Easytoassemble: Part one

It was June and I had just returned from NYC. I was on the hunt for a car that I could use for the 30 day cherry season that was to start in a week or so.
My brother in law and I were having lunch on a dock overlooking the water in Fremont when I got a call from LA.
A year before this I had driven a couple of old Volvos to LA from Seattle and listed them For Rent for films, photo shoots etc.
I got a call from a Illeana Douglas who said she had a mock 70’s Swedish band and wanted to use them for a video. I was in. But the whole shoot fell through.
Now I was on the phone with Illeana again.
“Do you have any cool Volvo’s available?” She was looking for a car for Easytoassemble, a web based show sponsored by Ikea.
“I have a few to choose from.” At this point I didn’t even have a car, but I was looking.
Just the previous day I saw a filthy yellow wagon for sale at X-Ray Auto a Vintage Volvo shop owned by a friend of mine. “Was it for sale?” I asked.
“It will never be cheaper than now." he said, "$500”
I wanted a wagon.  For a few years now I have been helping a friend manage a cherry orchard and needed something I could use in the orchard and bring the cherries back to Pike Place Market. I sent her pictures of 4 cars. 
One, was a ’58 Volvo 444 that sat in the woods in Port Townsend, WA for many years.  I raised it from the dead.  Cut out the rusty floor and installed Maple hardwood flooring and  drove it to LA. Patina! Only time can make things look so good. I loved it the way it was.  It was eventually restored by a new happy owner in Malibu.