Volvo 164

Volvo
Volvo 164 (1968-1975)
164
Production period:	1968-1975
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Petrol engines : 3.0 liters (96–118 kW)
Length:	4705-4870 mm
Width:	1735 mm
Height:	1435 mm
Wheelbase :	2700-2720 mm
Empty weight :	1315-1350 kg
successor	Volvo 260

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

Model history

Volvo 164 E.

With the Volvo 164, Volvo added a luxury sedan in the upper middle class to its program, after the company had not offered any six-cylinder cars since 1958. Compared to the base model Volvo P144 , the Volvo 164 got an extended wheelbase and a significantly different front section, with which the vehicle looked more representative. However, the additional space did not benefit the passenger compartment , only the engine compartment. An in-line six-cylinder with 3.0 liter displacement was used, which was available in two versions.

First, Volvo offered the 164 with the B30A carburetor engine with 96 kW (130  PS ). For the 1972 model year, the 164E with the more powerful engine with manifold injection B30E appeared. In addition to these two engine versions, there was also a very rare three-carburetor variant derived from the Volvo Penta marine version of the engine. The injection engine had the D-Jetronic from Bosch and developed 118 kW (160 hp). With this powerful engine, the car achieved acceleration values of 8.7 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h and a top speed of 193 km / h. For the important US market, there was also a low-compression version with extensive exhaust gas detoxification and 107 kW (145 PS). This injection engine was labeled B30 F .

The 164 was delivered with extensive standard equipment, which roughly corresponded to the highest equipment line of the Volvo 144 called "Grand Luxe" . The first model year 1969 is an exception. In addition, there were numerous additional equipment. Many vehicles were ordered with leather seats, sunroofs , power steering , automatic transmissions and air conditioning .

From model year 1974, the particularly extensively equipped variant "164 TE" was also offered in some markets (e.g. Germany, Great Britain). These vehicles were standard u. a. Equipped with air conditioning, leather seats, headlight cleaning system, stereo cassette radio, reading lights and headrests in the rear. Furthermore, it was also possible to upgrade the Volvo 164 to make it sporty with GT accessories (later Volvo R-Sport).

Initially, Volvo also planned two- and five-door body versions 162 and 165 of this model, but remained with a few individual pieces, prototypes, conversions and replicas. The ideas of a "large", six-cylinder coupé and a large station wagon, especially for the US market, were only brought to series production with the successor model series, the Volvo 260 .

In terms of design, for example the front mask and grill, the Volvo 164 is based on older models such as the unrealized luxury car P358 and the Volvo P1900 . For many years, Volvo's chief designer Jan Wilsgaard had cherished the desire to install such a representative front in a car. In order to be able to better distinguish the car from the Volvo 142/144 from the rear, a "164" lettering and two horizontal decorative strips were attached to the rear of the vehicle.

In 1975, Volvo wrote technical history with the 164: It was the first series-production vehicle to be equipped with a catalytic converter - at that time still unregulated - in the exhaust system for exhaust gas purification .

From August 1968 to April 1975 153,179 units of the 164 were built. Its successor was the Volvo 260 .

The individual model years

1969: Start of production of the model from late summer 1968. The standard equipment does not yet include any headrests, only static three-point belts for the front seats and no clock in the center console. However, there is already a two-stage heated rear window. Technically related to the 140 series are the M400 (four-speed manual), M410 (four-speed manual with overdrive) and BW-35 (three-speed, automatic) transmissions. The manual transmissions are enhanced developments of the Volvo M40 / M41 transmissions. Power steering is not yet available in the first model year. Outwardly noticeable are the dummy cooling air grilles in the fog light housings, which are only available in some markets, e.g. B. France, were actually equipped with fog lights. There were also chrome trim strips and large, door-mounted exterior mirrors on both sides.

1970: Fog lights, automatic belts for the front seats, radial tires, green-tinted window glass, leather seats, storage compartment with a timer on the center console and rim trim rings are standard. Power steering and metallic paint are available as additional equipment, as are headrests for the rear seats. From now on, all Volvo 164s will be equipped with a larger three-phase alternator with 55 A.

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

1972: Introduction of the B 30E / F injection engines mentioned above. Modified instrument panel in front of the center tunnel, warning light for choke on the carburettor model, automatic selector lever now on center tunnel instead of a steering wheel selector lever, expansion of the color palette.

1973: Various external optical retouching and technical subtleties are implemented (chrome, headlights / taillights, automatic belts, ignition lock, etc.). Adjustment of the carburettor engine model in the course of the model year. The injection model is prepared at the factory for the installation of an air conditioning system. Side impact protection in the doors. Completely new dashboard and new instrument cluster with round instruments. Change of color palette.

1974: Further technical changes, which are also made in the 140 series at the same time. These include u. a. a larger flushing water tank with a stronger pump for the headlight cleaning system, modified seat adjustment, heated driver's seat, warning light for unusual headlights / indicators / taillights, one-piece doors instead of the previously screwed aluminum window frames. Introduction of strong bumpers according to the new US standard, increasing the vehicle length to 4.87 m. Increasing conversion from inch to metric. Introduction of the "Top Executive" (TE) equipment with the above features.

1975: Last model year in which production of the successor model Volvo 264 is already running. Left-hand drive only, delivery only to a few countries for which the new PRV 260 series engine has not yet been approved. Some adjustments to the successor model (windshield wipers, rims, rear light housing, integrated headrests). The handbrake lever sits on the transmission tunnel and no longer on the outside of the driver's seat. The export version for California will be equipped with an unregulated catalytic converter after stricter emissions standards were introduced there, which Volvo had already met on the rest of the US market with adapted engine technology ("F-engines").

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• Automobil Revue , 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 , p. 845 f.
• AB Volvo: Workshop manual Volvo 164 1969, p. 0: 1 ff.
• Volvo Deutschland GmbH: Workshop manual B20, B30. Pp. 2–1.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Dieter Günther & Matthias Pfannmüller: Volvo Typenkunde - passenger cars from 1927 . 2nd Edition. Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2011. ISBN 978-3-7688-3367-7 . P. 49

Web links

Commons : Volvo 164  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Volvo 164/140 Club eV