A beautiful box? The Volvo 200 series Story

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Volvo is a company known for safe, reliable, boxy cars. That reputation was solidified in the public’s mind with the Volvo 240. Built for the wild, winter conditions of Sweden, this was a car designed to keep on going, no matter what. And go on it did, with a 19-year production run, outliving its replacement, the Volvo 700 series. So what’s the boxy Volvo got in common with the DeLorean, and how did Volvo win the Touring Car championship without selling any of the 500 type-specific cars it was supposed to?
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@BastardX13 4 года назад

I drove my mothers 240 home from the dealer in 1992. Heavy rain, 85 miles an hour on the free way, I decided to "Test" the new fangled antilock brakes. No wheel lock, no histrionics, just smooth controlled, arrow straight decelaration. Impressive! 300,000 miles later I still have the car. The quality, workmanship and engineering are WORLD CLASS and will never be duplicated. Ill never SELL. An avowed AMERICAN GEARHEAD, I Salute you, SWEDEN and VOLVO!

@rightlanehog3151 4 года назад

Was yours built in Sweden or Canada?

@RennieAsh 2 года назад

There's a number of other well engineered cars that can last as long or are as "tanky"

@kramerx7518 Год назад

@@RennieAsh No.... Just no

@djkenny1202 Год назад

@@RennieAsh not really? Some older Toyotas

@rebeltvr6046 Год назад

I'll give you $20,000 for it. Will you sell?

@Blueblur444 5 лет назад

I've had cars from all walks of life, late model and old. Never really took notice of Volvo as they weren't massively popular here in Australia, with the "safe and boring" image taken as a negative by many locals. I bought a 740 Turbo earlier this year and that really opened my mind to how good of a car they actually are. Very easy to work on, reliable, comfortable, fun to drive and compared to many modern cars has a lot of character. More recently I traded the 740 for a 5 speed manual 87 model 240 sedan. Fantastic car, loved every day with it so far.

@1BCamden 5 лет назад

hi Josh, sadly true, but we still went with them, but without the bowling hat on the back shelf 😉

@zweispurmopped 4 года назад

Take good care of the front brake, mate. The Bendix-made calipers have pretty little error tolerance in the sealing lip for the brake piston. Worn down discs and pads can (Or will) overstretch the sealing lip. The lip will tear, moisture will enter the gap between bore and piston and get drawn into the hydroscopic brake fluid. Badly sticking brakes will be the result, which happened to me with both 740s I owned. The only real remedy is to replace the calipers in that case, which is an expensive repair. Otherwise, the 740s are just as bulletproof as the 240s. Cheers fae Krautland!

@sydjaguar 4 года назад

one of the most influential cars ever made!

@jamesfrench7299 5 лет назад

The 264GL is my favourite of all. What a sound and nice understated use of steel rims like the base model, whilst being luxurious on the inside. I remember a Chinese doctor having one here in Sydney in the early 80s and I've been intrigued by them ever since. I also like the 240 version and the unique unmistakable note of their viscous fan roaring away with the motor.

@Cemi_Mhikku 5 лет назад

There's a 245 in my driveway, and it made me so happy to see that you were gonna do this video. And I loved it. Always fun to learn about the random, oddball things that were in low production variants!

@rich_edwards79 5 лет назад

I have a light blue 1982 DL saloon. Looks very much like the Max & Paddy car with the 'break yer legs' talking alarm, and although starting to rust a little on the door bottoms, is still a very solid, reliable, comfortable car and a very usable classic. I got the Volvo bug as a kid - my mum drove a 740 saloon - but I wanted my car to be the iconic 'brick' and managed to get one cheap before the rest of the world remembered them and values began to rise.

@Cemi_Mhikku Год назад

Yeah, I got my first two for under one and a half, and the third went for a steal at four.... yeesh! At least it came with a few boxes of spares, anyway!

@michaelj7069 4 года назад

Oh how I loved my 244. Those seats were the best during long drives. Then there was the rust, endless motor mounts, multiple timing chains and eventually a heater too expensive to fix. It survived two accidents and still remains a one of my favourite cars to drive. I do miss it often. The guy down the street still owns a 240 Turbo that looks like it was purchased yesterday. I hope he sell it one day. I just may have to buy it.

