Check out the car on our website! We have not set a price on this car as the current plan is to put it up for auction on Bring a Trailer. Message us on our website if interested. Thanks! www.euroasianauto.com/details/used-1963-volvo-pv544-sport/108661362
My Aunt Fern used to take care of me as a toddler, and we would go out in a Volvo probably the exact same year/model except it was silver. I remember I was infatuated with the speedometer that went left to right, and we would take a back road from their farm thru the woods over to the next farm and then it came out on a main road and we would continue on to our small town (Walton, NY) for shopping etc. Never forget that car as a favorite memory. My Uncle was in WWII and was a paratrooper and his arm was shot while on a maneuver and landing over Italy. When he came back home, he owned Volvo's, and also raced Hudson Hornets in stock car races. He saw Volvo's in Europe and became a believer and always had at least 2 in his repertoire well into the 80's. My uncle was injured as a paratrooper but went on to be a farmer, a race driver, an over the road trucker of milk products, and then a mechanic of large trucks for the same firm. I miss them they were amazing influences of my childhood and I'll never forget the old Volvo's!
Hi, i live in Sweden about 20 miles from the Volvo factory in Gothenburg! I had a 1963 544 Special 2 as my first car in 1977. It had a slighty different instrument cluster and different hub caps. It was only 14 years old then but i had to do a lot of welding according to rust, then it was painted midnight blue. It was a fun and for the time fast car, top speed 100 miles per hour but the drum brakes was not so good, This car you found is a unicorn a ceeper. Rustfree and nobody has messed it up. I heard that your wife have relatives in Lindsborg, i have friends in Lindborg and have been there 3 times since 1988. Next time will be June 2025 :)
Years ago I owned a couple of these! They are by far one of the coolest and BEST cars ever produced. These are true VOLVOS when they were real cars! The engines and transmissions have the sweetest sound! They are nimble and a BLAST to drive! When new they were a couple hundred dollars more than a VW Beetle and they were SO MUCH better of a car! I would LOVE to own this car!
My Dad had one exactly like this in 1964, same color. He loaded it up with my stepmother and her two boys and we went to California in the summer of 1964. I remember going thru Needles CA and it was 119 degrees.
The first car I bought right out of high school in 1967 was a 1959 Volvo almost exactly like this one. Red paint with twin carburetors and a screen in front of the radiator you could pull up in cold weather by a chain under the dash on the left side. The only difference I could see was mine had two tone seats. There was a horizontal seam about half way up the back of the seat, the top of the back was white and the rest was red. I paid $450 for it. I hope you have fun with it!
This Volvo has better panel gaps than most Tesla's ever made. As I mentioned in your short, "World According to Garp" car. Tarunta Tarunta Ta LOL To me Bob, this is a keeper. You gotta trailer it home. This is one cool ride!! I got next game on Space Invaders!! HAHA
Congrats!! I got the same, 62 model, all original also with a B18 , also under 100000 km directly out the swedish woods, with the original gravel road dust. Fantastic car, my only daily driver without ANY breakdowns or repairs . Sold it, when my daughter was born a few years later ,and i regret it so much. It was grey-blueish color, original shiny paint. No rust, cold winters with lots of snow, but no salt there, never. They used spike tires back then instead. I remember the rubber floor , but i had to saw a new headliner, did it by myself. Still got the original fabric. I had to give a chunk of fluid led as add on with each gas refill, and i already had the first not radial tires. "25 kms away was a teacher, had his own Volvo specialized workshop, had every thinkable spare parts in stock., but i only needed brake pads, once, oil changes and valve controls, but never adjustments. And the suspension linkages still had to lubed regularly.Just like you, i literally jumped for joy, when i got first. A like your, it was already left hand drive, although Sweden was still driving on the left, changed that i believe in one night in 67!!!!!!!!!! No other country tried that, they did.
I used to see these so often here in Texas when I was a boy growing up here in the sixties. Volvo had such a high reputation back then. I really don't know whether I'd rather have one of these or the later 122S; both are beautiful in their own ways. Congratulations! And I love that stickshift.
