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1972P1800ES’s 1972 Volvo P1800ES
I’ve owned the car for over 16yrs and enjoy driving it during the summer. Did 90% of the work on the car myself and help other 1800 owners who can’t find anyone to work on their cars. My car has a modified B20 4 cylinder …
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- 22 Votes
- 20 Comments
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MichaelYount’s 1982 Volvo "282"-5.0L
2nd owner 242 - restomod - 5.0L efi Ford power; T5z tranny; Ford 8.8” rear; Truetrac posi - 3.55; IPD/Bilstein suspension; 2960 lbs.
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- 15 Votes
- Four Comments
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Greg Voth’s 1984 Volvo 245 5.0 V8
Just a run of the mill V8 Volvo. Bought this in 2010 for $3000. It looks nicer than it is since you cant see the rust in the photos. It settles my want for a V8 and is much cheaper than a CTS-V or GTO. …
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- Nine Comments
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acnvolvo’s 1973 Volvo 1800ES
Our SCCA F Production race car with Volvo Bill behind the wheel took 2nd place in the CFR SCCA 2010 points championship. I finished in 4th. We had a DNF free season and the car finished on the podium at all race weekends. Bill had …
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- 13 Votes
- Five Comments
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i_drift_volvos’s 1986 Volvo 245 dl
355 sbc brodix street heads brodix hv intake Holley carb muncie m21 ford 8.8 rearend Kaplhenke Racing Suspension bunch of other junk
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- 10 Votes
- Nine Comments
- Two Updates
11110000’s 1983 Volvo 240
I’ve had this car for 16 years. The result of a (very) slow transformation from daily driver to track machine, this ‘83 240 has finally retired from being my primary transportation and is beginning to earn its stripes on the auto-x circuit. Stripped out and …
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- Nine Votes
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skunkman’s 1988 Volvo 745 ti
- The Good a. Razorwire Custom Coils (lowered 1.5”) b. Tokico Blue Shocks & Struts c. Zimmerman Crossdrilled Rotors & Ceramic Pads (All around) d. New E-brake hardware and shoes e. Custom 2.5” exhaust from Downpipe to rear. (only 1 muffler) f. IPD 25mm front …
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- Nine Votes
- Two Comments
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Shaun’s 1995 Volvo 855 Olive Green t5-r
One of a few olive green t5-rs in the U.S. 17 psi ecu remap, 3” downpipe, cat back 2.5” IPD exhuast, IPD sways, Koni yellows, and well maintained. Recently installed a young angle flange 16t. Pulls harder for much longer now. Later bigger brakes on …
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- Nine Votes
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acnvolvo’s 1971 Volvo 1800E
A fun streeter with competition potental. B20E oversize engine, 4speed O/D J type transmission, red/red-black. R sport suspension. All this car needs are cosmetics.
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- Nine Votes
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acnvolvo’s 1967 Volvo 132 (Amazon)
Bill’s street “Rat Rod”. Converted from dual SU carbs to B20E fuel injected engine. J type o/d trans. Custom interior, custom from and rear bumpers, Superlite rims with Sumitomo tires. Fuel cell. This car also has A/C! Been working on this one for eight years …
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- Nine Votes
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skunkman’s 1970 Volvo 142s
New Toy! 1970 Volvo 142S, Midnight blue/Tan cloth, 138xxx miles, B20 2.0 liter 4 cylinder, M40 4-speed transmission, IPD Weber carb Conversion and alloy rocker cover, 122 AM Radio in NOS Metra faceplate with Sony speaker and hidden antenna, Painted steelies with bullet centers and …
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- Seven Votes
- One Comment
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volvoclearinghouse’s 1967 Volvo 122 Estate
Bought from a guy up in MD, included a full fiberglass front clip (now on a 122S) and enough spares to fill the entire back area, seats down. Not currently running, but is a set of SU carbs and a tuneup away from being a …
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- Seven Votes
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volvo240DLpower’s 1986 Volvo 240 DL Wagon
This is my 86 Volvo 240 DL Wagon with 52k miles. I recently purchased it and it’s all original and unrestored. I’m using it as a daily driver and to haul my family of 7. Hope you like the pics.
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- Seven Votes
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RedBrik’s 1991 Volvo 755
What do you get when you swipe a 194 crank horsepower 2.4 liter low pressure turbo 5 cylinder motor out of a Volvo Cross Country and transplant it into a 1991 Volvo 740 wagon? You make yourself a Volvo 755! What happens when you disregard …
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- Six Votes
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Hoop’s 1989 Volvo 240 Estate
The Sweed Steed, 275,000 miles and still going!