@rome0610 5 лет назад

My father's '76 244GL was the frist car I drove. One day a tiny Ford Fiesta ignored my right of way. Damage: bumper bended, turning indicator broken, headlight twisted, but not broken. Ford? Reading backwards: driver returns on foot. :) Many Volvos followed throughout the family: 760, 850, 940, 360, 460, XC90, V40, V50... And my V40 is now 20 years young!

@robertwestinghouse4098 5 лет назад

Brilliant content, thanks from Orange AU. We had a 960 Estate, great car, but too exotic for the Aussie bush mechanics....sad.

@rimmersbryggeri 5 лет назад

I would have thought they were familiar with tractors. I guess just the obtuse attitude of "I have not seen it before therefor I cant".

@russelllindsay2702 5 лет назад

I drive one in the Pilbara, Western Australia and the bush mechanics joke about it every time. It’s 30 years old and done 417000km. It needed a new fuel pump, that’s all but they told me it was because it was a Volvo and I should get myself a Prado. 🙄 Pretended at first like they didn’t know what to do. There’s nothing wrong with the car at this old age. It drives perfectly, solid, comfortable and still clean. Eats up the miles on all day drives in this vast country. I get it serviced at the Volvo specialist in Perth when I go down there. Also started to read the technical manual so I can understand its workings myself and correct the silly comments from the bush mechanics. It’s a straightforward car, not an exotic one.

@Shane-zx4ps 5 лет назад

I believe there is only one car for the Aussie bush, the Toyota Land Cruiser, Aussie bush that sounds like an Australia porn movie.🤪

@rimmersbryggeri 5 лет назад

@@Shane-zx4ps Bush tucker trials is australian for oral sex.

@richsackett3423 2 года назад

@@rimmersbryggeri Ida thought something about "Connie".

@DoubleDeckerAnton 5 лет назад

I thought the 850 replaced the 240 and the 940 replaced the 740. We've had 245,240,740 & 940 Volvo's in the family since 1983. They have been a great car...and are so comfortable and solid engineering!

@jacquespoirier9071 5 лет назад

...and unbelievable fun to drive even if it is not a so called fast car

@VcrThunder 5 лет назад

the 740 and 940 is the same car. it was just a minor facelift

@DoubleDeckerAnton 4 года назад

Yes, I really have loved driving these cars. I still have my maroon 940 after 13 years.

@1BCamden 5 лет назад

thanks, great story. we had a bad accident in a honda civic, and although it stood up pretty well, from then on we have owned volvo’s Beginning with a 244GLX, beautiful leather seats, drivers arm rest, and alloy wheels were the stand out features. The 244 never let us down, but lack of use resulted in a air fuel control issue, so it finally went to volvo heaven. Since then, 850 and currently C30T5 2007 !! what a great car it is, but the 244GLX was the turning point. Volvo are so under rated, pity about the Ford relationship, but it works I guess, bring an all electric 240GLX what a looker, in that gold sort of paint job, and the later alloys.

@RennieAsh 2 года назад

Have to make one yourself as regulations now stifle most cool or artistic car opportunities

@CaptainSeamus 4 года назад

I've owned a round dozen 2 series cars - almost all 4 cylinders, 1 six-cylinder . Love these bricks - and an 1982 245 saved my life in 1994. It was t-boned by a Dodge D3500 Diesel dually going 30 mph in the drivers side. I drove the car (albeit bent and limping hard) 2 miles home. It was bent over 2 inches down the passenger side, but you could still open the passenger side doors with one finger. SOLID Safety cage... I do love my S60R, but I still have a very soft spot in my heart for a square box Volvo...

@Otokichi786 5 лет назад

1974: The 240 Borg arrive. "Resistance to Safety is futile."

@jamesfrench7299 4 года назад

Wish I could go back to 1974. Capital cities the world over were fascinating then. I ought to open a them park called 1974 World.

@petergorm 4 года назад

Throughout my childhood from 1966, my father had two Volvo Amazone's, a 4'door and a two door coupe, and then later a beige colored 1975 Volvo 245 L, stationcar (estate). He had that 245 for many many years. Great cars!

@Tiger351 5 лет назад

Here in Australia the 243 was a 2 door wagon and very low numbers of them were imported, they were specially imported for Volvo dealers as parts delivery vehicles, a few of them survived to enter retirement with private owners and are sought after by Volvo fans. I owned a 72 Volvo 164E back in the 90's, great car and a bit of a sleeper with the B30E high compression fuel injected engine.

