Chevrolet 350 V8-powered Volvo 262 Bertone Coupe

[Bubs360]

Sorry for the crappy cell-phone pics. It's an already interesting and rather rare Volvo 262 coupe, an odd and ill-proportioned car, yet so incredibly awesome. This example is for sale and equipped with a 350 c.i Chevrolet motor that looks like a pretty clean swap. What a sleeper!

 

[otispunkmeyer]

aside from those crap american bumpers that thing is beautiful

 

[killpanda]

The American headlights are pretty ugly too.

Looks great otherwise ^^

 

[prizrak]

Definitely a brick on wheels but I have seen a 240DL with some nice new paint and headlights and that looks pretty cool.

 

[Posmo]

Volvos suck.

Big time.

Trust me, I have to drive one..

 

[torqueless]

volvos do NOT suck.

trust me. i drive one too.

 

[avanti]

Real Volvos rock!

 

[Heyl]

This is a way cooler V8 Volvo, 240 with XC90 V8

 

[JipJopJones]

There is a guy in North Vancouver who has a 240 with a 350 V8 in it. It sounds so mean, and it rips really fast.

 

[The_Finn]

This is a way cooler V8 Volvo, 240 with XC90 V8

too low volvo is toooooooooooo low

 

[MattD1zzl3]

aside from those crap american bumpers

Sorry we like to have our cars not crumble on impact...

When was EURO NCAP founded? 1997? America has been trying to make safer cars since NHTSA/NCAP was founded in 1979 (from several smaller agencies that had been around since the early 60's, when you lot were still cranking out exploding italian cars...)

 

[Ice_warmer]

hope this theard won't turn into america vs. europe thread ...

though what a car, curious about performance figures

 

[avanti]

Sorry we like to have our cars not crumble on impact...

we instead have our priorities straight, beauty before everything!!

 

[The_Finn]

Sorry we like to have our cars not crumble on impact...

When was EURO NCAP founded? 1997? America has been trying to make safer cars since NHTSA/NCAP was founded in 1979 (from several smaller agencies that had been around since the early 60's, when you lot were still cranking out exploding italian cars...)

while all of the above is true.... it still doesn't change the fact that most "american bumpers" from that era look like shit...

 

[bartboy9891]

while all of the above is true.... it still doesn't change the fact that most "american bumpers" from that era look like shit...

Also the bumpers may help in ~5mph collisions, but that's all they were designed to withstand.

 

[_HighVoltage_]

Volvos suck.

Big time.

Trust me, I have to drive one..

OI!!!

 

[AiR]

Sorry we like to have our bumpers not crumble on impact...

Fixed it for you.

Horrible lights and bumpers, but the rest could look nice with some TLC.

 

[Lupin_IV]

Uh, you guys do realize that the bumpers on the European Volvo 262s look exactly the same as the American ones, right?

 

[Bubs360]

Uh, you guys do realize that the bumpers on the European Volvo 262s look exactly the same as the American ones, right?

That, and so do the headlights, actually. Didn't someone say the "American" headlights are ugly?

 

[H0nzik]

^That's probably a reexport from NA or someone americanised his 262 on purpose, here's what the European version is supposed to look like:
https://pic.armedcats.net/h/h0/h0nzik/2009/04/18/262C-3.JPG