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MC:
Production notes for 1990:
1990 - New front end styling for 740 series cars with large flush headlights, lower and more steeply raked grille, new front bumper with integrated front spoiler and the taillights from the 780. New base 740 introduced with no sunroof and non-illuminated vanity mirror. 740GL loses power features on sunroof. The lower end 740s had black vertical-bar grilles, while the 740GLE had a chrome grille and the Turbo had a black egg-crate grille. All 700 series cars had air bags in the steering wheel. 760 gains taillights from 780. All B230FT engines gained new Turbos for better driveability and more power. 780 base model gained the mesh wheels of the 780T, and had a chrome vertical-bar grille to make it unique. The 780T gained the new Turbo along with the Turbo + kit for more power than ever before. 740 Turbo gained 16" 5-spoke swept design wheels. Last year for 740T sedan. Some 740 Turbos have the M47 series II transmission from the base 740 installed.
I don't know what to tell you man. I'm not saying your wrong, but I have to ask if you are sure you checked the vehicle ID plate correctly and decoded it properly... my references don't indicate any fundamental change in body design by Volvo in 1990, and I'm not aware that they changed anythinbg in terms of the body and layout except cosmetics from 1985-1993. Maybe they changed it with the rearend lighting change, but I can't imagine they would have fundamentally altered the vehicle.
good luck,
rt
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