This 1967 Volvo 122S is Jerry Michele's first race car and European Auto’s second car on the track. This Volvo was restored and converted into a race car for Joe Auffrey by Dan West & Arthur Vaandering in 1989. Many improvements were made through the years, one of the more enduring design features is the elegantly designed roll cage by Chad Klungle. Joe raced the Volvo with VSCDA and Midwest Councel for 18 years before he retired from vintage racing in 2007. Jerry & his father Gerardo purchased the car from Joe in 2008, and using an old spare motor the Volvo got Jerry through racing school and the May VSCDA race at GingerMan. Unfortunately, the Volvo barely finished the last race, crossing the finish line on 2 cylinders and sporting a melted piston.

GingerMan 09



Jerry with his wife Kristy and their two sons Jake & Joey before his first race at Gingerman, 2009.





Grattan 2009



The August 09 race at Grattan Raceway saw the Volvo breaking in an upgraded B20 motor with forged pistons and a Ron Davis radiator.