Volvo 164

Volvo 164 (1968-1975)

The Volvo 164 was a car model of the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo, which was produced from summer 1968 to spring 1975.

With him Volvo supplemented its range with a luxurious sedan in the upper middle class, after the company had offered no six-cylinder cars more since 1958. Compared to the Volvo P144, the Volvo 164 was a longer wheelbase and an unusually designed front end, with which the vehicle had a representative. The extra space was, however, not the passenger benefit, but only the engine compartment. Here's an inline six-cylinder with 3.0 liter displacement was used, the there were two versions.

First Volvo offered the 164 as a carburetor engine B30A with 96 kW (130 hp) at. For the model year 1972, for the 164E appeared with injection engine B30E. In addition to these two main variants of the engine, there was a very rare three- carburettor version, which is derived from the Volvo Penta marine version of the engine. The injection motor had the D -Jetronic from Bosch and provided 118 kW (160 hp). With this powerful engine the car reached acceleration of 8.7 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and a top speed of 193 km / h For the important U.S. market, there were in addition a low compressed version with more extensive exhaust emission and 107 kW ( 145 hp). This injection engine bore the designation B30 F.

The 164 came with extensive standard equipment, which corresponded approximately to the Grand Luxe said upper trim line of the subsidiary model Volvo 144. An exception is the first model in 1969. Moreover, there were numerous additional equipment. So many cars had leather seats, sunroof, power steering, automatic transmission and air conditioning.

From model year 1974 was also the most full-featured variant " 164 TE " offered in some markets (eg Germany, UK). These vehicles were fitted as standard, inter alia, equipped with air conditioning, leather seats, headlamp cleaning system, stereo cassette radio, reading lights and head restraints in the rear. Furthermore, the Volvo 164, it was possible (later Volvo R- Sport) to upgrade it using GT sporty accessories.

First Volvo also planned two - or five-door offshoot 162 and 165 of this model, it remained, however, in a few individual pieces, prototypes, modifications and replicas. These ambitions for a " big", sechszylindrigem coupe and a large estate, especially for the U.S. market were thus implemented as standard only with the follow-up model Volvo 260 series.

In the design (eg, grill, front mask ) orienting the Volvo 164 on older models such as the P358 unrealized luxury cars and the Volvo P1900, which had a similar " shark's mouth " as a grill. The chief designer Jan Wilsgaard had cherished for many years the desire to build in such a representative front in a car. To distinguish the car from the rear better the Volvo 142/144, were a " 164 " logo and two horizontal trim added at the rear of the vehicle.

In 1975, Volvo 164 with the history of technology: he was the first production car, which was equipped with an anti-pollution ( unregulated ) catalyst in the exhaust system.

From August 1968 to April 1975 caused 153 179 units of the 164 His successor was the Volvo 260

Model years

1969: . Production start-up of the model from the late summer of 1968, the standard equipment does not include headrests, three-point static lap belts only in the front seats and no clock in the center console, however, already a two-stage heated rear window. Technically related to the 140 Series are the gear M400 ( four-speed manual), M410 ( four-speed manual with overdrive ) and BW35 ( three-speed automatic ). The gearboxes are reinforced further developments of Volvo-M40/M41-Getriebe. A power steering system is not yet available in this first model year. Externally, striking the cooling air grille dummies are in the fog light housings that only on some markets, with fog lamps (eg France) were stocked. Furthermore fall chrome trim and large, door -mounted side mirrors on both sides.

1970: fog lights, automatic seat belts in the front seats, radial tires, green tinted glass windows, leather seats ( rear head restraints possible, but optional), storage compartment with a timepiece on the center console and wheels trim rings are standard. As additional equipment including a power steering and metallic paint are available. On the technical side, all delivered models are now equipped 164 with a larger alternator of 55 A.

1971: The wheelbase is stretched with unchanged external length on the rear axle by 2 cm ( at the same time Volvo 144). Power steering is now standard equipment. Broadening of the steel wheels to 5.5 inches. Expansion of the color palette.

1972: Introduction of the above injection engines B 30E / F. Modified instrument panel in front of the center tunnel, warning lamp for choke the carburetor model, automatic transmission selector lever on the center tunnel now rather than steering wheel selector lever, extending the color palette.

1973: Various external optical retouching and technical refinements to be implemented (chrome, headlights / taillights, automatic seat belts, ignition, etc.). Adjustment of the carburettor engine model during the model year. The injection model is factory ready for installation of air conditioning. Side impact protection in the doors. All-new instrument panel and a new instrument cluster with round gauges. Change the color palette.

1974: Further technical improvements, which are taken from the volume model 144 (including larger rinse tank with a stronger pump for the headlight washer system, modified seat adjustment, seat heating option for the driver's seat, warning light for fancy lights / turn signal / tail lights ), one-piece doors instead of the earlier aluminum threaded window frames. Introduction of the powerful bumpers due to new U.S. crash regulations, thus new total length of 4.87 m. Increasing conversion from inch dimensions to metric dimensions. Introduction of the " Top Executive " (TE ) equipment with above-mentioned features.

1975: Last model year, as is already running production of the successor model Volvo 264. Only LHD, some adjustments to the successor (windshield wipers, wheels, integrated head restraints). The hand brake lever is located on the transmission tunnel and no longer outside of the driver's seat. The export version for California is equipped with unregulated catalytic converter after there stricter emission standards were introduced, which Volvo was already encountered along the entire U.S. market with other engine technology (" F" motors).

Swell

• Automobile review, catalog numbers 1969, 1973 ( technical data and prices)
• Mike Covell: Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002. Krause Publication, Iola (USA) 2002, ISBN 0-87341-605-8, pp. 845 f
• AB Volvo: Workshop Manual Volvo 164 1969, p 0:1 ff
• Volvo Germany GmbH: Workshop Manual B20, B30. Pp. 2-1.