1978 Volvo 244 DL, Maine

 

You know that here at AL, we are admirers of the Swedish vernacular. Maybe our favorite is the P-210 we profiled a while ago. Then there's our own nothing-special-but-stalwart 5-speed 850 wagon. And then there's the Cambridge (Mass.) Volvo 240 herd.  

We recently encountered this 244 DL up in Maine. Spent most of it's life so far in California in Idaho, which explains the rustless demeanor. The owner tells us the car's for sale–he's seeking a car with a manual transmission. 

This one looks awfully clean to us. Specs from, and contacts for, the owner are below. 

Tell him AL sent ya. 

"This is a 1978 244 DL in Cimmaron Brown that spent its life in So Cal and the Idaho desert. It currently has 260,340 miles. I purchased it on bringatrailer.com in September of 2021 and shipped it to Maine, where the chassis was fluid-filmed (twice..) and subsequently stored indoors. It currently has 260,340 miles and is virtually rust free, save for a spot of surface rust on the drivers side windshield. Nearly all records from new are included, as well as a full set of brand new winter tires on the original 14" rims. Over $3500 in new parts and labor invested since purchase and will convey with an uninstalled IPD cat back exhaust, OEM front shocks, and a cam cover gasket. " 

Contact
Lsiegelschwartz@gmail.com

Archived listing from purchase:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-volvo-240-6/

Current craigslist listing:
https://maine.craigslist.org/cto/d/brooklin-1978-volvo-244dl/7461952552.htm