At first glance, it’s just another forest green Volvo 240 wagon—the kind your high school English teacher drove while quoting Thoreau. But look a little closer (or goose the throttle) and you’ll realize this one’s packing a Chevy 350 V8 and a 700R4 slushbox under the hood, transforming this Swedish longroof into a full-blown American […]
The Volvo 200-series was penned with a straight edge and forged with hammers — and it is equally slow, hip, and cool in 2-door, 4-door, or 5-door wagon. Today’s 245 is a wagon that was built near the end of 200-series production and is powered by a B230F with a big 15g turbo — it […]
The Volvo 200 Series, (known as the 240 and 260 models) underwent specific modifications to be federalized for the North American market. Unique features included quad round sealed beam headlamps on models like the 1976-1977 Volvo 265 DL wagon and the 1978 Volvo 262C Bertone. The exterior lighting system adhered to US federal standards with […]
Another day, another rusty Volvo wagon on DT…yawn…oh hey, wake up. This isn’t just your typical redblock 4-cylinder Volvo powered dog, this dog has a Chevy V8 with a giant crazy looking intake that’s gotta be good for at least 10 horsepower. Find this 1989 Volvo 245 Wagon offered for $4000 in South Jersey, NJ […]
When I need to take a photo of a car for a craigslist post, I usually take it at the gas station at night…but when I don’t have time, I take it around dusk…right at the exact moment that a homeless man is breaking into my car. Find this 1990 Volvo 240 Wagon offered for […]
Not much to say on this next car. Volvo. Wagon. LT1 V8. T56 6-speed manual. Brown. Cali diesel title. I just don’t know how you could go wrong here. Find this 1982 Volvo 244 bidding for $8600 reserve-not-met in Rio Linda, CA via ebay. From the seller: Vehicle Details1982 Volvo 240. Born a Diesel converted […]
I have to feel some empathy towards the seller of this next vehicle…because I’ve been there. He says that it “RUNS A LITTLE RICH CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON” which is not an uncommon experience with older vehicles (yes, this is a 30 year old car folks), but the part that pulls on my heartstrings is the next part “VOLVO EXPERT CHECKED OUT THREE TIMES AND CAN’T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.” This is rock bottom for the modern classic loving car guy. When you’ve got a problem, but you can’t fix it because you can’t figure out what’s wrong. It is the worst. The only logical conclusion is to sell the car and move on. Find this 1991 Volvo 240 Wagon offered for $3000 in New Cumberland, PA via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
The consensus from the crowd is that the 740 horsepower Volvo 240 from the other day was too much power for the car and the 300ish horspower Cummins 6BT Torino Wagon was too much torque for the power (and probably too much soot for the air), so how do you feel if we split the difference and find something that has as much power as torque and won’t melt tires or the polar ice caps. The only thing this wagon needs is an injection of manual gearbox. Find this 1990 Volvo 240 Wagon offered for $6,500 in Sarasota, FL via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
I know. Another V8 powered Volvo…how cliché. But this one is special. It has a ginormous turbocharger with an intake sized like something from an apache helicopter that pushes cubic yards of air into the 5.3 liter iron block (probably an LM7 if I was to guess) with MegaSquirt standalone fuel injection to make a tire obliterating 745 horsepower on the dyno. Thankfully this thing is shifted with an Aisin AR-5 manual gearbox that probably came from a Chevy Colorado or Pontiac Solstice and isn’t exactly rated for this level of murderous torque…but people tend to overestimate the required ruggedness of their transmissions and if you shift it nicely it will probably survive the repeated 60-100mph sprints that this thing is built for. I’m in love. Find this 1991 Volvo V8 240DL Wagon with Turbo LSV8 offered for $11,000 in Colorado Springs, CA via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
When the auction first launched for this next car, I sent an email to DT’s resident Volvo expert CFlo and asked him his thought on how much the car will sell for. His reply a week ago was spot on; maybe $6k to $7k? This diesel is super gutless. It’s literally the 6-cylinder version of the 1.6 NA diesel that was in your old Rabbit. Volvo bought the engines from VW. Imagine 50% more power than your old Rabbit! OMG 75hp. Did you ever ride in the one I had (blue 84 wagon)? It was awful. In CA this 1980 ebay wagon would be desirable because smog exempt, but not sure if anyone cares on the east coast. Nice condition though. Find this 1980 Volvo 245 DL Diesel bidding for $6,350 here on eBay with less than one day to go, located in Glen Burnie, MD.