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" Some folks have a vision, but don&amp;#039;t know how to make it a reality. Some folks can sculpt metal but lack any sort of artistic direction. Adam Nonis fits neither profile. One look at his wagon and it&amp;#039;s clear that &amp;quot;generic&amp;quot; customization isn&amp;#039;t something he&amp;#039;s into. This Volvo 220 (known as the Amazon in its home market) didn&amp;#039;t start out life as a two-door wagon. Two terminally rusty candidates - trust me, I saw those used-up hulks with my own two eyes - were carefully dissected, and equally carefully grafted together. A coupe (122S) supplied the longer doors and some other bits, and the tired wagon shell provided the rest. After a good deal of fabrication and bodywork, the four-to-two door conversion is pretty seamless. Not that Adam was content to leave it at that. Not only does Project Headquarters skim the ground, a Nissan-derived independent rear gives it the ludicrous camber that Adam was looking for. Lastly, as if the slammed ride and door-ectomy weren&amp;#039;t enough, the turbocharged Volvo Redblock is dressed in real copper. I saw this car while Adam was still working his magic on it (in fact, it&amp;#039;s wearing the vintage Washington plate off my own &amp;#039;67 Volvo in these photos), and can say authoritatively that it&amp;#039;s mighty impressive. A work that&amp;#039;s still in progress, actually. Adam&amp;#039;s a bit of a perfectionist, you see. For lots more photos and background on the project, head over to Lowered Lifestyle. Thanks as well to Greg Keysar for use of the photo. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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