Bad Chad is a well-known classic car customizer in Novascotcha Canda. He customizes the same model Volvo, but his was not clean like this one. Still, he is working on it and came out nice. He broadcastes on UA-cam every day. Congratulations on yours!!
Hey Bob, just found your channel. I'm a UK guy now living in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. I've been in classic cars for longer than I can remember, I currently have 2 VW Bugs, one a 69 1500cc car and a 73 Jeans. But, that Volvo is to die for, an unbelievable find! Looks museum quality to me. Great find and keep using it!
That was my first car. Bought an early '60s one in 1969 for $500. Red like that, but not as pretty. That was back when Volvo built its cars for the Swedish lifestyle, which in those days meant bad roads and (of course) colder than hell. You could get it with two wool plaid lap robes ... blankets, basically ... which may have been only an option, not sure. All 544s came with a little pull chain on the dashboard. It was for raising a roller blind (like an old-fashioned roller window shade) over the radiator, to help the engine warm up faster in arctic winters. Famously durable four-banger B18 engine (with two British SU carbs!) ... an engine that powered farm tractors all over Europe. Went like a bat out of hell, which is why I called it the Batmobile. Badly rusted underneath ... a front wheel fell off while I was waiting for a red light to change.Coolest car I ever had for sure. Don't sweat the cracked plastic dashboard top ..... every one I ever saw has that. Guess Swedes didn't understand North American summer heat. Or maybe they used Soviet plastic.Volvos had seatbelts with shoulder straps before anybody in America even knew what they were.
I bought a 1963 Volvo 544 P18 when I decided to go to law school. The first week of law school in Washington, DC, I parked it in front of the law library and went to class. When I returned someone had ice picked the tires on every car on that street. I borrowed a car , put the car on cinder blocks and went to a tire store to get them patched. I had spent just about all my money on books and tuition. When I returned with the inflated/repaired tires, I saw I guy under the Volvo trying to remove the drive shaft. I got my tire iron from the trunk, and chased him down the street. Then I had to put it all together and put the tires back on the Volvo. What an adventure! It was a great car with a strong engine.
My family had THREE Volvo's P-444, then a P-544, followed by a 122 Amazon. All bought brand new and remained in the family NOT long enough. I'd love to have one now.
I’m 68 y/o now. When I was in 4th grade, I used to walk past a Dodge dealership that also sold Volvos on my way to and from school. I remember seeing these new cars outside the showroom. I remember that they came without the headlights installed. There were cardboard inserts where the headlight would go in.
Volvo classic has subbed out production of all the parts to the 444, 544, 1800, 122, 144, 164, etc. You can still buy the complete interior in the original materials.
In 1963, I bought my father‘s 1961 Volvo PV 544. We drove that car from Corvallis, Oregon to the little town of Logan Iowa when it was brand new. Cruised between 70 to 80 miles an hour on the open highway. The only problem it had was going through the small towns when the temperature was pushing 100°. We discovered that the radiator was not nearly as large as American cars. Unhooked the hood latch as soon as we slow down and the wind coming through the front and out the back of the hood turned it into enough of an air /water cooled car that we could hold the temperature to a high normal. When I bought it, I drove it like the college student I was and even ran it in autocrosses. Top speed was actually right at 100 mph. I would give my teeth to have that old 1961 PV 544 back again, my only concernwould be the fact that it would be driven by an 80-year-old man who probably would be wise to remember his age as I’m not quite as quick as I used to be. Really appreciated seeing your new car.
I had a 1959 B16 PV 544 in college. Replaced the SUs with a downdraft oil bath single carb which was more reliable. 6V system was changed to 12V in 1961 or 62 and turned it over better. I really enjoyed that car.
Your PV544 surely is one of the best world wide, you have bought an amazing example of these classics - very little effort will take this to Concours Condition! I worked for Volvo dealerships as a mechanic from 1977 to 1982 and know this era Volvo's very well. Used to own a 1957 PV444, a 1963 PV544, a 1964 PV544, a top tuned PV544 with 200HP and a 1970 Amazon (last of the line). I think you should drive the car and have lots of fun with it, enjoy the attention it is going to get at car meets. It will be the most reliable classic car you will ever own. Only sell it if you face destitution one day ....😀
l remember these cars, the PV544... my Dad started the one of the first dealerships of Volvo in '59 in the Toronto area, and l recall my Dad servicing these cars still in the 70s. Only red, they were.
