Wednesday 22nd December 2010

Video: How To Make A Volvo 740 Interesting

Fancy seeing a trio of precision-drifted Volvo 740s on virgin snow? Of course you do...

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This deeply, deeply awesome video proves that even a 1980s Volvo can be made to look cool given the right set of circumstances. And possibly that Volvo's marketing bods were doing a lot of drugs back then.

But the video itself is most confusing: why are the 740s chasing a middle-aged man in a 244? Why do they hunt in packs? And at what point does the 240 go from being chased to doing the chasing?

Frankly, we can't really work it out. All we know is that you can forget Climb Dance: from now on the lovely 1980s helmswomen of 'Snorace' are the yardstick by which we measure car control at PH...

 

[HowardB]

you can do that in a 360GLT too!

[soad]

Hmm, video looks too well planned for my liking. Or perhaps
choreographed even.

Expression on the bloke's face as he was about to get airborne was priceless though

Edited by soad on Wednesday 22 December 11:23

[Big Rod]

Do you think they had winter tyres fitted?

[The Hypno-Toad]

0:26 Is that The Moose? or just a moose

Cheers

The Hypno-Toad.

[smele]

Sometimes I can see the appeal of a 740.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXiQh1VJJ0

[cptsideways]

If Volvo still made 740's I'd be down there buying one now!!!

[M666 EVO]

I used to drive around in my old mans 343GL when I was about 19, I went round a corner, gave it too much welly and side slammed into a lamp post.
Amazing thing was, the car had a slight dent the lamp post proper bent...

TANK!

[Garlick]

soad said:

Hmm, video looks too well planned for my liking. Or perhaps choreographed even.

No kidding.

[Mark Benson]

Must be a Swedish thing, remember the dancing Saabs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzyxGJDIUzA

[volvoforlife]

volvo for life

[MX7]

smele said:

Sometimes I can see the appeal of a 740.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXiQh1VJJ0

I prefer this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iTcFy3G5Q

[Denorth]

used to drive 740 and used to live in similar conditions. Thanks for bringing those memories

740 was a nice car to drive and easy to control. And since it is winter in video - it was always very warm inside. Was doing long trips with -36 outside without noticing (apart from suspension being a bit 'wooden' at that cold).

Sometimes I think, why not to buy it again (they are not that expensive in UK). Such thing disappears when I check the fuel price

[Richard-G]

chuck norris would be better.........

[M666 EVO]

Richard-G said:

chuck norris would be better.........

Chuck Norris doesn't sleep. He waits...

[TooLateForAName]

Pistonheads said:

How To Makes A Volvo 740 Interesting

Who is this "How To" person?

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

MX7 said:

smele said:

Sometimes I can see the appeal of a 740.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXiQh1VJJ0

I prefer this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iTcFy3G5Q

Ace, 8 second 1/4 mile Volvo 740....

[PJM5L]

I can't get it to run?? Any ideas why?

[Thomo97]

I want whatever tyres they have this week please ...

[Garlick]

MX7 said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9iTcFy3G5Q

Wow! He, erm, pushes it a bit on the roads towards the end though.

[suffolk009]

Right. That's it. No more driving around in the Legacy GTB with it's namby-pamby 4wd. I'm taking my wife's Volvo 940 when I go and get the turkey this afternoon.