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1993 Volvo 240 Wagon Classic Edition

This is how they should have come from the factory:
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JohnMc said:
Another interesting tidbit about the Classic's - apparently the body assembly guys were initialling the cars as they went down the line. It's easier to see in the sedans, on the wagons it's under the rear cargo deck, but if you take off the right side cubby hole lid and look under the sound insulation mat at the front edge (in front of the fuel filler tube) you'll probably see something. Looks like they used a mig/tig or something to weld letters onto the sheet metal.

The theory on whether or not there were the *actual* last 1600 cars of the 240 production line runs hot and cold. Apparently there are some non-Classic cars with higher VIN numbers. But that doesn't necessarily mean the VIN's were always assigned sequentially. And the higher numbers aren't in close proximity to the Classic VIN range. I think the initials welded onto the cars is a pretty good hint that they might have been the last cars out, as they probably weren't tagging the whole last (half) year's production run of 240's.
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Is this what you are referring to under the sound mat. The right side has the "X" the left side has the "5"
You think these are Swedish Graffiti marks saying goodbye to the last 1600? I would love to learn more about this.
Where can I go? There are so many myths and facts spread about the "Classics". I love it!
 
another option for getting yourself a tach (plus filling a blank in the center)
is the small tach (52mm) you can put that in one of the blank squares (obviously not the one that has your production number lol) or you can get the three gauge cluster from the center of a 240 turbo and put the small tach in place of the turbo gauge (thats how my moms was when she got it, looks great)

nice car! keep it that way ;-)
 
I just picked up some Scorpius wheels if any of you guys are interested. They have mud and snow tires on them now. They would be perfect for snow tires.
 
Are the body coloured mirros and grille unique to the Classic?

Makes the car look quite modern in that colour.


I read somewhere that the Volvo 240s were made in Malaysia up until 1996, is this true?
 
Chris_R said:
Someone is very proud of theirs...
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/2467700257.html
But at least he/she gives TB a shout.
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I have a 1993 Volvo 240 "Classic- Special Edition" Station Wagon:
200,078 Beautiful 5-speed. Cold AC, All Maintenance Up to Date.
$7,500 or highest offer.

Email if seriously interested. I screen my inbox!

More photos here:
http://s1091.photobucket.com/albums/i397/tico240911/

Follow the Forum Fun here:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5352961-Why-is-this-Volvo-240-7-500
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=239644&highlight=johnmc

National CL search for Volvo 240 5 speed wagon:
http://www.searchtempest.com/result...=1&keytype=adv&minAsk=&maxAsk=3500&subcat=cto

Tweet this to your Friends!!!
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Hey, that link has my name embedded in it - they were searching for my posts!

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Yeah, I almost didn't post the link since I thought you might be involved somehow... but then remembered that you're in St. Louis.
 
PS: I took a couple of pics of the visible 'initials' on my car yesterday, byt then photobucket seemed to be down and I couldn't upload them. Similar to the above - one letter visible one either side, but not the same letters as above.
 
JohnMc said:
The general theory is that the cars were evenly split between sedans and wagons, and teal green and ruby red (both unique colors for the 240, but used on other later Volvo models).
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I have a '93 non-Classic 244 (built 12/92) with metallic burgundy paint. Is that a different color than the Classic Ruby Red? All the other 240's I've ever seen in burgundy aren't metallic.
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