amazon and then a 144 DL saloon, 1973 GNL190L that I learnt to drive in, took my test in and passed first time. So seeing this car of the same age, same engine, same interior really brings back great memories. The engine was so solid but we still took it out to renew oil seals, regrind the valves and replace a broken 1st gear syncro cone. I got to know those B series engines very well as I ran the Amazon for many years. Simple but such tough machines. I remember seeing kids sat in the back of 145s facing the rear from that bench seat. Definitely so much cooler than an SUV as you said. I also craved a P1800ES - gorgeous.....
Loving the programmes you're doing and still catching up on them. Keep going.....
Such a great video,, the owner loved the car , And mostly I really admire how respectful and enthusiastic you are with the car, the paperwork and how you speak of the late owner.
More broadcast-quality content, yet this would never (sadly) make it to broadcast as it's not an-edit-every-3-seconds and story done in 5 minutes. Love the knowledge and passion that you show Jonny, it turns 'pulling an old car out of a garage' into a must-watch history lesson with the most enthusiastic history teacher ever! Make this a series please.
Cars like this is why I really enjoy this channel.
Johnny is right, not long ago cars like this would immediately be scrapped because they were worth nothing
My dad parked his old Audi C2 100 2.0 gls 32 years off the road. 2017 was going to scrap it managed to get it saved. Been trying for 20 plus years to get it. Working on it in secret oil in the bores turning it over etc.
Its possibly the oldest C2 100 in UK. 40,600miles. Got it running. Waiting on birth certificate possibly built 6 months in C2 production. The original ownervlives down the road I dont think he knows it still exists. He got the Audi as a 21st birthday present. His father was Irish and a mill owner. The dealer is next town 10 miles away.
But again the exact same with my old Audi 100. 20 plus years ago would have been scrapped.
I did make a vid of its 1st cough and start up.
I rode in the car as a toddler in the back with no booster seat or belt 😀
I wish my dad bought spares as parts are a pig to find.
He parked it up only because someone made a snide comment. But that's what saved the car.
Volvo put away 89 My Audi 88 imagine what other gems were put away.
I found a forward control land rover put away after an mot at testing station mileage was 5087 Mot certificate. When it came back and put away mileage on the mile o meter was 5097 as I found it. Again vids of 1st cough and start up. Currently sitting at 5870 odd since 2016. I went to look at a Tatra 603 but that's a future post nightmare virus fun.
Love your excitement and passion especially when you discover its a 7 seater. It's great that there are still great people in this country ❤️❤️👍👌😊😊😊😊
This has to be one of my favorite car films on UA-cam. I love it so much every time I watch it it’s like a warm hug. And it’s an estate car which I have always loved since I was a kid. Thank you so much Johnny. Thank you Trevor for looking after this car so well.
Great find,they don’t make cars like that anymore just disposable rubbish with no character whatsoever
What a project that is for its new owner
The best of luck with it👍
One of the potential million mile cars. Most of which are Volvos.
Thank you to all at the late brake show. Fabulous episode. The music,the way it was filmed the excitement that I was feeling watching this video was because of you Jonny & your Minnions & the way you told the story of the car. In my job I sometimes stumble across old cars like this &seeing & hearing the stories is all part of the enjoyment of the discovery. Keep up the excellent work.
I always look back with fondness to this motoring era. The Volvo's were so special, they were unique and had their own character all about safety and build quality. You can just imagine the family packing for their holidays and driving off around the unspoilt English countryside where there was the minimum of street furniture. Today its all got so busy and complicated and the simplicity of life a distant memory sadly. I think the more complicated our lives get and with the more rules and regulations constantly coming our way that we have lost so much of the fun life had to offer.
I love these barn finds, Johnny putting out some great videos,,,,,,SPORTAAAAAAAAH
Hi Johnny. I’ve admired your presenting style for a number of years, but this report, of all things you’ve done that I’ve seen, really captured my imagination in a nostalgic way. Back in the 70s my late grandfather had a Volvo 144 with registration number XOX39J and I fondly remember the journeys we used to undertake in it, and how I had to keep my hand on the tuning knob of the radio otherwise reception would be lost, even with the aerial up. I can only imagine how much the car has meant to the family and it’s former owner, what it will mean to them knowing it’s going to someone who will undoubtedly restore it to its former glory, and the level of excitement you and your friend will feel as this special journey is travelled. The affection you feel for the car and it’s story was conveyed so enthusiastically, sensitively and respectfully that it couldn’t possibly fail to draw your audience in. Well done sir. I look forward to seeing how this story develops. Volvo for life? Absolutely.
Fab find, stumbled across a similar 145 last year, takes me back to the early 80s and dad's old 144S saloon 👍👍
Who wasn’t beaming from ear to ear when it fired up? Come on, be honest...
I was shouting at the my phone! Come on!
This is the best UA-cam video I have ever seen. Not joking in any way. Restore it and keep it forever! I love my 240 so much and these old Volvo's mean a lot to us folk. You know who you are.
I grew up in a small village in North Wales. Clwyd County Council as it was known then, had prepared a school taxi for those of us who lived too far from the local village school. The taxi was essentially the private car of one of the villagers who used a ligth blue Volvo 145. I can remeber sitting in that folding rear seat. So I was very pleased to see that.