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- Six Votes
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volvo850gst’s Volvo 850 T5
Scca member, very future full racer, 1994 volvo 850 with T5 conversion, remapped ecu, 3inch down pipe to cat to 3inch pipe pre muffler deleted to Apex N1 can, upgraded turbo 17psi, flashed TCM, Type R MBC, Blitz BOF, CBV block off, race preped motor …
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- Six Votes
- Two Comments
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Aaron_Povoledo’s 2011 Volvo K-PAX Racing C 30
World Challenge Touring Class Spec. Engine: Stock 2.5L, 5 cyldr, 20 Valve Turbo Transmission: Stock 6sp manual Suspension: Stock front strut / rear multi link Shocks:JRZ 3 way adjustable Tires: Pirelli P Zero racing slicks (verrrry gripy) Wheels: K-PAX Racing exclusive BBS 17” alloys Base …
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- Five Votes
- One Comment
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volvogeek’s 1986 Volvo 245
Purchased for $1300 to replace (now ex-)wife’s crashed 855R. Didn’t want her wrecking this one too, so I kept it and started modifying. Coilovers, Bilstein HDs, iPd 28/25mm sways, Kaplhenke endlinks, Avalanche Performance 25/32mm 5x108 wheel spacers and underdrive pulley, Volvo OEM ‘Thor’ 17x7.5 wheels, …
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- Five Votes
- Two Comments
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larsenken’s 1971 Volvo P1800E
Just acquired this car. Runs and drives, looks good from twenty feet.
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- Four Votes
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HandyAndy’s 1991 Volvo 740 Wagon
Powered by a 5.0 V8 with AOD. IPD sway bars, Bilstein HDs, E Code headlights, Recaro seats plus a few other mods. It has plenty of cargo space, handles quite well, brisk acceleration and best of all it’s a sleeper!
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- Four Votes
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KJR111’s 1987 Volvo 240 DL (Turbo)
1987 Volvo 240 DL -‘93 B230FT swap out of a 940 -LH2.2 igntion and fuel computers out of a 740 -Mitsubishi TD05-12B water and oil cooled turbo -Huge Intercooler out of a 740 -AW70 Auto tranny (hopefully soon swapped out for an M46 or M47 …
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- Four Votes
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DukeOfUndersteer’s 1995 Volvo Family Truckster
Picked it up for $500. Down compression in one cylinder. Black on black, fully loaded! New baby carrier!
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- Four Votes
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BobOfTheFuture’s 1990 Volvo 240 DL
My new Rallycrosser. Hope to get it ready for stages pretty soon.
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- Three Votes
- Three Comments
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Lugnut’s 1986 Volvo 1986 745ti
1986 Volvo 740 turbo wagon 4 speed + OD M46 transmission Now running on Hankook Winter iPikes.
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- Three Votes
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mark_850t’s 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo
All go, no show, and it goes quite well. Mega sleeper. Ran a 14.0 in 97 degree Florida heat, hope to get into the low 13s next summer, which will be very easy. Mods below T3/T4 .58 trim turbo 3 X12 X 31” intercooler 3 …
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- Three Votes
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davidishida’s 1997 Volvo 850 T-5
1997 850 T-5 Mystic Silver Metallic | OBX 3” DP with 2.5” Turbo-Back SS Exhaust | Adjusted Actuator Rod | OEM R Spoiler | HIDs | Eibach Springs | K&N Filter | 850 R ECU | iPd Front Strut Brace ~240 bhp and 236 ft/lb …
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98v70t5girl’s 1998 Volvo V70 T-5
This is something that will be a project for both my son, who is just turned 16. We live in an $$$$ area where mommy and daddy will go down and by thier kid a brand new “what ever you want dear” car. Unfortunately I …
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- Two Votes
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EvanB’s 1992 Volvo 745 Turbo
Solid brick with high miles. All stock at the moment but I know I will turn up the boost sometime.
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- One Vote
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Clarty’s 1999 Volvo V70XC
Mrs. Clarty’s sled. Yes it’s dorkweed, but it has a Road America sticker on the back AND—AND—IPD front swaybar end links!! Cops don’t even notice them! It’s also the first automatic she’s ever owned! Sassy!
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Eric Moberg’s 1989 Volvo GMC/FE-6 Box Truck
BMW M stripes, with sleeper, drive one of the racecars right into the back, and tow another behind. Lots of room for the tools and spares.
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volvogeek’s 1985 Volvo 245
$400 beater, needs a LOT of work. Keeping it as my beater, not doing much other than making it dead-nuts reliable. Added 16” Volvo OEM Hydra wheels with 205/55-16 Kumho Ecsta EST tires (‘winter’ wheels from my ‘86 245). Cut springs, roof rack and stock …
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westsidetalon’s 1995 Volvo 850 turbo wagon
Grocery Gitr , European hardtop El Camino, lowered, 17” Volans, Swedish Solution serviced, ask for Matt
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Strike_Zero’s 1988 Volvo 780
New to the family … I have evil plan for this one :D
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Asylum67’s 1984 Volvo 245 DL Wagon
A nice little old lady sold me this wagon with only 312,000 miles on it. I figured the engine must be tired by now so I swapped it for a 5.0 liter V8 from a Mustang GT.