Dang Bob. That is a good find! A friend in college, who turned me on to the Grateful Dead come to think of it, had one. Bought it in Atlanta and drove it home to Connecticut, used all summer and then back to Atlanta and so on. Great car! Enjoy, that one isn't going anywhere for awhile, unless Bob is with it.
I had a 1964 Volvo 544 for many years. Put 138,000 on it before the state of New York salt killed frame and third gear. Loved that car! ❤️👍👀. Always ran great but would not start below zero. JCP
Wow - great car. My dad had one of those when I was a little kid.. sometime in the late '60's. The first family car I actually remember - along with a VW beetle. I saw a very rough one for sale locally a few years ago but next time I went by to have a closer look, it was gone..😥
My first car was a 57 444, all the guys were looking for 57 Chevys. 69 high school grad. I check out every Volvo in that body style, never see the 444.
I had a 122s wagon for many years, one of the best cars ever. the B-18 motor is the best motor, it's a 4 cylinder with 5 main bearings. I don't think the seat cover is original but very sweet.
I learned to drive stick, un-supervised, in a high-mileage Volvo 122. I was OK once we were rolling, but the only way I could leave a stop, was by revving it up, and dumping the clutch. The car as an absolute anvil, taking all my abuse, plus that of its owner, like it was nothing.
You know, Bob, now that Hoovie’s got that Bugatti it’ll probably be awhile before he can get more cars. That means he’ll have some warehousing space in that big ol’ garage of his. Maybe he’ll let you use it to expand your inventory. Sorry, Becky!
Volvo marine racing engine, 4 cylender, 2 2 barrel carbs. Nobody knew what it was in 1966. Lived in traffic court for racing Mazdas and TR 3s. Great car.
The PV 544 was one of the best cars ever built. I think Volvo stopped production of them because they needed to move on to newer cars to keep their factories going. The PV 544 was a great design and the drive train was bullet prof. The engine is a master price, An Icon. The PV's will still be running strong long after 95% of the new cars built today have been recast cast pots and pans.
They stopped production of it in 1965 mostly because of sales dropping off and people wanting a more modern looking car, it was in simultaneous production with the 122 Amazon from 56 to 65 and apart from the frame and the chassis it's pretty much the same car. some changes in gearboxes, axles and the addition of disc brakes excluded that same recipie stayed the same all the way up to the 70s. Much of the old production equipment was actually bought out here in Sweden so there's still spare parts and sheet metal production being done to supply the after market to this day.
Replace the fuel line(s) to the su carbs- it gets cooked because it's directly above the exhaust.. if it fails, drips on the exhaust and will catch on fire. My Dad commuted in a 63 sport 544 for years in the bay area and this happened to him Gave me the car when I got my license.. did not appreciate it for what it was, Great little tough car. I believe this model was the first car to be sold in the us with lap seat belts as standard equipment Maybe the 444
Of all classic Volvo's, this is a home run! Don't sell it, keep it and get some survivor best of shows at VCOA, Radwoods, etc. If you do want to flip it, DM me. I've had P1800S, P1800ES, 122S, 123GT, Amazon wagon ... everything but this 49 Ford knockoff. Guessing it's an early B18 with 12v? Congrats, every dog has his day and this one was for you ...
Hello from Ireland again, Bob, Hello Becky. Jesus, what a beautiful car with, a lovely steering wheel lol. This Car has been well looked after, with low miles, how cool, Bob. It is so great, to see you and Becky, taking the test drive, You're so lucky, Bob, to have a great wife, that loves the things you love ❤️ 😍. Very Romantic. And Yes Bob, incredible is the word for this Car, only you, bro, would have the Balls to travel hours, and buy something like this, 💯% Respect for you. You won't see "Hoovie" with anything like this. 😂😂. Brilliant Video, Bob and Becky. Great choice to buy this Sexy machine. 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
When I was in north division of Norway saw this car in of V shape enginne and thought of from G M company engine which should be change from such of copany cars engine from and I am from Cerylon did not able to be found out such cars here .mostly
the predcessor of the PV 544 the PV 444 was launched in Eurpe in 1947 or 48 don't know if that ever got to the USA it was succeded by the 445 in 55 or something like that
Check out the car on our website! We have not set a price on this car as the current plan is to put it up for auction on Bring a Trailer. Message us on our website if interested. Thanks!
www.euroasianauto.com/details/used-1963-volvo-pv544-sport/108661362
I haven't seen this side of Bob. A kid in a candy store. What a beaut. Everything working in it Thanks for the ride Becky & Bob.
