hello, great car! I have same in 1971 that I am working on restoring. Can you tell me the size of the tires on it? They seem to be a little larger than typical.
Enjoyed the commentary. Interesting observation about a big steering wheel being relaxing to drive - I have noticed the same thing. I think those old guys with slide rules were onto something. Thanks for sharing.
I have the same exact car except it has a slightly lighter interior. The color is called dunklerot code 542 g - far fewer coupes we produced and really are a bargain now if you can find one their major issue is rust but it’s easy to find replacement panels - great to see appreciation tor 250c
I remember that this coupe was considered ugly for some time, mainly because of the proportions and almost the same dimensions as 4 door and I personally always prefered C123 until I saw one cruising down the road. I guess it was early 70's US version with slim bumpers and additional lamps at front and I just could not stop starring at it. Today 60's Mercedes Benz is my favourite era of automotive design, Paul Bracq got it right every time :)
@@EuropeanCarsBC ahh, I’ll check that out thanks. And iffn you ever come across any Volvo 142’s or even good 240’s, I’d be interested. Thanks, Steve in Vancouver
I was a college student in 1974, 1975 in England. I was just in love with this car, and then came Lotus Esprit. Well, I ended up buying a 1972 Mini. And then came the origianl VW Scirocco TS. Now that was a fun car.
I remember seeing a few of these around when I was a kid growing up in France and although it took me many years to build my own classic car collection ( I own 7 vehicles so far ) I've always had a soft spot for the Europa ❤️❤️ Maybe I should find one...
Why do the side windows curve up at the top? ..is there a reason or is it a styling gimmick? ..or are the windows following the curvature of the windshield? Thanks for the video by the way.. I never get tired of this car's design for some reason.
They are supposed to follow the windscreen...they do look odd sometimes. I fancy getting one myself. Its a smaller version of the original gt40 project lotus was trying on ford but lola won it...try to find a picture of Ron Hickmans original design and you see a v8 car and the side windows make more sense.
My mom had a 1982 244.....solid car, but it had a HORRIBLE problem starting. And the dealer could never figure it out. It would just crank, and crank and crank. We got it after our 1977 245DL wagon which became the 'kids' car.
When I was a high school student, my first car was 1983 Volvo 240 GL. Thank you for uploading. The 1982 model was strapped with 2.1 liter engine and larger bumpers.
Sadly soon all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN AND TEBBVEN laws)
What a load of rubbish! From 2035 it may be that all new cars will have to be something else than fossil fuelled. Ethanol petrol will still continue as will normal fuel. I remember that same noise made by people like you when we moved away from unleaded. Yet we are with harden valves and cars still running!
It looks like a new restoration too. All the suspension parts a so clean. They are so well balanced cars, which only is a problem if you spin one in snow. Great video .
Screw the overly tinny, techno toys Volvo peddles today that drive like just like any other ho hum car. Give me a 82 GL with a manual transmission, good heat and open road. Nothing like driving those bricks on wheels, uber comfortable seats, nice engine tone and best of all slower than your grand mama on roller skates! Todays cars are destined for the silicon chip scarp piles and forgotten!
My first car in college was a 144, then my second was a 240 GL. I loved those cars because they were very dependable, easy to maintain and fun to drive. I've owned nine Volvos and still own two, which are an XC70 and a 740 GL. My favorite is the 740 for the comfortable interior and great handling. I have over 300k miles on the 740 and it still runs great.
when you have the feel of the car, this manoever is very easy to execute without using the clutch, when you upshift, simply release a bit the gas pedal, when downxhifting, depress slightly the gas pedal, the good dose of gas pedal play makes the overdrive shifting imperceptible.
My first ever car was a 240 GLT-85. I've had 7 Volvos in total. They the best and most reliable Winter cars on the globe, cheap parts and comfy too. I'm into buying an early 960 hopefully next year
To elaborate.. As stated in one reply, it is the 3 valve per cylinder engine. The Model 430 was also available in a 2.8 litre 4v variant (4 valves per cylinder, 24 valves in total). There was also the 4.24v model.