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Thanks for the information, Matt!
I checked out the NHTSA website; they didn't start testing cars until 1979, so the 164 would not have been tested. However, I found some great links (following) about Volvo safety.
But first, here's an article that talks about how they do crash testing:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/crash-test5.htm
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In 1959, Volvo pioneered the three point restraint seat belts and made it standard in all its vehicles:
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/safety/articles/43023/article.html
This article focuses on the 240 series development
http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~jurbancic/240.htm
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Here's another Volvo fan's opinion on 164e safety:
http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=561392
A Volvo 164 fan site, the Volvo Owners Club of the UK,
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/prof_164.htm
said, "The engine is a very reliable piece of engineering and seldom causes problems. One 164 on the Register has over 505,000 miles recorded...The 164 is, when all is said and done, a majestic vehicle and it gives me and I know, many other proud owners, immense pleasure to own."
and at
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/164reg.htm
"the 164 is very reliable as we know."
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According to Peter's Volvo 164 Website,
http://www.volvo164.fan-page.com/
"In 1959, Volvo pioneered and first introduced the three point seat belts now standard on all cars..The B30 engine was a very strong design, and very reliable, some 164’s have done over 500,000 miles...Over its seven year lifetime, the Volvo 164 was known as a durable and majestic car, and has survived very well considering it is about 30 years old."
Mike
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