Just wonderful guys. Made me think back to when I was a young man and had a beautiful Volvo 240.Loved that car.
Fantastic Car. A real credit to the owner. My Dad had a 145 DL & we drove all the way down to southern Italy in 1980. The car didnt miss a beat & the only problem we had was over heating the brakes on a very hot day coming down the Alps. When I saw the GB sticker in the back all my hairs stood on end. Love to see more on this car on future videos.
It’s a special car to me, much more interesting than some knob goofing around in a Ferrari. 👍🏻
Totally agree, went to a local car show where there were peoples kids wanting to sit in a Lambo. One of my favourite cars there was a survivor mk1 Cavalier, when did you last see one of those? Orange Lambos are everywhere.
Your frivolous video.
Being an American at this moment in my nation's history is stressful beyond words. The absolute need to put something in my head that is pleasant to counteract the daily horror on the news is essential if I ever hope to sleep at night. Thus, your videos are NOT SO FRIVOLOUS indeed. Thank you for presenting a healing glimpse of life as it can be when we are living from what is best in us. I watch The Late Brake Show and fall asleep with a glimmer of hope. Thanks for your beautiful message.
Thank you so much for a wonderful video. My dad had a 1973 145 but in green, lower trim level. Great to see all the stuff that was with the car too, and pleased I’m not the only one who found a bit emotional!
Brilliant! Not only is the car magnificent, so is the back story. Cars like this should be back on the road in their original state, ie not modded. Love it, more please Jonny 👍🏻
Takes me back to childhood, I remember scrabbling to sit in the rear facing seats of the Thorley family Volvo (old family friends). I was six in 73, Dad had just bought a 1.6L Mk3 Cortina FTR774L in signal yellow and a few months later Mum traded in her Viva HB for the new 1974 design PHO- - -M Strange I can remember most of Dad's reg numbers but only three of Mums.
Thanks for the memories and the great content 😊
Good video! Loved all the accummulated spares/bits 'n pieces. Goodyear Grand Prix tyres! I bought a 1977 Triumph Stag in 2018. The one thing I didn't check was the age of the tyres. 2 weeks later, I came up to a roundabout, applied brakes ....and slid out over the line. Turned out the tyres were from 1989! Closer inspection revealed lots of Portuguese writing, stating basically that they were ONLY for use in Brazil and Argentina! Took the car to Kwik Fit, fitted FIVE new Continentals. The fitters remarked the tyres had no cracks or splits, and LOOKED perfect inside and out, with virtually no wear on the tread. Still, there was no way I was going to use 28 year old tyres, which appeared to have "lost their grip" on things. Keep the videos coming please.
What a beautiful car, a wonderful story, and a brilliant video.
If cars could talk; oh the stories they'd tell. You're giving this old girl a second chance at life and i'm sure if cars could have a soul; she'd be smiling wing to wing.
Hearing her breathe her first breath in 30 years, brought a smile to my own face as a petrol head. The memories made within that car are sure to continue for another 30 years.
Thank you I have a tear in my eye my father had a couple of Volvo 240 estates and this reminds me of them
The pure joy at finding it was a 7 seater. Great work. Hope Bryn enjoys it.
Absolutely amazing..
A friend of mine has an 121 Amazon B18.. He got it from his grandfather who loved these cars..
When we were young my friends mother had an 240 GL and it was amazing, she later fell in love with the Mercedes W124 300TD and she kempt the Merc for many many years until she just wanted a newer car (She had it at least 10 years. It was already old when she got it.)..
Some of the most so called mundane cars, are by far the most interesting, because they are everyday cars, owned by regular people. It's not just about the cars it's a snapshot of social history.. Absolute time capsule this one. Another fantastic episode. Thank you Jonny.
First time in ages I found a video on UA-cam worth watching, great job👍
I've had 3 different Volvo's. A 142 a 145 and a 960. Loved them all.
Who needs Top Gear when you’ve got content and presenters of this quality. Great video 👍🏻
not a ferrari..not a lambo,its a volvo estate wagon that ive Never seen before in my life!!
and those Back Seats are absolutely incredible too.
Thats what rocks about your show,all the variety.
please,never stop making these vids.
Wonderful vid brings back memories of our old 245 and 265 from my childhood. Even the GB sticker from the AA. we also had the rear facing seats, and when I was at uni we certainly got as many of us into the 265 as officially fit in a 110 station wagon. Hey, the weather was crap and we were young. And bendy.
The mudflaps bore witness loudly to the abuse, but we all made it home.
Great stuff, Jonny, and the merch came today as well. Good times.
A family member gave me a 1978 245 identical to this. It had 4 headlights on the front and a 3 speed automatic. It was wimpy and boring but indestructible. No breakdowns in the 4 years I drove it. The odometer broke and I had to retension some of the seatbelt retracters. It had a jump seat in the hatch, so it could seat 7, and it often did. The kids loved riding in the back! Lousy mileage and I often had to pull out the choke to give extra power when coming out of an intersection. It never idled very well, but it always ran.
So far this is my favorite car on the show apart from the 2cv.
Wow!!!
Just a time capsule.
Amazing beautiful condition.
It's a true survivor
Awesome. So glad the car that the old man treasured has been rescued by someone who cares, and has made it onto UA-cam.