1979 Volvo 244 Solid Original Rust Free Car 117k Miles Must See Project Car! Nr on 2040-cars

Up for auction is my 1979 Volvo 244. This is a great, solid car with only 117,110 miles on it. It has been a project car of mine that I just don’t have time or money to complete. It a great example of an early 240 and will be awesome when the new owner finishes it off. I am the third owner, with the first owner having it from ’79-2001, then I got it from the second owner in 2005 or 2006 (I don’t remember!). 

The most notable thing about the car is the relatively low mileage and the solid rust free body. In addition, the interior is overall in excellent condition. The car has been sitting in my driveway for 3 years now and not driven. In the years when I first owned it I drove it and it runs and drives wonderfully. I had it repainted 2 summers ago by a local vocational-technical school and I drove it to and from their shop, it drove great then too.

This car is really solid. The floor pan, rocker panels and doors are all strong solid metal. I cannot find any rust under the car, you can bang on the floor and hear how solid it is. Look at the pics I have of the door sills and rockers, and the rear end floor.

The engine starts and runs strong. The interior and dash are in excellent shape for the age. There is only one small crack on the dash. All the glass is original. This car is not perfect, it has little issues (for example, the driver’s side speaker doesn’t work and the grille emblem fell out, etc) that will make it a great project car and someday it will be a show winner. I am sad to see it go and have described it as accurately as I could.

If your expectations are reasonable, you will definitely fall in love with this vintage Volvo! SEE BELOW FOR MANY DETAILED PICTURES

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This car is, overall, in very good, original condition.  As you walk around the car, or drive it, it is impressive to see the condition of all the items that you would expect to be a mess on a car of this vintage.  However, the car is not perfect. 

In the time I have owned it I have had the following work performed:

New OE Volvo Steel spare tire wells were welded in. There had been small amounts of rust on the spare wells which were repaired by an expert Volvo body guy. He also repaired some dents in the passenger side.

The car was repainted by the voc-tech school in Ford Cocoa Metallic Brown. There are some imperfections in the paint job, but it looks good from 5 feet away. I have some of the paint if you want to touch it up.

Complete tune up, fuel filter, cam seal, new battery, timing belt, water pump, transmission mount, exhaust pipe, oil pressure switch, oil change, have all been done in the last 6,000 miles or more recently.  The car runs strong.

I physically installed a rare tachometer into the cluster, however it is not yet wired up.

I rebuilt and recovered the seats with brown covers from a newer 240. The front seats were upgraded to the new (taller) style 240 seat. The rears were recovered and the rear arm rest is from a newer car, so it is too big.

THE BAD:

Because the car has been sitting, there could be issues that will only be revealed during daily use. I am disclosing everything I know about.

The heater fan is dead.

The auto tranny has a small fluid leak, I am told it is common and an easy fix.

It will need tires, the wheel/tire combo pictured on the car is not included however the original steel wheels and hubcaps are included (also pictured). The tires on those wheels are junk.

The brakes worked fine 2 summers ago, but I suspect they will need servicing/replacing.

The trunk/rear needs some reassembly from the paint and body work, parts are in the trunk.

The AC system needs work, it doesn’t run.

There is a crack in one taillight reverse lens.

The car comes with a small selection of spare parts including:

A spare gas tank (nothing wrong with the existing tank, I just happened to get one for free).

The original rear seat armrest.

A spare black headrest for the driver’s seat.

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  You are not bidding for a chance to come and see, then refuse to buy the car.  You are bidding to win it and if you win, you must follow through.  BUYER MUST HAVE THE FUNDS TO BACK THE PURCHASE – NO EXCEPTIONS.  Bidding enters you into a binding legal contract (see EBay terms and conditions). 

CAR IS BEING SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS.  THE CAR IS IN ITHACA, NY.  You are welcome to come see it, contact me if you wish to see it.  Buyer is responsible for shipping.

THE BALANCE MUST BE PAID, AND THE CAR PICKED UP WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE AUCTION END.  I WILL NOT RELEASE THE TITLE OR THE KEYS UNTIL I HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL. 

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1. $500 deposit due within 48 hours of auction end. Paypal OK for deposit ONLY. Balance may be paid by cashiers check, a money order drawn on a US bank/post office, or cash.

2. Vehicle to be fully paid for within 7 days of auction end.

3. Vehicle to be picked up or transported within 7 days of auction end.

4. Vehicle and title will not be released until vehicle is paid for in full.

Thanks for looking and good luck!!