Volvo Findings! (What have you found on Craigslist?)

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 24 Nov 2022, 17:26

Sveedy wrote: ↑24 Nov 2022, 07:53 Really neat ! ( but I don't believe that's a Ford 289. Distributor should be up front - heads don't look right either )

I read 289 in the description and assumed it had to be a Ford 289.
The valve covers say Dodge Red Ram. Red Ram was used for Dodge Hemi engines.
I see foggydogg figured out what it is ..

foggydogg wrote: ↑24 Nov 2022, 15:03 That's because it's a Hemi. '53-57, 241 ci Dodge.

Could the 289ci be because it been bored and/or stroked?

Post by **foggydogg** » 24 Nov 2022, 20:19

It would need to get both to open it up 48 cubic inches; pretty big swing to take on such an old engine. The Dodges weren't very popular, so I can't imagine stock parts were plentiful, much less speed parts. Getting a crank cast to stroke it would take a major cash outlay, and there probably isn't enough meat in the block to cut giant holes for super-size pistons. Even if this poor thing had been built in Antiquity, it wouldn't make much sense to expend so much effort on such a lump of cold iron. The Chrysler 331 would've been a better choice in the Hemi family. You could actually get parts for them.

Post by **matthew1** » 25 Nov 2022, 11:13

Meanwhile, in England:

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Post by **bmdubya1198** » 25 Nov 2022, 12:42

Ooooh cassis... drool.

Post by **Sveedy** » 28 Nov 2022, 18:25

For someone in the S. Cal. area....
https://imperial.craigslist.org/cto/7562091026.html

Post by **scot850** » 28 Nov 2022, 19:14

Cheap as it will cost you $XXXX's to buy replacement keys and have them programmed, let alone the cost to move to a dealer to get that done. Also it is an 01............!

Neil.

Post by **scot850** » 28 Nov 2022, 19:30

Optimistic owners trying to sell their cars in my area. Most have been advertised for a long time:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... _type=post

P3 XC70 T6. 09 and 125k miles.

P2 XC70 with about 80,000 miles:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... _type=post

Would you pay that for an 03 XC90 T6? Would you even buy a T6?

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/cal ... 1642319774

Now this one has been up on Facebook for about 6 months already and started at $3000. Read the list of issues and would you pay $100 let for this car?

I nearly had an 'accident' when I read this one:

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/for ... 0/m5329482

Strangely, all these cars have been on either or both our local websites for 6 months or more with the exception of the 960/S90

I seriously wish the sellers the best of luck!

Neil.

Post by **CIK7** » 04 Dec 2022, 18:30

I went crazy finding this. 16v dohc. Asked parents for a loan to get it. Looked up specs. 16city/20hwy gas mileage. I can't do that.
https://boulder.craigslist.org/cto/7564597329.html

Post by **abscate** » 04 Dec 2022, 20:15

Never trust a car with sheepskin, it’s baaaaaaaa-d

Post by **Sveedy** » 05 Dec 2022, 04:50

Maybe a good rust free starting point.....
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/7564663361.html

Volvo Findings! (What have you found on Craigslist?)

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