If you find a true boxy Volvo fan they will tell you a few things. First, the 140/240/740 is the best car to have ever been built because it can be a: daily driving sedan, family wagon, race car, drifter, sporty 2-door classic, custom wagon, autocrosser…you get the picture. I’m not convinced that the boxy Volvo is the best car ever, […]
If you find a true boxy Volvo fan they will tell you a few things. First, the 140/240/740 is the best car to have ever been built because it can be a: daily driving sedan, family wagon, race car, drifter, sporty 2-door classic, custom wagon, autocrosser…I think you get the picture. But today, we’ve got a […]
Find this 1974 Volvo 142 here on eBay bidding for $6,700 reserve-not-met with a few hours to go, located in Escondido, CA. From eBay: The paint was polished professionally The engine and transmission have not been cleaned The interior was vacuumed and cleaned YOUTUBE: ripvanvolvo viking 1973-74 Volvo 142 California Edition : see this 12 […]
Once again, the SFBay craigslist delivers. With another tip from KBZ no less! The Volvo 140 series is getting hard to find in decent driver condition – it seems like the examples left in 2015 are either restored and immaculate ($$$$) or have one wheel in the junkyard and barely running ($). It’s refreshing to […]
Volvos haven’t always been boxy, but the car that started the trend was the 140 series. These were introduced in the mid/late ’60s and laid the groundwork for the 240 which was discontinued after the 1993 model year. If considered as one model lineup, it lasted for almost 30 years, meaning there are many different […]
Douchebag car collectors might have you convinced that the $3000 beater classic is dead, but they are wrong. It has simply moved away from things with the Porsche/BMW/Volkswagen crest on the front to oddball brands like Volvo/Saab, hiding in the bushes like a hungry tiger ready to pounce. LONG LIVE THE $3K BEATER…(whoa, why are […]
The Volvo 140 was first introduced in 1966 as the first in a long line of boxy sedans from those crazy Swedes. The 140-series was a huge leap stylistically from the curvy Amazon and the same basic shape survived into the 1990s with the 200-series. Somebody figure out that the square peg will fit in […]
It is one thing for a millionaire who wears a bulletproof suit and fights crime to be called a hero, or an impervious, flying, alien do-gooder, but the true heroes are those who save the world despite their personal situation, not because of it — like Russel Casse (played by the inscrutable Randy Quaid) from […]
The Volvo 140 series marked a big change stylistically for Volvo when it debuted in 1966. With the 142/4/5 came boxy but good styling that replaced the 50’s look of the ancient Amazon/122S, but most of the important bits under the skirt were the same. Find this 1969 Volvo 142S offered for $5,750 buy-it-now on […]
The Volvo 140 series is a classic we like at DT because they are inexpensive to buy, inexpensive to run and generally a good deal for a European classic car. The ancient suspension, steering and pushrod engines aren’t for everyone and it won’t be remotely fast in stock configuration. Things change when you swap […]