Another Reason Why Retro Volvos & V8s Are A Perfect Match Made In Hell

Another vitriolic V8 Volvo has landed on YouTube. It's a bit of a monster...

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Just yesterday, we showed you what we still believe to be one of the world's best wagons. The turbocharged 745 has more space than an M5, more pace than a superbike, and tops out at 190mph. Currently...

Today, we were handed this video (via Reddit) on a silver platter by CT reader Brendan who said we all needed to see it. The Volvo in this footage features a freshly rebuilt 5.7-litre 350 Chevy lump and sounds like hell on earth!

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A quick scour of the Reddit comments reveals more details of the build from the super-saloon's young owner:

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The video below is a quick demo of the car's ruthless new heart at idle and when given a few heavy-footed blips of the throttle. As one Reddit commenter correctly points out:

It's like, a Scandinavian power metal band playing freebird.

Hit play and gives us your thoughts on this monster. Think it's got potential to be a better build than the Volvette in video 2?

Video 1 - 5.7-litre 740

Video 2 - 5.7-litre, turbocharged Volvette

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