I was in Uppsala the last few days and can confirm (i) the weather was crap

and (ii) the old cars are generally in great condition. The Swedes also have a soft spot for big American tanks.
By the way, I saw in the airport that one of the current Swedish classic car magazines has an article on the 124 Coupe. From my limited ability to translate Swedish via German, I would say they like it and also considered it a highly underrated car.