Rare 1980 Volvo Diesel Wagon - Excellent Condition! - $7000

[markgiunta]

What better item can you spend your stimulus money on than this baby? Maybe you realize the end of normal life is here and you want to run your car on biodiesel. Maybe you just want take life a bit slower to enjoy the old days. Regardless, it's time for me to let this classic go to another enthusiast.

A bit over 3 years ago, we purchased this 1980 265 diesel wagon. Green over tan interior, 3 speed automatic transmission, excellent condition inside and out. 153,122 original miles. The original owner had this car until he sold it in 2011. It has been in the hands of collectors since. Just a few things that have been done over the past 9,000 miles:

several oil changes and new glow plugs
timing belt changed at 144k miles
new tires
new belts
new brakes
new Bilstein struts/shocks
new transmission mount
new oil pressure sensor
a/c converted to R-134
rebuilt fuel injection pump
new stereo
** new transmission was put in at 131,000 miles

What a great car... it really takes you back in time when driving it. Cares seem to melt away, and the busy lifestyle we all have today, seems to not matter. This baby will cruise the interstate all day at 70 (it just takes a while to get there). Needs nothing. The interior is in great shape...exterior has a few nicks and scratches but looks great from 15 feet. The engine is a D24 which is actually made by Volkswagon. It is basically a non-turbo version of the famous D24T. We are located at the foothills of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. I have tons of pictures and am happy to share them through this link. If there is a specific area you want more detail on, just let me know. Asking $6000.



For more pics
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tKsfDJ91D8iNaQHg6

[v8volvo]

Looks like a beauty, nice color. Do you know if the round headlights and amber corner lenses were swapped in at some point? 1980 6 cylinder models (both diesel and the gas V6) would have come from the factory with quad rectangular headlamps and clear corner lenses, although the 4-cylinder gas engine cars did have this round/amber setup in 1980, final year before the rectangular/clear setup became standard across the line.

Maybe someone liked this look better and changed it over. Anyway a diesel with round headlamps is a rare item, and it looks good on your car.

Good luck with the sale, if it doesn't find a good home here, you might consider submitting to Bring A Trailer -- well preserved original survivor vehicles like yours seem to have a good audience and market there.

[markgiunta]

Thank you for the kind words. It is pretty special. If I don’t get serious movement in a couple weeks I was going to list it on BAT.

Interesting. I always thought the round headlights came on the 1980 and that was what was so rare about the 1980. I will research it more. I don’t know about the amber corners, but will look into that too.

[smashed54]

my Canadian market 265 has quad round and auto. maybe from another market as you are so close to the border...

[v8volvo]

Originally Posted by smashed54

my Canadian market 265 has quad round and auto. maybe from another market as you are so close to the border...

That could be, good point, the Canada market cars were sometimes different.

The 1980 models are interesting in several other ways also. Only year when the diesel 200 series was technically a 260 (264/265), with a 260 VIN. 1982-85 they were considered 240s. As a 260, they also got some of the uplevel chrome trim and a front bumper chin spoiler that the 240 series cars didn't have, but they had manual windows and vinyl upholstery unlike the other 260 (GLE gas V6) cars. In effect they are "260 DL" models, something that only existed for the diesel engine cars; same combination of body/trim options was not available for anything with a gas engine.

They are also the only year when the diesel engine was sold in a chassis with the early style "small" dashboard, early style narrow wagon taillamps, and early style side mirrors. And the '80 cars had the one-year-only early style engine design with 11mm multiple-use headbolts instead of the later 12mm TTY bolts, and larger 32cc prechambers and a different IP and timing spec. So, interesting cars all around, and with some nice features especially for those who prefer the early style 200 series dash and body. I liked mine and it was nowhere near as nice as yours.

Again, great looking car, no doubt you will find a happy buyer even if it takes a little waiting thanks to the current situation.

[markgiunta]

I didn’t know that about the dashboard. Very interesting!

[19misha72]

Добрый день. Очень прекрасный volvo265 d24.Универсал для путишествий .7 литров на 100км .