Retro 1990’s Volvo 740 Brick

Nice!
Like the wheels 👍

Bookmarked! Grew up in these. Lovely honest cars.
Thom

The car arrived early on Saturday morning, dropped off by a lovely bloke called John. A quick chat revealed he actually works for Citroen moving cars between dealerships and this was helping fill in the gaps between jobs.



The plan was to spend the afternoon trying to get her started and see how she runs. Unfortunately I managed to badly cut my hand on some barbed wire walking the dogs later that morning so put a stop to any car activities. I thought I would use the time to take a look over the car and see what I have bought.



The engine is a B230F and under the bonnet it looks pretty clean. It looks to have had an oil leak at some point as the block is covered in oil, so will give it a bit of a clean up at some point. I will also change the seal on the oil cap as no doubt this is worn. The rest of the car looks solid, just very grim on the outside and needs a proper deep clean to remove the dirt and grime. Inside is no better and needs a proper valet to remove the dirt.

The drivers seat has a split in the seam on base where the stitching has come undone, and its come away from the frame. I can get it re-stitched, but unsure how to affix it properly. No rips of tears in the other seats and seems in good condition. Apparently the sunroof can get jammed when closing, and the rear window is slow to go up, so these will need investigation. Also the rear wiper doesn't work so might need a new motor. I also need to reattach some of the trim panels as these have come loose over time.





Looking in the glovebox I found some CD's from the previous owner, not a bad selection. He was a sound engineer and loves his music.



Also in the glovebox I found some history with the car which was handy. From what I can see it was purchased by the last owner in 2018 from Dorset and lived for the last couple of years in South Kensington before the couple moved to the New Forest. I don't have any of the original booklets on the car, but from the receipts I can see its had the following in terms of work:


2018

Cambelt + Tensioner and Front Seals

ARB Bushes

Handbrake Cables

Thermostat

2 Rear Shocks

New Front bushes, control arms and drop links

Gearbox and Rear Diff Oil change

Rocker Cover Gasket

Brake Fluid Change


2019

2 x Tyres

1 x Exhaust System as the original cat was stolen

1 x Radiator

1 x Battery


I have all the service items already so will replace the sparks, oil and filters. I haven't bought HT leads, so will see how I get on.

The big issue I can notice is the drivers footwell is wet, so need to check where the leak is coming from. The seats need to come out for cleaning, so will remove the carpet and underlay and get it dried out properly. Hopefully it hasn't rotted the floor.

Thanks. I'll take up the carpet and check all the usual faults and see what I can find. Fingers crossed its a simple easy fix. 

Currently been sat in my garage not being used. WFH full time, and having access to another car means it doesn’t get used. 

actually going up for sale this week. 

Love the wheels.

Never seen them before.

This is what they look like normally:

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