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don't be too suprised by what you find in the Euro market for the 240 as well as other older Volvo's, I'm sure what you dig up will probably knock your socks off!
The reason why these options were not available to the rest of Volvo's market, was b/c there were far fewer who would be interested in purchasing a Volvo in the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's and even into the 90's. Volvo does not have a large of a following as, lets say, BMW who has numerous groups, web pages etc. of fans who all share in the enjoyment of ownership.
As a result, there were far less options available to the N. American market for Volvo options.
Unfortunately, this trend continues today, where Ford still does not know how to position Volvo in the overcrowded automotive market, where once big-wigs (BMW and MB) are slowly being overshadowed by their highly reputable Japenese competitors.
In the Scandanavian countries, Volvo is/was often seen as the equivalent to Ford, in the way the would offer a wide range of options for automotive buyers.
If you do a google search, I'm sure you'll find some very interesting older Volvo's with options you never thought possible....I know this cause I've done this for my e30 BMW's as well as for older 240's and, 140's. Overall, my fasination for Volvo stops there, as all others IMO, are not quite Volvo-enough for my liking (I prefer the plain-Jane, tanks of the 70's and 80's).
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