@erik_dk842 Год назад

The engine was 50% bigger than the 142's and it consumed at least 50% more gas. I loved the Jaguar XJ look of the front.

@ClassicTVMan1981X Год назад

Had the concept taken off, then there could also have been the 263: same thing as the 243 but with the 2.7L or 2.8L V6 engine. It would be like Volvo's take on the 1955-57 Chevy Nomad wagon.

@alanbrookes275 4 года назад

Became so popular in Ausralia they were called the North Shore Holden (after the affluent area of Sydney).

@Texmotodad 5 лет назад

Saab 900 history please. I always thought they were more ahead of Volvo in the 70's & early 80's. We were going 60mph o a highway then hit on the side by a big Cadillac running a stop sign into our 900 4 door. We were able to drive (and all ok) while the Caddie was "totaled"! Thx!

@bennylofgren3208 5 лет назад

I hit a full-grown moose head on in my then brand new 900 in 1995, at highway speed. Walked away totally unharmed. Unfortunately, the moose didn’t. 😕 Car got repaired.

@bennylofgren3208 5 лет назад

In the garage my car was subsequently towed to I saw a car from Another Brand who had had a similar fate. Those inside that car didn’t fare as well as I had...

@watershed44 4 года назад

@Perry Ford I'm in the USA and my family owned TWO SAAB 900s, 1983 and 1986, GREAT cars built like a similar year Mercedes in structure, no kidding, solid as could be, safe and good to drive! Sadly most Americans didn't know how good they were until they became a hit with the start of their Turbo offerings at the same time, early-mid 80s.

@melcanuck5951 5 лет назад

Great video... Brings back old times - I remember the Volvo 245...had rear facing 3rd row seats! Had a quick look at the Video playlist and no mention of the world's best selling car (Corolla) or the Land Cruiser....

@zanmansor4255 3 года назад

My late uncle taught me the numbering logic for Volvo. He said 2 stands for series 2 , 4 for number of cylinder and last digit for number of doors. He also taught me to drive albeit in his Mazda 808. Truly miss him.

@aeyb701 3 года назад

I miss my 1982 240 wagon. I left it in Newfoundland, Canada in 1999, at the end of my training there, with 345,000 km on the clock. I had little money and it needed a clutch cable so the shop I took it to bought it from me for the price of a repair and rented it back to me at 50 dollars a week till I left the province. Covered a lot of territory far and wide.

@richardhaigh7852 5 лет назад

Video great to see the old Volvos again great for towing caravans with lots of happy holidays with please do more videos look forward to seeing the next one

@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 4 года назад

I had a neighbor who loved his. He took it to Road America at Elkhart Lake WI for track days. It ran perfectly. Handled like a champ. Best of all, it was reliable for Wisconsin winters.

@robertjansson513 4 года назад

My neighbour still uses her blue 245 as a daily driver

@BWGPEI Год назад

To this day, the 1973 164 GLE that we had was the best road car we've ever had. Smooth, fast and comfortable for long-haul driving. Suspension that would soak up spring roads and mountain curves, and rough-road cornering that no other sedan could match.

@NN-vs2eg 3 года назад

Excellent Video, thank you. Brings up memories. I used to own a 1978 244GL, bright yellow,4-Gear Stick, no AC, just a really great car.

@pieterv6984 2 года назад

loved the video. your sence of humor has multiple levels, I think.

@carguyuk3613 5 лет назад

The era when volvo created their reputation for building safe cars. Now most manufacturers are all similar in terms of safety but volvo are still perceived as being safest.

@dmcnamara9859 5 лет назад

Carguy UK: During that time frame, the : Mercedes W126,GM B-Bodies,Ford Panther Platforms, and Peugeot 505s were safer cars...in terms of Insurance Liability Death Claims and in "Stage Government Crash Tests". FYI,Volvo had to pay a steep fine to the US Government (in the early 1980s) for sending 240 Series Sedans/Wagons to DOT with wood inserted in the hollow longitudinal and roof members to achieve fake "remarkable crash test results"

@weedmastersr 5 лет назад

Even today Volvo is the safest. Look at the IIHS small overlap crash tests. When they first started doing these tests around 2013, many of the then current Audi and Mercedes models failed or got marginal results, while Volvo's XC90 got the best results, even though it was the model launched in 2002. Volvo is the only brand that does not compromise on safety.

