An old 1988 Paul Newman Volvo wagon sold for more than the cost of a new one
Someone just bought a file Fast family car With a famous previous owner.
1988 Volvo 740 Wagon It was originally sold by the late actor Paul Newman on the Bring A Trailer auction site for $80,740.
That’s $20,000 more than the price of a new Volvo wagon today.
But Newman was no ordinary Volvo.
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Newman modified a Volvo 740 with Buick V6. (Photos and ISC archive via Getty Images and bring a trailer)
He had a modified dark gray wagon with a turbocharged V-6 from a Buick Grand National muscle car.
It also had a five-speed manual transmission from the Pontiac Firebird and suspension upgrades to improve its handling.
The engine is from a Buick Grand National muscle car. (bring a trailer)
Newman was a performance car enthusiast and professional racing driver who had a huge win at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
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It was the Rolex he was awarded for the Victory It was auctioned in 2017 for $17.8 millionwhich makes Volvo look like a bargain.
It also had a five-speed Pontiac Firebird transmission installed. (bring a trailer)
He liked the low-key Swedish hot rod so much that he replaced it with a 1996 Volvo 960 Wagon that he upgraded it with a supercharged Ford V-8.
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That car was featured in an episode of Comedians in Cars Get Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld and David LettermanThe latter was a friend of Newman’s and owned the car at the time.
