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72 142E - $350. Should I do it? 140-160 1972

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posted by  matt b on  Tue Mar 17 02:58 CST 2009
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agreed that the rust and automatic pretty much rule this one out as a restoration project... agreed, it's a parts car.

THat said though... if you're really interested in older Volvos, this could be a good 'learner' for you. Get the feel for them, get your hands dirty on one until you find a good one. And when you do find a good one, well.... you've got a cars worth of parts.

Pretty easy swap from auto to manual (though probably not worth the effort or cost), pretty easy to swap to SU carbs (probably not worth the cost)

I bought a 142e parts car some time ago... it became my daily driver for nearly two years, and still ran great when I finally did get around to taking it apart... Goes to show you never can tell...



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