@dmcnamara9859 5 лет назад

Protector of the Republic: Government and Insurance Crash Tests are Staged events, they in no way depict how a a vehicle will perform in the Real World. About 10 years ago where I live, a XC90 and 2nd Gen Explorer collided at high speed.....the Volvo came apart at the seams and every died on scene.The folks in the Explorer suffered horrific injuries,yet all survived....and the Explorer's Structure stayed in-tact.

@weedmastersr 5 лет назад

@@dmcnamara9859 That's utter bullshit. The XC90 has one of the safest car structures every built. You simply do not understand the energy dynamics involved in a crash. The importance of the crash angle, speed of each vehicle, weight and so on.

@hi-fidude6670 5 лет назад

I couldn't care less about safety. Just makes cars heavy and makes them look worse. There is a reason why you could get a 800 kg car with a thin A-pillars and sexy steering wheel 50 years ago, nobody gave a crap about safety and neither do I.

@andreamassara590 4 года назад

9.55: Bertone was sited in Turin, not in Milan. By the time, Bertone pointed out they were not responsible for the look of 262C model, clearly out of their mainstream style. They only built it. Anyway, my compliments for the quality of ALL your videos.

@Hagbergscorner 5 лет назад

The 243 is a school taxi. One door for the driver and two for the kids. So the kids don't departure in the middle of the street. Quite clever Volvo.

@numbereightyseven 5 лет назад

Exactly. Just like Hyundai today

@BigCar2 5 лет назад

The 2 door, 1 door thing was a different case. 30 cars were produced and them quietly sold off in Estonia. Some think it was a production mistake, some think it was supposedly made for the police but they order was canceled.

@nkt1 5 лет назад

@@BigCar2 I read a comment on Jalopnik suggesting that the 243 would be unsuited to police work, since it would allow a prisoner to wedge themselves in and make them very difficult to remove.

@martijnkosters9024 5 лет назад

This channel is really taking steps forward. The first episodes were almost like a lecture, I like how each one is getting more informal now.

@BigCar2 5 лет назад

Thanks. I'm less like a deer in the headlights as I get used to talking to a camera.

@gregraines1599 3 года назад

Had a 242DL in college. Blue on blue with a sunroof and a manual trans. Fun and good handling. Really liked it.

@rodoherty1 5 лет назад

Another fantastic video! Glad to see your subscriber base recovering as well.

@BigCar2 5 лет назад

Thanks - me too!

@dm5374 4 года назад

Excellent video as always! Just a note... in California in 1972 all cars were already catalyzed. My dad's 1972 164E already had a catalytic converter, as all the 144s and whatnot at the time. So what happened in 1976? Volvo introduced the Lambda Sond system, on their already catalyzed cars, making them cleaner. They were identifiable by a Lambda on the front grille. Cheers from Italy!

@erik_dk842 Год назад

I remember that "Lambda sond" badge on the front grille, too.

@paulwestcott2579 2 года назад

Lovely tribute to my favourite of all cars. A pleasure to watch, like all this chap’s videos.

@davidgibson4840 3 года назад

Had two 740s estates they were epic,. Bulletproof and I miss them every day

@char1737 5 лет назад

less we forget ABBA became one of Sweden's highest exports, second only to Volvo.

@mcmcolm 5 лет назад

Exports?

@Cemi_Mhikku 5 лет назад

Oh look, a propaganda bot in the wild! Everyone stop and take a picture!

@Banom7a 5 лет назад

and Ikea

@syntaxerror8955 5 лет назад

@Adam Marcinkowski Sweden does have a problem, but you have to be high to call Sweden "a war zone". It has a homicide rate a quarter of that in the U.S., and for the 10 years I've lived in my neighborhood in central Stockholm, it has been nothing but peace and quiet. Gang members shooting gang members in certain troubled suburbs i something that 99.9 percent of Swedes only know through newspaper headlines. Just a month ago, The Economist's Intelligence Unit came out with "Safe Cities Index 2019", and Stockholm ranks high: safecities.economist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Aug-5-ENG-NEC-Safe-Cities-2019-270x210-19-screen.pdf

@syntaxerror8955 5 лет назад

@Adam Marcinkowski You are a rambling fool whom I will not respond further too (you thinking how a man pees has to do with anything, etc. dumb nonsense). My very first words above were and are "Sweden does have a problem". I have nothing to do with SD.

