De-Conquest (it was taken)

[mcdermd]

That's just the 2xx and 7xx series, though. Granted – that covers 19 years, but ..

How about the old M40 trans with the "long throw" shift? They felt like you were driving a bus

 

[fairchild]

if you want to see the most amazing practical volvo, search volvo 164 Cereal Marshmallows on youtube, your jaw will drop.

 

[mcdermd]

My late uncle had one in the same color with a landau top. He did a Ford 302 conversion on it. Very fast.

 

[volvo242gt]

^ And the 900 series. In Europe, Volvo used the M47 until 1998. Re: the 140 series, luckily, the oldest 140 I've owned was a blue '72 142E, not unlike the one you sold to Sean, then went to Ben @ RSI. Just still stock, engine-wise. Used a stiffer spring to prevent the shifter from accidentally going into reverse.

-J

 

[mcdermd]

I had no idea that the 900 series was available in a manual shift. Goes to show how USA-centric I am, I guess. I should have known it would have been available as a 5-speed in Europe.

I had a 5-speed 850 which isn't all that common. The downside is that it was a '93 GLT and normally aspirated. A pretty gutless car, all in all.

 

[volvo242gt]

Supposedly, the 940 Turbo was available in '91 with the M47 as a special order option here in the states. Never saw one, though. Yeah, friend of mine has a '96 base 850 wagon with the 5-speed...

-J

 

[insaneboy]

I like the pull up ring for reverse, my Saab had that.

Nearly bought a 960 wagon a few years ago, had all the maintenance records(timing belt done on time) but oh, mega smoker car, worst I'd ever experienced. BARF! had to pass on that one.

 

[volvo242gt]

Yeah, my mother's car is one where you want to hold your breath before you climb into it if you have to.

-J

 

[insaneboy]

A truck I had(actually that I bought instead of that 960) was a former smokers car too, but I could live with it, light smell on hot days, no biggie... That 960 was eye watering intense, never experienced anything that bad.

 

[uniserver]

dont you love it when you flip the heat on in a smokers car, and stinky cig ash comes out of the vents and sticks in your eyeballs

 

[volvo242gt]

Luckily, never suffered that fate. Ewww.

-J