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skunkman’s 1999 Volvo V70R
Wife’s grocery getter. Just put in the 3rd transmission. It was cheaper to buy a V70 than to fix the tranny. She got bent as it was still in the driveway. I think she just missed the extra 100hp. Long story longer, she’s back in …
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hobiercr’s 1967 Volvo 1967 122S - Amazon
1967 Volvo Amazon with ~87,000 miles. Been parked for about the past 8 years in a garage <5 miles from my house. Thank you Craigslist!
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Barry’s 1964 Volvo PV 544
Just a fun car not a museum piece.
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Lugnut’s 1998 Volvo S70 T5M
1998 Volvo S70 T5 5 speed manual 17”x7” 850R Volan wheels 215/45-17 Yokohama s.Drives
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V8Reactor242’s 1980 Volvo 242 DL
Just getting her ready for a heart transplant.. Camaro V8 TPI engine swap to be exact. Still debating dumping my life savings into making her my dream Vo.
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SnoDrift’s 1988 Volvo 240 DL Wagon
-IPD Sport Swaybars -IPD Lowering Springs
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donalson’s 1991 Volvo 940 turbo wagon
The family hauler… should knock off low 14sec 1/4 mile times… ‘91 945ti (new family hauler) - tdo4hl - 16t | MBC set to about 15psi | TLAO fuel chip | Hi-Tuning EZK ignition chip | Browntop injectors (turbo ford 2.3 stuff) | 3” AMM …
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greggotgame’s 2001 Volvo V70 T5
It has the 3rd row long live the tail guner seat.
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jwdspitcrew’s 1999 Volvo V70
Black w/ sunroof and has a turbo.
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Rick4003’s 1995 Volvo 460
My everyday car, not a big trill to drive but you can pack it with almost everything :D 5 guys and three or four guitars is no problem :)
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mhershorn’s 2008 Volvo S40 T5
Silver with full factory aero kit.
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ptmeyer84’s 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo
Volvo 740 Turbo wagon Red 216,000 mi, M46 Pics to come
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bearmotorsports’s 1994 Volvo 940
Soooooo, When a car guy grows old he gets a cheap to buy used Volvo. Reliability still there though. So for 450$ CDN a project has been born. So after rebuilding both front doors with galvanised steel and respraying with gravel guard, repairing a baldly …
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dunnski’s 2002 Volvo S60 R clone
Nice, black on black 18” rims
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ea_sport’s 2007 Volvo XC-90
‘07 Volvo XC-90 3.2 with all options (Wife’s daily driver)
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K_Fox’s 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo
My trusty old Wagon. Been in my paws for 11 years and almost 300k miles, and is a true giggle to drive (very well sorted suspension). Pics to come soon, as I have to dig them out of the laptop.
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skunkman’s 1985 Volvo 245
Answered an add in a yahoo group. Stopped by and looked at this completely rust free non-running Seattle car.
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bfrance’s 1995 Volvo 855t
To quote a good friend “If you fold the back seats down, it doesn’t know that it’s not a truck.”
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AaronBaker’s 2000 Volvo S70
The daily driver with the luxury of air conditioning.
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Adrian_Thompson’s 2008 Volvo C30
Bone stock C30, Euro delivary, picked up on 6/28/08, drove the Nurburgring 6/30/08 :)
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rowleymyron’s 1970 Volvo 1800E
rolling restoration looks great from 10 feet away
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Brewster’s 2008 Volvo C30 Sport - Turbo5
Red Hot ride - took personal delivery in Gothenberg, Sweden direct from the factory!
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nik’s 1996 Volvo 850
Station vagon, converted to manual. In process of doing some more custom work. I want to replace interior plastic which is brittle at this time with aluminium. Also all interior lighting will be converted to LEDs, and heating and A/C will be simplified.
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halfastrotary’s 2005 Volvo XC90
Black with tan leather interior; T6 model (wow..twin turbos on an SUV)
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jakeb’s 1992 Volvo 240 wagon
wafe’s DD….LS swap coming soon
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11110000’s 2006 Volvo S80 AWD
Here’s my DD - a Volvo S80 AWD. It’s been a dependable and capable machine that does a lot of things really well. It has a lot of things in common with great icons in motorsport, like a 5-cyl turbo motor and electronically controlled AWD, …
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Josh’s 2005 Volvo V70R
Titanium Grey/Nordkap Leather. 300 HP turbo 5-cylinder, 4-C electronically controlled dampers, 6-speed manual, killer factory stereo, OE roof racks and seating for 7. This thing is sweet.
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ndotym’s 2007 Volvo s40 2.4I
Factory IPD rear bar Billsteins, struts and shocks. debadged
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