Volvo RWD Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 6/2004

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Need to thin the herd

I have too many cars but lots of time.

Here’s the line up:
‘91 Bertone Coupe – It has been my daily driver/commuter for 6 years, looking tired, but mechanically sound. Interior is in excellent condition (black). Cheap paint job by PO looks horrible. Windshield cracked.
‘78 Bertone Coupe – V8 conversion, I love this car!
‘67 122S In reasonably good condition, a rust free driver, it needs paint.
‘65 122S Installing a B230 w. 5spd, Mechanicals done, time to start considerable body work.

Here’s the problem:
I need to cut the inventory by 2 cars.
Nobody will pay what I want for the ’78. I want to keep it anyway. I no longer need to commute.
I want to keep something as a project, restorations don’t excite me much, and restoring the ’67 would be a low priority.

Now for the decisions:

‘91 Coupe - hardly worth anything if sold as is. I could probably get as much money for just the interior, air dam and wheels/tires as for the entire car.
The dilemma: Part it out and hang onto the drive train for a future project? Or spend a lot of time on prepping and painting that won’t really increase the value.
These are getting rare and I hate to break it up.

’67 122S Got it fairly cheap, converted from auto to M41J, Nice running B18 w Weber. Want to sell it but there are no takers.
The dilemma: Keep it as-is, part it out, or move conversion project from the ‘65 over to this chassis. I could sell the engine, transmission, A/C and other parts for more than I paid for the car.

‘65 122S B230 conversion completed, would take lots to finish, I can do it, but do I want to?
The dilemma: I could move this conversion to the ‘67 122S and sell off whatever is left over. This would require abandoning the ‘65 chassis.

I need some level headed thinking to decide.
Thanks







<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.