@@WashburnD10 I feel like the kid from Christmas Story! Lol.
Thanks for following along !
We’re Volvo bros now! This thing is awesome. Can’t wait to check it out in person. Congratulations Bob!
Let’s get them together soon!
These were the years that made Volvo famous.
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My Aunt Fern used to take care of me as a toddler, and we would go out in a Volvo probably the exact same year/model except it was silver. I remember I was infatuated with the speedometer that went left to right, and we would take a back road from their farm thru the woods over to the next farm and then it came out on a main road and we would continue on to our small town (Walton, NY) for shopping etc. Never forget that car as a favorite memory. My Uncle was in WWII and was a paratrooper and his arm was shot while on a maneuver and landing over Italy. When he came back home, he owned Volvo's, and also raced Hudson Hornets in stock car races. He saw Volvo's in Europe and became a believer and always had at least 2 in his repertoire well into the 80's. My uncle was injured as a paratrooper but went on to be a farmer, a race driver, an over the road trucker of milk products, and then a mechanic of large trucks for the same firm. I miss them they were amazing influences of my childhood and I'll never forget the old Volvo's!
@@UnkleAL1962 great stories! Thanks for sharing!
Hi, i live in Sweden about 20 miles from the Volvo factory in Gothenburg! I had a 1963 544 Special 2 as my first car in 1977. It had a slighty different instrument cluster and different hub caps. It was only 14 years old then but i had to do a lot of welding according to rust, then it was painted midnight blue. It was a fun and for the time fast car, top speed 100 miles per hour but the drum brakes was not so good, This car you found is a unicorn a ceeper. Rustfree and nobody has messed it up. I heard that your wife have relatives in Lindsborg, i have friends in Lindborg and have been there 3 times since 1988. Next time will be June 2025 :)
@@hakanhellgren thanks for sharing your story! Maybe will see you in Lindsborg!
Years ago I owned a couple of these! They are by far one of the coolest and BEST cars ever produced. These are true VOLVOS when they were real cars! The engines and transmissions have the sweetest sound! They are nimble and a BLAST to drive! When new they were a couple hundred dollars more than a VW Beetle and they were SO MUCH better of a car! I would LOVE to own this car!
A Beetle is NO match for a Volvo. 😺
My Dad had one exactly like this in 1964, same color. He loaded it up with my stepmother and her two boys and we went to California in the summer of 1964. I remember going thru Needles CA and it was 119 degrees.
@@darrellsaunders4267 thanks for watching and commenting! Great story!
The first car I bought right out of high school in 1967 was a 1959 Volvo almost exactly like this one. Red paint with twin carburetors and a screen in front of the radiator you could pull up in cold weather by a chain under the dash on the left side. The only difference I could see was mine had two tone seats. There was a horizontal seam about half way up the back of the seat, the top of the back was white and the rest was red. I paid $450 for it. I hope you have fun with it!
EuroAsian Bob strikes again! This is a car whose appeal is in the relative simplicity of its time!
I absolutely love the Volvo. Thank you for sharing the experience with us.
@@darrylmoore5847 thanks for watching and commenting!
