Rolling Violation #5 - rv5
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picture from www.allpar.com


Specs:
    225 cubic inch (3.7L) Slant 6
    1 bbl. Carb.
    100 hp @ 3600 rpm
    170 ft-lbs @ 1600 rpm
    3 speed torqueflite transmission.

Performance:
    0-60:  yes.  Maybe 14 seconds.
    1/4 mile:  yes.
    Top Speed:  140 km verified, maybe 145-150 downhill.  Them slant 6's don't rev very high.

When and how much:
    $125.  October 1993 to January 1994.  Traded in on RV6.

Stories:
    Once again, I don't have a picture of this car.  I didn't have it long enough to take a picture.  It started making a noise in November that sounded ominous, almost like a scraping sound in the transmission.  It was evenually diagnosed as a flexplate problem when it sheared all the bolts off, thus preventing the engine from turning anymore.  I ended up gutting the car for parts, and traded $60 and the shell for RV6.

    This one WAS a true rolling violation.  Some of it's finer points include:

    I purchased it as a 76, but was told it was a 78.  After checking the VIN, I found it was a 78.  The insurance company never noticed, and the car only lasted another month so I never bothered trying to explain it to them.  (Remember, this was a $125 car.)

    Other than that, there's not much to say - I only put about 3000 km on it before the tranny fragged.

More pictures:
    See the links section.  Weirdly enough, there aren't many web sites devoted to Volares.  I wonder why?

Links:
    www.allpar.com  - they provided me with the pictures I don't have of this Volare.  I borrowed Ronnie Jerome's picture.

Credits:
    I bought this one off one another of my uncles.  That makes two cars from relatives.  That's probably two too many.
 
 

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