1971 70s seventies Volvo 164 Maroon Petrol 2978 cc, 4-door, 6-cylinder luxury sedan, l. Cylinders. 6 Cyl ; en-route to Capesthorne Hall classic August car show, Cheshire, UK
The Volvo 164 is a 4-door, 6-cylinder luxury sedan unveiled by Volvo at the Paris Motor Show early in October 1968[1] and first sold as a 1969 model. 146,008 164s were built before the car was succeeded by the 264 in 1975, although some sources state 153,179 were built. The 164 was Volvo's first venture into the luxury segment since the end of PV 60 production in 1950, and was the first six-cylinder Volvo since the PV800 last produced in 1958. History Jan Wilsgaard designed what would eventually become the 164 in the late 1950s as a concept car called the P358 and powered by a V8 engine. The front styling was inspired both by the Wolseley 6/99 and the Volvo P1900.[citation needed], more so by the Ferrari 375 Agnelli, which influenced the Jaguar XJ as well. In 1968 Volvo introduced the 164 as a luxury version of their 140 series. The wings, the grille, the front bumper, the bonnet, the headlamp bezels, and the front indicators were all unique to the 164; to accommodate the long 3-litre 6-cylinder engine the 164's wings and bonnet were longer than those of the 4-cylinder 140, but the overall height and width of the 164 were the same as the 140 series. The interior featured a simulated woodgrain dashboard face and leather seating surfaces. Introduced the same year as the BMW E3, the 164 was Volvo's answer to the Mercedes-Benz 250 and Jaguar XJ6.[3] The 164 compared favourably in terms of fuel economy with similarly sized 6-cylinder European cars such as the BMW 530.[4] in 1972 an update saw the introduction of fuel injection to the 164 with the B30E (high compression) and B30F (low compression) engines which utilised Bosch D-Jetronic injection. Also for 1972 the dash was slightly revised with he introduction of a centre console and some of the dash switches, as well as the clock, were moved to it as well as being redesigned. The flush mounted pull style door handles also appeared for the 1972 model year.
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Location: Greater Manchester, UK
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