This Volvo has better panel gaps than most Tesla's ever made. As I mentioned in your short, "World According to Garp" car. Tarunta Tarunta Ta LOL
To me Bob, this is a keeper. You gotta trailer it home. This is one cool ride!! I got next game on Space Invaders!! HAHA
Congrats!! I got the same, 62 model, all original also with a B18 , also under 100000 km directly out the swedish woods, with the original gravel road dust. Fantastic car, my only daily driver without ANY breakdowns or repairs . Sold it, when my daughter was born a few years later ,and i regret it so much. It was grey-blueish color, original shiny paint. No rust, cold winters with lots of snow, but no salt there, never. They used spike tires back then instead. I remember the rubber floor , but i had to saw a new headliner, did it by myself. Still got the original fabric. I had to give a chunk of fluid led as add on with each gas refill, and i already had the first not radial tires. "25 kms away was a teacher, had his own Volvo specialized workshop, had every thinkable spare parts in stock., but i only needed brake pads, once, oil changes and valve controls, but never adjustments. And the suspension linkages still had to lubed regularly.Just like you, i literally jumped for joy, when i got first. A like your, it was already left hand drive, although Sweden was still driving on the left, changed that i believe in one night in 67!!!!!!!!!! No other country tried that, they did.
I used to see these so often here in Texas when I was a boy growing up here in the sixties. Volvo had such a high reputation back then. I really don't know whether I'd rather have one of these or the later 122S; both are beautiful in their own ways. Congratulations! And I love that stickshift.
Bad Chad is a well-known classic car customizer in Novascotcha Canda. He customizes the same model Volvo, but his was not clean like this one. Still, he is working on it and came out nice. He broadcastes on UA-cam every day. Congratulations on yours!!
Beautiful car! Looks like you fell in love at first sight! Excellent video! 😊
I had a 544 in the early '70's.I loved it!
Hey Bob, just found your channel. I'm a UK guy now living in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. I've been in classic cars for longer than I can remember, I currently have 2 VW Bugs, one a 69 1500cc car and a 73 Jeans. But, that Volvo is to die for, an unbelievable find! Looks museum quality to me.
Great find and keep using it!
@@garycritcher3009 thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for riding along!
I’ve seen you over the last couple years on multiple channels. Great to see you doing this. Best of luck to you.
@@rayhubbard1367 thanks for watching and commenting!
That was my first car. Bought an early '60s one in 1969 for $500. Red like that, but not as pretty. That was back when Volvo built its cars for the Swedish lifestyle, which in those days meant bad roads and (of course) colder than hell. You could get it with two wool plaid lap robes ... blankets, basically ... which may have been only an option, not sure. All 544s came with a little pull chain on the dashboard. It was for raising a roller blind (like an old-fashioned roller window shade) over the radiator, to help the engine warm up faster in arctic winters. Famously durable four-banger B18 engine (with two British SU carbs!) ... an engine that powered farm tractors all over Europe. Went like a bat out of hell, which is why I called it the Batmobile. Badly rusted underneath ... a front wheel fell off while I was waiting for a red light to change.Coolest car I ever had for sure. Don't sweat the cracked plastic dashboard top ..... every one I ever saw has that. Guess Swedes didn't understand North American summer heat. Or maybe they used Soviet plastic.Volvos had seatbelts with shoulder straps before anybody in America even knew what they were.
I bought a 1963 Volvo 544 P18 when I decided to go to law school. The first week of law school in Washington, DC, I parked it in front of the law library and went to class. When I returned someone had ice picked the tires on every car on that street. I borrowed a car , put the car on cinder blocks and went to a tire store to get them patched. I had spent just about all my money on books and tuition. When I returned with the inflated/repaired tires, I saw I guy under the Volvo trying to remove the drive shaft. I got my tire iron from the trunk, and chased him down the street. Then I had to put it all together and put the tires back on the Volvo. What an adventure! It was a great car with a strong engine.
@@JeffersonTaylor-b7z crazy story!
Beautiful PV544 !!!! Thank You for sharing.
@@rickyhogan2749 thanks for watching and commenting!
My family had THREE Volvo's P-444, then a P-544, followed by a 122 Amazon. All bought brand new and remained in the family NOT long enough. I'd love to have one now.
I’m 68 y/o now. When I was in 4th grade, I used to walk past a Dodge dealership that also sold Volvos on my way to and from school. I remember seeing these new cars outside the showroom. I remember that they came without the headlights installed. There were cardboard inserts where the headlight would go in.
The original headlights from Sweden had bulbs and in the US you had to have sealed beam headlights.
Volvo classic has subbed out production of all the parts to the 444, 544, 1800, 122, 144, 164, etc. You can still buy the complete interior in the original materials.
@@baitse7676 that’s good to know!
