I don’t know if this can be chalked up to the CC effect but shortly after reading Joseph Dennis’ Jeep CJ-7 piece earlier this week I came across this while turning onto College Avenue here in town. Clearly made to be filed under the “Love The One You’re With” heading, this gentleman apparently wanted some of that open body Jeep magic, looked out at his Volvo 960 in the driveway, had someone hold his beer, and went to work. It’s a college town with lots of students so there are plenty of Wranglers without doors in the summer, and usually a few Cherokees (XJ vintage) as well, but this is the first Volvo I’ve seen in such a way.
Perhaps the driver is an engineering student as the item formerly known as the door mirror seems to be securely taped to the fender and dashboard. Safety first and all that. With both front doors gone and the sunroof open but the back doors closed and the windows up, I wonder if it buffets enough to name the car Jimmy.
Late-breaking update: I saw it again just last night, now sans all the doors…fully Unlimited style. I think he’s enjoying an ice cream cone when I zoom in. Summer Nights!
Next time you see the Volvo the windshield will be folded down.
OK, this I would love to see. Also, COTD.
I always wanted to do this but the combination of having enough self consciousness knowing there will be finger waving onlookers and enough laziness to not want to remove an automotive door with very hard to access hinges and wiring pitfalls kills that fantasy. Good for this guy.
The irony……
When I saw the title of this post a few days ago on the CC calendar, I figured it was just a Volvo on a dirt road, at best a boxy 245 wagon emulating the XBro. This is MUCH more interesting. Especially the evolution from two-door-less to four-door-less. Good catch!
Maybe it’s as simple as his air conditioning broke down? 🙂
Or maybe the heater control valves on the 900 series cars are just as bad as on the 240s…and he’s driving around in the summer with the heat on full blast. Much cooler this way.
Or the door pockets fracture when you look at a them, like on 240’s, and he decided to just ditch the doors altogether rather than find replacement door pockets.
And, it’s expensive to fix on them furrin cars.
Yes. My first thought on seeing this was to imagine myself getting frustrated with non functioning AC and ripping the doors off in a sort of Basil Fawlty move.
Maybe it’s easier than fixing bad window regulators?
What’s funny about the Jeeps is that the owner’s manuals say (or at least used to say) to keep the doors on until you get to your offroad starting point.
So what are you going to do — remove the doors and leave them on the side of the road?
He tried to race a Saab Turbo, and got his doors blown off.
Well done!
Or it’s another way to keep from getting door dings in parking lots?
Keep an eye on this one.
It may gain a brush guard up front with some round “KC” lights.
And get sawz-alled into a pickup.
All things I once thought of doing but never had the guts.
Now I’m older and need the doors just for the armrests.
College guy: “I want a Jeep.”
Mom & Dad: “We would worry about you in a Jeep. Our old Volvo is much safer.”
College guy: “OK”
Was at a party sometime back and met a bemused couple who had recently bought a car for their teenage son. The boy had wanted -really wanted- a Camaro and had put on quite a serious campaign for one.
Dad, however, was a car guy and wanted something better for the lad. He bought him a 3 or 4 year-old BMW 325i with a manual transmission. Nice, huh?
After he’d had the car three days, the kid went out and bought a chrome skull shift-knob with glowing red LED eyeballs, and a giant skull decal for the rear window.
Last I knew though, it still had its doors though….
Next trick, the sawzall Convertible ???
I refer you to my comment o the USPS Subaru…..does not compute Captain…..