ROLLING ALONG / SEATTLE

Rolling Along X-RAY AUTO | BALLARD, SEATTLE

WORDS AND PHOTO BY JONAS LARSSON The first time I met Matt Pollitz he had his Volvo workshop in an old corrugated metal shed down by the fishing boats, and just a bit further down on Market Street in Ballard, Seattle. Now, the newly built National Nordic Museum stands there. Matt played with the idea that he could somehow incorporate his workshop into being part of the museum, which would seem so natural and of course super cool, but it never materialized.

But despite that, I was so excited to see that he relocated to another part of Ballard to keep at it. After all, a workshop for old Volvos should absolutely be here in Ballard, which historically, is rich in Nordic heritage. Interestingly enough, most of the cars are relatively rust free, sure it rains a lot out here but snow is rarer, and without snow there is no rust-inducing salt on the roads to worry about, so really, moss is more of a problem than rust. Not only is he restoring these old beauties, he is also renovating and converting some of them with electric motors. The best of both worlds, even though a B18 engine will always be a B18 engine.

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