In 1963, I bought my father‘s 1961 Volvo PV 544. We drove that car from Corvallis, Oregon to the little town of Logan Iowa when it was brand new. Cruised between 70 to 80 miles an hour on the open highway. The only problem it had was going through the small towns when the temperature was pushing 100°. We discovered that the radiator was not nearly as large as American cars. Unhooked the hood latch as soon as we slow down and the wind coming through the front and out the back of the hood turned it into enough of an air /water cooled car that we could hold the temperature to a high normal. When I bought it, I drove it like the college student I was and even ran it in autocrosses. Top speed was actually right at 100 mph. I would give my teeth to have that old 1961 PV 544 back again, my only concernwould be the fact that it would be driven by an 80-year-old man who probably would be wise to remember his age as I’m not quite as quick as I used to be. Really appreciated seeing your new car.
@@miltcarlton2593 great story! Thanks for sharing!
Epic ride. Haven't seen one for years in SoCal
@@williamlloyd3769 thanks for watching and commenting!
Great find! It seems though, that Becky, while supporting your interests, has others of her own. I hope you are as supportive to hers.
I had a 1959 B16 PV 544 in college. Replaced the SUs with a downdraft oil bath single carb which was more reliable. 6V system was changed to 12V in 1961 or 62 and turned it over better. I really enjoyed that car.
Your PV544 surely is one of the best world wide, you have bought an amazing example of these classics - very little effort will take this to Concours Condition! I worked for Volvo dealerships as a mechanic from 1977 to 1982 and know this era Volvo's very well. Used to own a 1957 PV444, a 1963 PV544, a 1964 PV544, a top tuned PV544 with 200HP and a 1970 Amazon (last of the line). I think you should drive the car and have lots of fun with it, enjoy the attention it is going to get at car meets. It will be the most reliable classic car you will ever own. Only sell it if you face destitution one day ....😀
Beautiful and fantastic! That example would cost a fair amount of money here in Sweden.
I really miss my PV544. 💕
Congrats with this amazing Volvo. For sure a keeper. Built like a tank but with a beautiful design. ❤
l remember these cars, the PV544... my Dad started the one of the first dealerships of Volvo in '59 in the Toronto area, and l recall my Dad servicing these cars still in the 70s. Only red, they were.
Beautiful car!
@@stevengreco1939 thanks Steven!
My grandfather had a white one. I loved riding in it. It was white. He put it away in winters.
Dang Bob. That is a good find! A friend in college, who turned me on to the Grateful Dead come to think of it, had one. Bought it in Atlanta and drove it home to Connecticut, used all summer and then back to Atlanta and so on. Great car! Enjoy, that one isn't going anywhere for awhile, unless Bob is with it.
That vintage Volvo looks like a 1948 Ford. At "7:18" in the video I saw what looks like a bit of rust bubbling under the passenger door trim piece.
Thank you Bob and Becky.
@@michaelbrennan7148 thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for riding along !
my goodness that thing is mint. The whiskey dent in the back is to be expected. It is 61 years old after all lol.
Thanks for tagalong B&B!
@@gsmith207 thanks for watching and commenting!
I agree!
Thanks for riding along with us!
@@b2becky1 hope you guys come to Maine someday! We don’t have horses, but we have a horse barn full of cars! we will have a lobster feast for you!
@@gsmith207 is tomorrow too soon?!? 😂 Maine & it’s 🦞 is on my bucket list!
@ too cold right now! It’s crazy cold. Anytime after May and before November 1! You and Bob will thank me! haaa
Beautiful find! Great color too.
@@badapple65 thanks for watching and commenting!
Those cars were indestructible tanks. You got every bit of your money's worth out of them.
@@edwoll this one will outlast any new car mile for mile.
Wow 😮, what a find/catch!!!
Congrats!
I could never sell that. It’s a keeper Bob!
Cool Volvo. Looks like a bunch of fun.
Keep it. I got to ride in them back in the day. This one is a keeper. It's a tank. Have fun a Christmas with it. Dress up as Santa and cruise in it.
Love these and especially the rare Station wagon/van model
These were great cars, and this is the model spec you wanted!
@@dcwebb1 thanks for sharing!
