Fact me up what is and why

[hairnet]

Don't say Volvo ffs

[Asimo]

Buy it.

[Guest Hooli]

Volvo ffs!

 

 

Looks like a 242 GT   I'd assume it's a 2 door saloon as it's not go the odd roofline of the coupe as far as I can see.

[mercrocker]

Aussie spec. 

[Junkman]

Obviously not Scottish spec.

[Felly Magic]

Yup does look like it's 'Stralia' spec, mega rare 2 door GT saloon, they even did a facelift 242 Turbo, which was very popular as a rallycross car/battering ram due to them being tank like, and opponents were in cars mostly made from GRP

[fordperv]

It looks fucking lovely thats a fact

[dougiefourspeed]

It’s cool, whatever it is.

[hairnet]

Aussie spec.

 

We have a winner

 

Apparently under he dust the side and rear windows are smoked - only Aussie he said

[Lord Sterling]

There is/was one of these floating around Birmingham between Edgbaston and Woodgate Valley. It's been a few years since I've seen it but I remember it being very clean. I think the owner had a very clean early 345DL as well.

[cobblers]

Phwoar!

[Bren]

A three box profile never looked as good.

[rml2345]

It's a shame we never got the two door saloon shell in the UK as they do look bloody good.

[skattrd]

Lovely, definitely wood.

 

I was always a fan of the 262. I frequently passed one with a black vinyl roof parked outside a pub in Waterfoot (Rossendale) in my youth and have lusted after them ever since.

[bigstraight6]

I love the old Volvo 200 series, a 2 door model is off the scale

[AlabamaShrimp]

?? I never knew these came in RHD anywhere.

[MorrisItalSLX]

So the 2 door 240 in RHD was Australia only? Nice.

 

I have seen a few of these around, most in GL spec. I will have to keep en eye out from now on!

[cort1977]

Oooof lovely.

 

There's a bloke commutes to downtown Houston in one in a fantastic beige colour, never been able to catch him with the camera but it is a thing of beauty.

[pauldoubleyou]

Be this for sale?

 

 

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[purplebargeken]

Phwoarrr! GIB!

[fatharris]

Ooft that is a wonderful bit of history.

 

Get it bought and love it forever.

[warninglight]

That's incredible! I need it for my obscure or not for the UK Volvo collection...

[Datsuncog]

I remember spending time at the University of Rhode Island back in the summer of 1997 and it seemed like every other faculty member drove a battered 242. Had never encountered them before, fell completely in love... apparently the GT version is the one to have. Noice.

[Wack]

Have you bought it yet

[STUNO]

Get it bought now.

[davehedgehog31]

I think it's a Volvo Tumescence edition. Good grief that's a thing of beauty.

[kinkersaab]

Oooof lovely.

 

There's a bloke commutes to downtown Houston in one in a fantastic beige colour, never been able to catch him with the camera but it is a thing of beauty.

 

Spookily the only one I have ever seen was a beige one in Houston, I remember it was parked outside a petrol    Gas station next to a dental place by the name of BUMGARDENER. That was 12  yrs ago when my parents were ex pats in Houston.  Cant be the same car, can it? 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

There was a 242 on the 1985 RAC, presumably a turbo, this was in the Group B days , but me and my mates would wait on every stage( sometimes at 03.00 in the snow) until that Volvo and the Monza that was running at about the same time came through.

 

Hairnet, did you check both sides? It could be a mythical 3 door Police car.

[mercrocker]

Ever the anorak, when I was 8 years old I wrote a very precocious but earnest letter to Volvo AB in Goteborg asking if I could possibly have a brochure for my collection (we had no thumb-wheels or joysticks back then).   Weeks later a package came with a very nice reply containing UK language brochures for the 164, 1800s and 144.   To my complete joy (told you we had no computers) the recently-introduced 144 was accompanied by a 142 leaflet.   I was smitten.   Never got a 142 but I still have all the brochures!

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A 142 or 242 with redblock turbo power is pretty much my dream car right now