9th Oct, 2024 13:00

Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire

 
Lot 29
 

1988 Volvo 240 GLT Saloon
Single-family ownership from new

Sold for £9,000

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: F452 NCF
Chassis No: YV1244847J1331711
MOT: May 2025

  • Displaying 92,600 miles from new
  • In single-family ownership from new for 36 years
  • Offered with the original book pack, service book and a collection of invoices
  • Time-warp car, 'very well' cared for and always garaged

The Volvo 200 Series (240 and 260) were mid-size luxury cars produced by Volvo Cars from 1974 until 1993, with more than 2.8 million total units sold worldwide. Designed by Jan Wilsgaard, the 200 Series offered MacPherson strut-type front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering. As the 240 Series remained popular, Volvo marketed the 700 alongside the 240 for another decade. For 1980, the sporty GLT - Grand Luxe Touring - arrived, utilising Volvo’s B23 petrol engine in the saloon. Despite its non-sporting image, the Volvo 240 was a successful competitor in motorsport in the 1980s, winning the Zolder round of the European Touring Car Championship in 1986.

The vendor recalls accompanying his late father, a loyal owner of Volvo cars over the years, to Lex Brooklands Volvo of Reading, as he wanted to trade in his 1985 Volvo GL Estate for the new 240 GLT saloon. This example was already in the showroom and being a busy businessman of the day, he had no time to order one, he loved the showroom car anyhow and did the deal on the spot, being first registered on the 22nd September 1988. Our vendor vividly remembers family holidays and trips to Wales and has fond memories of the car, however, now with his own collection to look after, he would like to see this cherished one-family-owned GLT go to someone who will appreciate its history of being cared for.

The service history of 11 entries includes 5 with the supplying LEX Brooklands Volvo. With an interior and exterior described as being in ‘excellent condition’ with heated leather seats and rubber Volvo over-mats, our vendor added ‘everything works and the air conditioning etc is all excellent and for sunny days there’s a manual sunroof’. Recently recommissioned in 2022 and benefitting from a service, the wheels have also been refurbished, calipers painted and the bodywork machine polished. The 240 GLT is offered with a collection of maintenance bills, owner’s handbook, Haynes manuals, a few spares and the V5C Registration Document. A lovely example of the marque.

For more information, please contact:
Baljit Atwal
baljit.atwal@handh.co.uk
07943 584762

 

Auction: Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 9th Oct, 2024

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