@mikethecabbie8476 5 лет назад

Remember seeing years ago a five-car pile-up on motorway; four cars written off, and a Volvo with a dented tailgate!

@herseem 5 лет назад

Well, due to moving from a highly-modified manual Allegro estate (no joke) with a high power-to-weight ratio, to a poverty-version Rover 800 with carburettor-fed O-series 8-valve automatic in a much heavier car with massively lower power-to-weight ratio, I ended up crashing into a Sierra coming the opposite way while I was trying to overtake a stationary milk float in the wet. The Sierra needed about 4 panels replaced. I had only a hole the size of a hockey puck missing out of the corner of the bumper.

@georgeetoile6686 4 года назад

My 1972 Volvo 145 Wagon was rear ended in a snow whiteout. Punched into the car ahead, spun and came to rest in right lane, then hit again on the right passenger door. Broken glass everywhere. Got cut fingers trying to open seat belt release. But walked away from it. Front end gone, tailgate gone and passenger door gone. I refused a writeoff and had it fixed. Drove it for 8 more years, then traded it in on a 1980 Volvo 240. After that I was sold on Volvos, and have now had 6 over the years.

@CaptainSeamus 4 года назад

Little sister was driving my moms 76 245 - she was stopped waiting for traffic to clear to turn left - and someone test driving a new Toyota didn't see her in time and hit it in the rear end. Totaled the Toyota (dropped the engine on the ground right there, plus airbags going off) We took a hammer and a 2x4 and popped the dent out of the tailgate... it didn't even break the glass...

@gregdcross 3 года назад

I had a 93 240 Estate - lite blue. Odd options package; heated seats, heated mirrors, AC, rear wiper, rear fog lamp, NO CRUISE CONTROL. Durable car. Bought it from a sessions drummer (drum kit fits in a 240 Estate) and sold it to another drummer.

@dodgedurango6591 5 лет назад

Wonderful content and excellent narration... stable over the years has included 1976 244DL fuel injected, 1978 245DL, 1982 DL Wagon, 1984 GLT Wagon turbo intercooled and currently 1982 DL Two-door 5 speed manual with button overdrive.

@bramschmitz99 4 года назад

Ive bought a 140 yesterday exactly like in the video for restoring. A lot of rust spots but im sure all the time will pay back. Let's start this adventure !

@BigCar2 4 года назад

Good luck. Sounds like a monster job!

@stavrosk.2868 3 года назад

In the seventies and eighties my father bought a (new) Volvo 244 and then a 245 GLT. We were a family of eight. Wonderful cars, safe, reliable, impressive.

@Pfsif 4 года назад

That Volvo 164 is gorgeous.

@benjaminsmith2287 4 года назад

Absolutely. The 164 was a regal design. A true beauty.

@marshalllucky Год назад

My uncle has a brand new 244DL in his barn , he used to run a volvo dealership that closed in 1979 , he also has a 360GLT with only 400 miles on the clock :-)

@Alniemi 2 года назад

I ABSOLUTELY love your channel! just found it, going to have lot of vids to catch up on!! Love automotive history, and youre writing and voice and editing are all top notch! seriously, some of the best ive seen!

@BigCar2 2 года назад

Glad you're enjoying them Alaric!

@jakespeed63 5 лет назад

As a longtime Volvo owner, I feel this was informative and well done 👍

@TenaciousE03 4 года назад

"Diesels were sourced from Volkswagen" Oh dear

@The1trueDave 3 года назад

Long before the 'Dirty Diesel' business fortunately!

@humushumus2219 3 года назад

If you think that is a problem you really don't know much about cars.

@torgeirbrandsnes1916 4 года назад

Great vlog as always! Did you know there is ONE Volvo 165. A boss at Torslanda wanted a wagon, so he got one made. It still is a driver.

@RennieAsh 2 года назад

Like that dude who ordered a bespoke V8 Aston Martin Cygnet aka Toyota iQ

@cromulence 5 лет назад

Outstanding content as always. Cannot wait for this channel to explode. You deserve millions of views. I've watched every single video so far, something I've yet to do with any other RU-vidr!

