Am I taking this too far?

[BLOWN240]

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/456000-456999/456125_142_full.jpg

[780_Bertone]

i like them, they go nice with the stripes.

[90Bertone]

I think it's perfect. It's Swedish performance meets two-lane blacktop with a touch of American Graffiti. You rule.
-Patrick

[pisco]

Damn, that looks slick but I'd stick with blackwalls. The whites push it a bit to close to lowrider territory. I am super jealous. Can't wait till you get a 122 :twisted:

[the poi]

I think it's perfect. It's Swedish performance meets two-lane blacktop with a touch of American Graffiti. You rule.
-Patrickcouldn't have said it better myself. that looks downright sick...and definitly not something ive ever seen before. do it!

[wildmanben]

with a touch of American Graffiti.
-Patrick
Haha great movie. My mom made me watch it when she discovered my Volvo wasn't stock anymore.

As for the wheels, I like it. That red/white really contrasts the black, which is cool.

[Zeeall]

get 16" steel rims for snowtyres, paint em red and have white tyresides =)


edit: i think the xc90 spare tyre rims are 17", you could use thos =)

[grebnut]

are you taking this too far?

i dunno. its becoming more of a gangster mobile that looks to me like you could do some driveby shootings out of, but its all in the eye of the beholder! i would say yes, tho... good luck. later

ben

[240T man]

Pisco, he's going for a vintage look, blackwalls are too modern for that.

I say DO IT!!!!

[Chigga 744SE]

GANGSTA!

Reminds me of when Marty had to slap some whitewall tires on the Time Machine in Back to the Future III

:rofl:

[fidel]

i dig the look. 8-)

[thelostartof]

Am I taking this too far?

NO

do it do it do it

damn that looks good

and yea u can pick up a set of 16x7 steel rims off a newer s80 for pretty cheap ...(i almost had 4 rims for $50)

[n xntrx volvo]

yes, just fine the way it is. very early bonneville homebuilt special, rather than low rider og wanna be, sorry.

[jcrump84]

Looks good man!!!



Jordan

[iadr]

You can get PortaWalls (inserts) for 16", not sure about 17", so you don't have to go with crap tires.
I've thought about using whitewalls on my red 63 544 Volvo, and keeping modern name-brand performance radials on it. Adds to the sleeper effect...

[Two245Turbos]

Looks PERFECT! Fifties style theme goes great with the flat black, flames and white walls....GO FOR IT!
Ron

[ElPiloto]

I prefer the Moon discs. They were the rage in the late 50s. The painted rims, small caps, whitewall look was from the 40s and early 50s.

In High School, if someone pissed you off, you went out to the parking lot and kicked in his Moon discs. :-) THAT was UGLY! :-(

[MikeHardy]

now thats showing your age.

[FlatWagon83]

What's next, a flathead? I kind of think you are taking it too far, it looks really cool the way it is. Save yourself the trouble and go get your '49 Ford already.

[WeezilUSA]

I think some 17" steelies would look cool... blend of new and old... like your car.

[yesac]

Definately not too far if you're going for a vintage look.

I think the old Volvo 444/544/122 steelies w/ hubcaps look would great, maybe get them widened a little.

http://www.rallysidan.com/images_veterantraff/073_volvo_pv444-53_jan-aake_haakansson_kyrkhultW.jpg

http://www.timmy.ch/privat/122s_1.jpg

That's OG Volvo style right there 8-) .

[isaac]

That's the extra bit of detail that makes me think you're gonna pull up with a tommy gun and spray up the place.

[Volvo4Life]

wow..

[Addicted242Boost]

vw-ish

[linuxman51]

http://www.timmy.ch/privat/122s_1.jpg



sweet mary mother balloon tyres!

[corporal_tunnel]

I like it man...Although when you had the moon discs on there it reminded me of this Motorcycle company I heard of called EXILE ...They make these really clean looking black and brushed stainless themed bikes...

http://www.exilecycles.com/

But the red is nice and It's original... :rockon:

well,
i was looking at building a resto-mod type 122 and i had planned on getting 16-17" steel wheels from Stockton Wheel Company in Stockton California. the price was definatly reasonable - and the wheels would be a copy of the volvo wheel that i supplied as a template complete with chrome bueaty rings and they would accept the stock center cap!

:-D

please, please do not use 14" steelies!

[84superturbo]

niiiice! now you know your car is screaming for only one side of lakewood side-pipes, passengerside only, and mainly cause of no V8 and such. it's lookin' awesome! keep up the good work.

matt.

p.s.- it's a battle between you and mean over on cardomain, for the 240 with the most pictures.

[BoxDriver2]

Tow Lane Blacktop...excellent, it is sitting on my shelf as we speak... :x:

I like the look. There is a guy here who is driving a 50s chevy i want to say, black with silver steelies, and 2 red steelies on the back that were given with the car. Look sick!

:twisted: