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About the 140s, which are definitely my favorite of the Volvos... (maybe because i own one, who knows) The older it is, generally the less creature comforts will come stock in it. The 67-72 had the lightest weight bumpers with no shocks on them and the small front turn signals. The 67-70 had the aluminum one piece grill, the 71-72 had the three peice grill with the center rectangle part, and then the 73-74 had a different looking three piece grill. The 73-74 models have the early 240 style interior along with the amenities and the comfort of a real ventilation system, although they are QUITE a pain i hear to get to the heater motor and what ever else lies behind the dash. The 73 models had the same style of bumper as the earlier ones but was slightly thicker material and was mounted with bumper shocks as opposed to just bolted to the "frame". The 74 models also were shock mounted, but they were BIG bumpers... The 73 and 74 i think also had different rear taillights, but maybe it was just the 74 that had different ones. Also, somewhere along those lines, the rear defroster changed from some ducting to the rear window to a newer style defroster wire on the window type thing.
Then onto the motors... I don't really know much about the motor specifics, but i do know some stuff. The 67-68 models came ORIGINALLY with the b18 motor, in two or three different forms, and then the 69-70 models came with the b20 with two or three different forms. The 71 model 140s have the b20E engine with the highest compression and the highest factory output of all the 140 series cars. The 72-74 models had the b20F motor, which has lower compression and lower output. The 74 motors are said to be the best for modifying, if you're into that kind of thing =D. (i've got a 74 block in my 68 142) And i can't remember what else i was going to say. Except for the auto vs manual topic, the auto is quite a bit slower, less fun, has reduced gas mileage, and can be a bit of a hag. But it can go on forever i think if properly taken care of. The manual transmissions (m40=4spd, m41=4spd+OD), are much livelier and more fun and more frugal on the gas. They can go on forever as well, even if neglected(not recommended), but they can get noisy and be slightly finicky and still keep on going. (last year i snapped first gear in a worn out m40 drag racing, and still drove the car around for 600 miles with chunks in there and without replacing the fluid even for the first couple 2-300 miles of it...)
And that's what i have to say. Hopefully it'll be of some help. And there are things that i have missed out on, and there might be some other minor differences that i didn't get all correctly stated. But yeah, that's that, and then the main thing is, GET A GOOD BODY! =D Happy hunting! PEace,
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Kyle - attending Ore. State, while my lil '68 142 (256k, 74 b20, m40, iPd bars, other misc... =D) waits for its next outing... (My Cardomain site)
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