shihabafi wrote: ↑19 Jul 2018, 13:35 ...Also, could someone please explain to me what Heinz 57 is exactly...?...

It's ketchup:

It was a range of products (Heinz 57 varieties).

3rd row seat heating is a long standing (sitting?) in joke on MVS. It has never existed (or did it, like a Yeti or Big Foot?).

Neil.

If you come in from the south into Colorado, here's a short list of things to do which I highly recommend if you haven't done any of these before. There are a couple good ones in and around Colorado Springs (1,2) a lot of people miss as they're fast-tracking it to RMNP. 1. Pikes Peak. COG railway up...

If you decide to keep heading west into New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo Sky City, I40 X102. Oldest continuously occupied city in the US .. 2000+ years. There is a Truck stop, Casino and Hotel at the exit. Sky City is 15 miles from the exit.

Engines and transmissions are made to be run continuously. Doing short trips kills them or at least degrades them. So yeah we should be vacationing them more often

And walking more, to save ourselves if nothing else.

Judging by the feel of the car, a road trip is good for the engine. My S80 is normally Lincoln Town car smooth but since I did the initial 17 hour straight drive I feel a noticeable difference in the car that I can only describe as dead smooth. Maybe we should all be vacationing in our Volvos more ...

You want to find old cars in good condition, Arizona is the place to go. The low humidity out there preserves them pretty well. My dad had a 1960 Edsel Ranger and a couple of Hudson Hornets. My older brother use to borrow a Hudson every Friday night then drove his '57 Chevy on Saturday night. Dad fi...

June, you coming to Denver?

If you're still looking for the brake line, try:

http://www.autodisassemblyvolvo.com/parts.html
(More likely to have used)

http://voluparts.com/
(More likely to have new)

Either place can ship to you.

This whole thread is awesome. Thanks for posting, June!

(To those wondering about the photo orientation/rotation, I'll fix it. It's a mobile upload/desktop display bug.)