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1971 142 S - Nicknamed "Dutchess" by my streetrodding high school buddy. My dad bought it in the early 80s for my sister. But she couldn't stand the manual choke, so it was given to me. I killed it in '89 in a head-on. It was given to our family doctor who owned a body shop that worked on Volvos. (I literally cried when it was towed to the shop.) Five years later that doctor still had it and in a moment of irrational passion I bought it back with the intention of restoring it. Years later it remained in the garaged untouched, so once again I let it go, this time to an independent mechanic who also works on Volvos.
1973 144 E - Owned by my Dad sometime in the mid 80s. Got rid of it a few months later because a previous owner played Chief Engineer Scotty on the electrical system and screwed up many things.
1978 242 DL - Owned it after Dutchess died from 1989 to 1990. Gave it to my Mom for a trade-in on a new Bimmer. In return she gave me...
1984 244 DL - "Bob the Butterscotch Beast". Purchased by above-referenced Mom after she was impressed by Dutchess. Bob only had 3000 miles on him because he was driven by the dealer's wife and was used as a demo. I think my Mom bought Bob in 1985 (he was built in February 1984 in Canada), and she gave him to me in 1990 with 34,000 miles on him. He's my daily driver.
1982 244 DL - "Money Pit". A good engine and decent tranny. Everything else fell apart, was falling apart, or would fall apart immediately after I got the title. Bought it for my ex-wife in 1997. We're still friends so I continued to maintain it. After another wiring harness headed south, her mother bought a Geo Prism for her and I donated Money Pit to a local charity.
Whew. Didn't mean to bore anyone, but so few people want to hear my Volvo stories. When I'm old and gray, I'll probably end up on a park bench telling this to the pigeons.
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