Beautiful Volvo. Those drive great, could drive well in modern traffic.
@@gregrussell5374 I have been daily driving it! Lol.
I finally drove it today! It drives so well, it’s crazy
@ easy peasy!
That’s my perfect weekend car. Just so simple. I wish it would get to NC from when your ready to sell it.
I had a 1964 Volvo 544 for many years. Put 138,000 on it before the state of New York salt killed frame and third gear. Loved that car! ❤️👍👀. Always ran great but would not start below zero. JCP
This car is BEAUTIFUL!!!😍
Wow - great car. My dad had one of those when I was a little kid.. sometime in the late '60's. The first family car I actually remember - along with a VW beetle. I saw a very rough one for sale locally a few years ago but next time I went by to have a closer look, it was gone..😥
@@markphinney3152 thanks for watching and commenting!
I've owned 2 544's, loved them. Would like another.
first car I learned to drive standard in in 1967 it was one from the 50's same car they didn't change for a long time
Awesome find.
I had a 68 122s with the b18d motor. I've always wanted one of the older models that favored the mercs.
Bad Chad's got one. 😂😅 but with him it's chop chop chop.
My first car was a 57 444, all the guys were looking for 57 Chevys. 69 high school grad. I check out every Volvo in that body style, never see the 444.
I had one forty years ago. Advice: Switch to disc brakes. Great car with a lot of character, this aside.
I had a 122s wagon for many years, one of the best cars ever. the B-18 motor is the best motor, it's a 4 cylinder with 5 main bearings. I don't think the seat cover is original but very sweet.
Nice find EA-Bob! Don't do what @badchad did to his! 🤣 From a collector to a fabricator/artist it's all good!
I don’t know. I am seeing paint on the door and hood latches . Regardless, it’s a sweetheart.
I'll tell you what Bob I love that thing I wouldn't even fix the dent I'd leave it just the way it is it's perfect
@@rickrapp9439 thanks for watching and commenting!
I agree!
That is a beautiful car!
@@donmitchell532 thanks!
I learned to drive stick, un-supervised, in a high-mileage Volvo 122. I was OK once we were rolling, but the only way I could leave a stop, was by revving it up, and dumping the clutch. The car as an absolute anvil, taking all my abuse, plus that of its owner, like it was nothing.
You know, Bob, now that Hoovie’s got that Bugatti it’ll probably be awhile before he can get more cars. That means he’ll have some warehousing space in that big ol’ garage of his. Maybe he’ll let you use it to expand your inventory. Sorry, Becky!
@@craigsummerville8823 lol!
It’s ok! I’m used to it 😂😂
@@b2becky1 I hope so! I have never seen Bob so giddy in any of the videos.
Volvo marine racing engine, 4 cylender, 2 2 barrel carbs. Nobody knew what it was in 1966. Lived in traffic court for racing Mazdas and TR 3s. Great car.
The PV 544 was one of the best cars ever built. I think Volvo stopped production of them because they needed to move on to newer cars to keep their factories going. The PV 544 was a great design and the drive train was bullet prof. The engine is a master price, An Icon. The PV's will still be running strong long after 95% of the new cars built today have been recast cast pots and pans.
They stopped production of it in 1965 mostly because of sales dropping off and people wanting a more modern looking car, it was in simultaneous production with the 122 Amazon from 56 to 65 and apart from the frame and the chassis it's pretty much the same car. some changes in gearboxes, axles and the addition of disc brakes excluded that same recipie stayed the same all the way up to the 70s.
Much of the old production equipment was actually bought out here in Sweden so there's still spare parts and sheet metal production being done to supply the after market to this day.
that is nice, we had a less nice 544 but with a Positive it had a 289 v8 swap
Very cool old car
@@richardgriffiths8845 thanks for watching and commenting!
Had a 1961. Young Lt. In Air Force. Would I ever like that car!
Becky has a good mug🙂
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Replace the fuel line(s) to the su carbs- it gets cooked because it's directly above the exhaust.. if it fails, drips on the exhaust and will catch on fire.
My Dad commuted in a 63 sport 544 for years in the bay area and this happened to him
Gave me the car when I got my license.. did not appreciate it for what it was, Great little tough car.
