European vs American Volvo 242 diference in dimensions

JFB · May 9th, 2020, 10:56

There is any diference in dimensions between Volvo 242 or 244, assembled 1974-1977 for European market and for American market?

Mainlly in bumpers?

RS3100 · May 9th, 2020, 13:45

Cars sold in the US market had to be fitted with "Federal Safety Bumpers" between 1973 and 1982, which lead to imported European cars having to be modified with large, heavy, ugly bumpers to comply. I don't know the actual dimensions for the Volvos you quote, although I'm sure you could find them with a bit of googling, but the answer is almost certainly yes, the US market versions would have been a few to several inched longer because of the federal bumpers.

Plenty of very attractive European car designs ended up looking pig-ugly in their US versions when the original design bumpers had been replaced with what looked like massive bolt-on afterthoughts

skidje · May 12th, 2020, 15:27

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Originally Posted by RS3100

Cars sold in the US market had to be fitted with "Federal Safety Bumpers" between 1973 and 1982, which lead to imported European cars having to be modified with large, heavy, ugly bumpers to comply. I don't know the actual dimensions for the Volvos you quote, although I'm sure you could find them with a bit of googling, but the answer is almost certainly yes, the US market versions would have been a few to several inched longer because of the federal bumpers.

Plenty of very attractive European car designs ended up looking pig-ugly in their US versions when the original design bumpers had been replaced with what looked like massive bolt-on afterthoughts

volvo europe started early 80-ies with modern bumpers which up till that moment looked very similar to the USA versions. But USA kept using the same alloy bumpers till 85 or there-abouts. Normally the USA alloy bumpers w're painted black during this period.

JFB · May 18th, 2020, 08:33

he knew that there were several aspects that distinguished them. Illuminated signs on the rear sides, easily replaceable headlights. but the difference in the dimensions between the bumpers is that I didn’t discover anything in concrete

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JFB Junior Member Last Online: May 14th, 2023 18:31 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Porto	European vs American Volvo 242 diference in dimensions There is any diference in dimensions between Volvo 242 or 244, assembled 1974-1977 for European market and for American market? Mainlly in bumpers? __________________ My car here-> http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...649#post470649 And here-> http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=227144

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JFB Junior Member Last Online: May 14th, 2023 18:31 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Porto	he knew that there were several aspects that distinguished them. Illuminated signs on the rear sides, easily replaceable headlights. but the difference in the dimensions between the bumpers is that I didn’t discover anything in concrete __________________ My car here-> http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...649#post470649 And here-> http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=227144

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RS3100 Member Last Online: Today 08:33 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Europe	Cars sold in the US market had to be fitted with "Federal Safety Bumpers" between 1973 and 1982, which lead to imported European cars having to be modified with large, heavy, ugly bumpers to comply. I don't know the actual dimensions for the Volvos you quote, although I'm sure you could find them with a bit of googling, but the answer is almost certainly yes, the US market versions would have been a few to several inched longer because of the federal bumpers. Plenty of very attractive European car designs ended up looking pig-ugly in their US versions when the original design bumpers had been replaced with what looked like massive bolt-on afterthoughts

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