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Old Feb 26th, 2008, 20:02   #21
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To me it just looks right. Not over the top just nice touches here and there, and the colour is great, not sure what blue it is as I dont have any brouchers on the 240, but will try to find out.
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Old Feb 26th, 2008, 21:54   #22
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Needs the spoiler painting though...:P
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Old Feb 26th, 2008, 22:21   #23
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These were nice wheels I was watching on ebay. Expensive though, and I console myself with the fact thay're terrible to keep clean.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...222679874&rd=1

Some good galleries on this link...

http://www.vikeboe.com/galleri.html

... a few of my favourites below (look at the size of the turbo on the red 240!)

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Old Feb 26th, 2008, 22:49   #24
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ooh i really like the black one with polaris on it on page 2 in fact i like those alloys soo much that i will get a set when i can afford to

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Now this is what I want to get, nice colour but would like roof bars as well. When did Volvo go from chrome to black roof bars. See I would like the newer body style, with the chrome roof bars, like the ones in pic four.
The green Wagon is a US spec 265 and is actually based on the original 70s body style with the big bumpers (just for your information!). The early 80s brought along the smaller bumpers and black window surround trim quickly followed later on by the black sill trim that ran along the bottom of the doors!

In light of this and to finally answer your question, the stainless steel roof bar kit was an accessory available to the US market (perhaps Europe and Australia too, but not the UK.) By the mid-80s 'black trim' was introduced to the kit to match the new black window surround trim. I'm also sure a black roof rail kit was available as an accessory kit on some markets but the only UK models I've seen the black rails fitted to is the last-in-the-line Torslanda, but even these rails are different from the original stainless steel kit.

Hope this helps! If anybody else has any further information let me know as I am also interested!

Also, do you know who, or does anybody have any information on the person behind that awesome vector art of the ruby 244? I'm quite impressed...
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In light of this and to finally answer your question, the stainless steel roof bar kit was an accessory available to the US market (perhaps Europe and Australia too, but not the UK.) By the mid-80s 'black trim' was introduced to the kit to match the new black window surround trim. I'm also sure a black roof rail kit was available as an accessory kit on some markets but the only UK models I've seen the black rails fitted to is the last-in-the-line Torslanda, but even these rails are different from the original stainless steel kit.

Hope this helps! If anybody else has any further information let me know as I am also interested!
Page from Volvo UK accessories catalogue 1991
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Excellent, exactly what I wanted to know!
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You could use the bright finish roof bars fitted to some 7 series estates in the UK
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I found some more nice alloys, on 245 and 142; the latter which is a proper racer has monster brakes as well.

Also, added the 244 photo because it made me laugh... 240s need more roll stiffness before cornering really fast! (And I know from experience that a standard 164 is worse... sorted now though)
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Well its a good way to grind the rot on the spare wheel well lol
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