Private Seller
Covington, WA 98042
My first encounter with this classic 242DL “Flat hood” two-door came in 1990 when my daughter’s high-school boyfriend purchased it from Ravenna Volvo here in Seattle. At the end of that senior year, he stored it in his parent’s garage when leaving for college (followed by law school). Remembering my love of Volvos, he contacted me in 1997 and I purchased it from him with only 27,000 miles. Having spent its entire life here in snow-free Western Washington State, the coupe has always been garaged, maintained and kept out of our rainy weather. There’s been absolutely no exposure to any rust-producing road salts. We’re downsizing for retirement and moving out of state to live near our daughter and her family, so it’s sadly time to part with our twenty-five-year mechanical family member. Here’s a brief description of the condition:
The Ice Blue paint was redone to the factory color seven years ago. You won’t find any scratches, dents, fading clearcoat, or front-end rock chips. I had the shop source a replacement right-front fender at the time as there was a softball-sized shopping cart dent behind the wheel well and I didn’t want it filled with Bondo. I’ve included a photo of the dented fender before the car went in for paint. The windshield was also replaced at that time (I still have the factory chrome trim if wanted). There are no bulls-eye chips or cracks, and all other glass is original. Back in 1999 we searched for a set of vintage Virago’s but I loved the 15-inch Volvo DRACO alloys on my 740 Turbo Wagon at the time and located a set of them instead. Each is straight and true with no curb rash. The four matching 195/60R15 touring radials have at least 90% remaining tread all-around. The photos show the original factory Volvo spare and jack are still stored in the trunk.
On the interior, all gauges function including the dash tach and clock. The factory AM-FM radio works fine but plays only from the left door speaker. Excellent original upholstery and headliner. The carpets have been protected for years with RENSI fitted mats, but there is heel wear on the driver’s side carpet. As is often the bane of all Volvo 240 series owners, a new blower motor switch (or motor) is needed. I’ve rarely driven the car much in the winter and haven’t needed the fan to operate. The heater and vents pump out plenty of air while driving all on their own.
The original red block B-21F is still in place fed by stock K-Jet fuel injection. Neither has ever experienced any large problems. Regular oil changes have always been done. No issues ever with the M45 four-speed transmission. My mechanic replaced the clutch and machined the flywheel at 70K miles in 2012. IPD front and rear sway bars and firewall stabilizer struts were added that same year. I personally replaced the old plastic factory belly pan with an IPD aluminum skid plate. Because of low miles the engine has never needed to be apart. Volvo recommends a timing belt replacement every 50,000 miles and it was done at the 55K mile mark back in 2007 as evidenced by the cover sticker. I recently purchased a complete IPD timing belt replacement kit (including a new water pump) expecting to tackle the fairly easy task myself in a year or so as 95,000 miles approached. I’ll be sure to include the kit for the next caretaker.
Please feel free to ask any questions. As a vintage collector for many decades I have much experience shipping cars nationwide and around the world. I’m happy to help with the process now to be sure this car gets to its next caretaker quickly and without any issues. They’ll have a great classic ride to enjoy for decades to come!
| Year: | 1980 |
| Make: | Volvo |
| Model: | 242 |
| Mileage: | |
| Exterior Color: | Ice Blue |
| Interior Color: | Medium Blue |
| Trim: | DL |
| Body: | 2-Dr Coupe |
| Stock: | |
| Engine Size: | B-21F 4-Cylinder |
| Transmission: | 4-Speed Manual |
| Vin: | VC24245A1183391 |
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