@dyhrsgarage 3 года назад

Really like your way of presenting facts… I’ve lot learn! 👍

@miljororforsprakpartiet290 3 года назад

0-100 kph in 9 seconds was actually pretty quick in 1981. Wasn't the norm in northern EU until somewhere around the mid 2000's.

@janbrien9907 5 лет назад

When I look at all the generic blobs of cars out there today, I'd rather walk. I'm still driving daily, all year-round my 1989 Volvo 240 here in Newfoundland. My sister bought in new and it spent the first 48,000km of its life in her garage. Sadly I am garage-less but I baby my car and hardly a week goes by that I don't get a compliment or an offer to buy.

@rightlanehog3151 4 года назад

Your car was probably built in Nova Scotia.

@danielfair4675 3 года назад

I have a '90 240dl wagon. 2nd owner & over 300,000 miles on it. I've owned it for 21 years.

@philipbrackpool2220 3 года назад

I had a 265, and it was bloody fantastic.

@Pjh495 2 года назад

very informative. My Dad always had Volvos since 1974 (244DL), then a 245 etc. He had a Thor in black in 1979. I loved that car, electric windows, alloy wheels, auto transmission, fuel injection, wider front lights with wash wipe and better seats etc, but ironically still lacking power steering and air con. Anyone know of any videos on it, or sales brochures, or anything really as I am really intrigued by this car - memory lane and all that

@enigma01011 3 года назад

love your thorough knowledge of the cars you revieuw thumbs up!!

@markusylitalo8376 2 года назад

Those whistling Volvos! From 140 -66 to 740 -89. The cars were developed from year to year and model to model but they couldn't get rid of the whistling sound from the front while driving. Until -89!:D:D Pay attention to this if you happen to see(and hear) one these Volvos.

@fourtyfivefudd Год назад

I actually REALLY like the door mounted warning light. My parents older cars always had at least a red reflector, and now out newer 2020 plus cars don’t have any, and one of them is a Subaru. so someone might not even see the door open in poor light. I don’t understand why they didn’t include them. It should be standard. So simple and cheap yet useful.

@michaelplunkett8059 Год назад

Our Buicks had those double lights at the bottom outside edge of the interior. While shining forward to illuminate puddles, ground and red shining aft to give oncoming traffic notice of the opened door. Helpful with a door 5 feet long in the coupe.

@thomasgray5406 3 года назад

Good video as ever but missed a few interesting points. First, the 140 series introduced dual fuel lpg versions also available in the 240/260 variants (obviously, not diesel), indeed our 144 was such a car and you could flick fuels in transit. Bizarrely, the handbrake was to the right of the driver's seat. Second, the seatbelt 'off' light was also quite novel on the 140s/160s onwards. Third the 2127 cc and 2315cc B series engines were not new, they were primarily modernised versions of the old 1781cc and 1986cc B engines; ironically, the 1986cc was reintroduced towards the end of the 240s production. Fourth, no mention of the GLT, we had one which was a popular higher spec version but I prefer the 260. Fifth, no mention of day running lights, very unusual in those days.. Sixth, the 2849cc (formerly 2664cc) engine in collaboration with Renault was used in many cars, including the De Lorean, Alpine and Renault 30. The 740 was nowhere near as robust as the 240/260.

@mikekalinchenkov7341 5 лет назад

Awesome video, thank you, Big Car! :)

@Conalgal 4 года назад

Where does the 480ES fit in with timescale and looks. I just loved that car when it came out but could never afford one. In the 80’s when I just started driving. It was so different and sporty compared to the standard volvos on the rd. Not sure if there is enough in that car for a vid on its own. But some info would be good. Am a recent subscriber. Loving the uploads. Cheers Conal.

@caustic9999 3 года назад

A cult car if there ever was one. Almost every decent Indie film, features at least one shot with a 240 in it.

@Chriswizzv12 5 лет назад

We had a 340 new on a E plate, then dad upgraded to a 740 with a special order 2.3 engine new on a F plate, the 2.3 was wanted to help tow the caravan. I certainly have a soft spot for big Volvos.

