Volvo 444
First this is a total amateur restoration. This is a daily driver/parade car, not I repeat not a show car. The car was recovered from a pasture were it had been parked for over 20 years. Car was parked due to brake failure.
Data from the Body Tag is as follows: Body style is aP44408-1957, (car is titled as a PV444 1958). Exterior color is #47 Dark Green, Interior is also #47 Dark Green. Interior trim is #10-128 Highlander. Paint color and interior style are correct for this vehicle. However, the fenders are painted a shade or two darker than the body just to give a little contrast in the appearance of the car.
Engine is the correct 16B for the car. But the twin SU Carbs where missing when I purchased the car so a Weber carb and intake has been fabricated and used on the car. Engine runs fine, a valve job was completed on the car a year before it was parked. Plugs, plug wires, points/condenser and cap were all replaced. With the exception of changing leaking gaskets and water pump I have not been inside the engine.
Transmission is the correct 3 speed. The clutch and throw out bearing have been replaced. U-joints have been replaced. Wheel bearings are also new.
Front suspension is all new. Front cross member, inner fenders and wheels have been powder coated.
Due to rust issues the Floors and rockers have been replaced. Car was painted in July of 2023.
Old bumpers were replaced with new European design stainless steel bumpers.
Other items that have been replaced or refurbished are as follows. All glass is original to the car except the windshield which has been replaced. Interior replaced with the correct pattern to include headliner and carpet, brake system refurbished or replaced: Shoes, wheel and master cylinders, lines and hoses. Fuel pump rebuilt. Exhaust system replaced with the correct parts for the car. Fuel tank and sender replaced. Electrical system converted from 6 to 12 volt. Alternator is new all light bulbs replaced. All instruments work. Heating system works great, fan motor replaced with a 12 volt system. USB port added. Sound deadening material added to the interior. All 5tires are new.
Items needed for the car are as follows: Sun visors andglove box door latch. Heater and Air control knobs.