J.J.,

You beat me to the draw on a question I was going to ask.

Years ago I read a road test of the PV544 in a South African car magazine (can't remember the name), and there it mentioned that PVs came with double shocks up front, which, of course, was not the case in Europe and the U.S. I was interested in the subject because I was contemplating converting to disc brakes, which would involve repositioning the shocks. I have brought up the subject before, both here and on Volvoadventures, and had never gotten an answer confirming or negating that dual shocks were standard equipment in S.A, or, perhaps, all of Africa, or a special rally option. Your mentioning that your beautiful car (Congratulations!) has the dual front shocks makes me think that the dual shocks were standard equipment. Am I right?

I'm also wondering how dual shocks affect the cars' handling, aside from the obvious advantage they give on unpaved, potholed and/or washboarded roads. Do you have a opinion on that?

Bob S.
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'62 PV544 (B20, M41), '71 142E, '93 240 Classic Wagon.