@johnburns4017 4 года назад

The 240 has a 144 body that was introduced in 1966. The 144 was designed to compete with the _Austin Cambridge._

@briankelvindiffey3006 5 лет назад

Great video once again. I owned a 1987 estate with the French V 6. Strong Swedish stuff. Normaly the swedes are uncomplicated and direct but with the vehicle descriptions they seem to have lost the script..

@kewlbean 5 лет назад

Another wonderful video. Thank you.

@heymikeyh9577 5 лет назад

Picky point at ~1:49: headrests were mandated in the US in 1968, so the 140s had them here from at least that time…

@tonyspyrou2450 3 года назад

My dad had one in the 70s great car so reliable

@TraustiGeir Год назад

Many refer to this model as a "brick" and rightly so. In Iceland, it's known as the "tank".

@darrensmith6999 5 лет назад

Great Video as Always thoroughly enjoyed it thank you :)

@benjaminsmith2287 4 года назад

I would put an asterisk to the 240 outliving the 700 series. The 700 series just was renamed and face-lifted into the 900 series and got SIPS and a better 6 cylinder for the 960 vs. 760 and the 960 got a composite leaf spring rear suspension. It was basically the same car with a face lift. The 900 series went until 1998.

@majorfrost8206 5 лет назад

The 140 styling was so much better, hated the cow catcher on the 240. At least it was still rear wheel drive. My '72 145 was one of the best cars I ever had, it saved my life.

@anarfox 4 года назад

This is just hearsay so take it with a grain of salt, but according to what I have heard, the 243 was a police car. So the side with two doors was the right side (towards the curb in Sweden).

@doctorsocrates4413 2 года назад

I bought one for £200...when I picked her up she was covered in crap in a stable..took her home and cleaned her up and that fantastic car gave me 15 years service...terrific cars which would still sell now.

@erik_dk842 Год назад

Sure. With all that interior space relative to outside dimension, not to mention the excellent fuel economy and the lack of wind noise.

@MJA5 4 года назад

very nice rundown.

@minidriversouthsweden5137 4 года назад

I’ve been driving a Volvo 245 estate and it was a great car

@swenleis2364 5 лет назад

243..3 door..sounds like a cab-taxi version..nice we did run 240´s 740´s and a 960 as cabby´s from 94 to 2014

@SimonTekConley Год назад

I had a 1976 264. So I knew the DeLorean part.

@dogcowrph Год назад

I loved my Volvo wagon. It saved my life. It rolled over about five times.

@sputumtube 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed this. I drive an S80 D5 SE LUX and the only problem I've ever had with it is the CD player which still doesn't work and nobody at all, anywhere, seems to ba able to fix including Volvo themselves!

@terence8127 4 года назад

I had a 1970 144S which I owned for 15 years. The only thing it needed in all that time was a clutch. My next Volvo was a 440 which was not as good. It had a faint tapping from the engine which only I could hear apparently. It drove me mad.

@vondahe 4 года назад

As Dudley Moore’s advertising exec character famously said in the comedy Crazy People “they’re boxy but good”.

@goguhu 3 года назад

The 262C was one of my dream cars ... till I learned that there were other cars than Volvo :)

@Quince828 6 месяцев назад

I still have my Volvo high mileage club badge and a I ❤ my Volvo bumper sticker. I drove it across Canada and back with family and a camper trailer in tow. Sadly the body hardware was terrible and the car rotted away.

@Radsinqer 5 лет назад

Thanks for the vid; Love our 85 245 with IPD suspension goodies.

@spiritof6986 3 года назад

I rolled my girlfriends dad's 240 estate over into a field. I'd only been driving for a few months and tried overtaking a moggie on a bend. Over she went,3 or 4 rolls with me,my girlfriend,my best mate and his girlfriend in the car. It ended up on it's side. John hurt his shoulder and i sprained both wrists. The girls were just shaken up. Me and John righted it and i doubted it would restart but it did. I drove it out of the field onto the road and couldn't drive over 30mph because it was pulling really heavily to the left. Longer story short,it ended up with a twisted chassis. 6 months old top of the range(GLE as I remember?). Sarah's dad never leant me it again..... Thing is,we all came out okay. I was doing about 70mph on the bend and must have started rolling at about 50mph and if we'd of been in my off the road 13yr old Anglia, we'd of probably been a proper mess or more likely all dead. One very tough motor.