I believe this model was the first car to be sold in the us with lap seat belts as standard equipment
Maybe the 444
Not lap belts - full 3-point seat belts for front seats from 1959 onwards
Of all classic Volvo's, this is a home run! Don't sell it, keep it and get some survivor best of shows at VCOA, Radwoods, etc. If you do want to flip it, DM me. I've had P1800S, P1800ES, 122S, 123GT, Amazon wagon ... everything but this 49 Ford knockoff. Guessing it's an early B18 with 12v? Congrats, every dog has his day and this one was for you ...
@@jrarsenault2413 I should definitely take it to a Volvo show! What is best one?
I’ll post link here when ready for sale.
@@euroasianbob9268 Radwood Amelia Island would be a definite stop for me. Excellent crowd to market it too also, he said shooting himself in the foot.
That is a sweet, different kinda car
Beautiful volvo
@@leonardovalladares4315 thanks!
I'm amused that 61 years ago, someone at Economy Motors was in a rush, and quickly applied that sticker so cockeyed.
@@perryelyod4870 I wondered the same thing! Lol.
How could you have never had a parts car of a 544? My dad has three of them here is so cal
Hi Bob, keep me posted on this one. Am interested to purchase it.
@@pichurri1173 will do! Keep an eye on our website. Will be doing a full overview video soon.
l’m jealous, what a find!
@@GioLevi thanks!
Back in the day my buddy owned one of those
@@777poco thanks for watching and commenting!
Time warp. Cool.
@@wyattdean5658 thanks for watching and commenting!
That invaders is worth money. I juries the Y is upside down on play. I remember a programming issue with those and just back then.
@@BIGD-lg1qd hmm. I thought the Japanese writing was unusual.
@ yep and I think that’s the only model that flips the Y.
@@BIGD-lg1qd explain?
@@euroasianbob9268 if its a TAITO it was made in 78 and they made about 409 machines that flipped the Y. Other manufacturers copied that quirk.
I’ll buy it tomorrow
@@monkshillpottery send us a message on our website.
www.euroasianauto.com/details/used-1963-volvo-pv544-sport/108661362
nice Volvo one of one.
Oh. A fellow down the street has a white one. Not a sport I think but he drives it all over the place.
Hello from Ireland again, Bob, Hello Becky. Jesus, what a beautiful car with, a lovely steering wheel lol. This Car has been well looked after, with low miles, how cool, Bob. It is so great, to see you and Becky, taking the test drive, You're so lucky, Bob, to have a great wife, that loves the things you love ❤️ 😍. Very Romantic. And Yes Bob, incredible is the word for this Car, only you, bro, would have the Balls to travel hours, and buy something like this, 💯% Respect for you. You won't see "Hoovie" with anything like this. 😂😂. Brilliant Video, Bob and Becky. Great choice to buy this Sexy machine. 👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@@liamegan4303 thanks for the kind words!
When I was in north division of Norway saw this car in of V shape enginne and thought of from G M company engine which should be change from such of copany cars engine from and I am from Cerylon did not able to be found out such cars here .mostly
You don’t pump side draft carburetors. They have no pump in them.
Quite special!
@@kenbest7660 thanks for watching and commenting!
Not Special. The Special had a single down draft carburetor with only 75HPSAE. This one is the Sport with 90HPSAE - lol
You need to film at his place..200? Vehicles?
@@seanhershey3390 next on my list!
Not a Caviler Convertible, its a Pontiac Sunbird
@@accreditationexperts nice catch!
the predcessor of the PV 544 the PV 444 was launched in Eurpe in 1947 or 48 don't know if that ever got to the USA it was succeded by the 445 in 55 or something like that
@@semiretired86 thanks for watching and commenting!
How come there are no seat belts? If I remember correctly, all Volvos had them, even in those early years.
Yes you are correct - seat belts were introduced in this model from 1959 onwards
The B18 engine can outrun sportscars of the day eg MGb
Bad Chad should fix this one up!
I've seen on in black but never in red
koolness
The red 80 corvette is not an L82 it is the base L48
Not sure the enthusiasm is shared by Becky.
Check out what Bad Chad is doing to a Volvo.