Wednesday 26 March 2014

Yahoo News: Stuck in a timewarp: Up for sale, the 27-year-old Volvo with only 132 miles on the clock

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Stuck in a timewarp: Up for sale, the 27-year-old Volvo with only 132 miles on the clock

This Volvo which has been driven just 132 miles in its 27-year lifetime (SWNS)
Yahoo News./SWNS - This Volvo which has been driven just 132 miles in its 27-year lifetime (SWNS)
This 27-year-old Volvo is being sold in pristine condition after being driven just 132 miles by its only owner - who kept it in his garage after a minor scrape with a bollard.
The 1987 Volvo 340 was bought brand new by an elderly gentleman, but he only ended up driving it for a few weeks.

After little more than 100 miles he grazed the side wing after hitting the post at a garden centre.

This knocked his confidence and he parked it in his garage - and left it there for more than a quarter of a century.

The Volvo was only discovered in March after the owner's death and was found in exactly the same state as it was left in more than two decades ago.

The two-door 'timewarp' is in immaculate condition, after covering just 132 miles, and even has the original paper Volvo floor mats.
The Volvo 340 was bought brand new by an elderly gentleman in 1987 (SWNS

The car has been kept in immaculate condition, and still has the original paper floor covers (SWNS)
It will go under the hammer next month at Anglia Car Auctions' Classic sale as part of a probate sale.

A Volvo 340 of this age would normally have run up more than 150,000 miles on the clock and would only be worth around £250 - but this could sell for thousands with interest expected to be enormous.

Rob George, from Anglia Car Auctions, said: 'It is very difficult to put a price on a car like this.
'I hate saying a car is in time warp condition, but I have never seen anything like this car before.

'I hope whoever buys the car will enjoys the car and should be an interesting sale.

'It is exactly how it was when it was bought, apart from the minor damage. It even has the Volvo paper mats.'
After just over 100 miles he grazed the side wing after hitting a bollard at a garden centre. (SWNS)

A Volvo 340 of this age would normally be worth around £250 (SWNS)
Despite its long hibernation, the 340 starts and runs, with no signs of corrosion, though items like the brakes may well need attention.

The interior has even retained it's new car smell.

Under the bonnet is a 1.7-litre engine which develops a modest 80bhp, giving the model a 0-60mph time of 13.5 seconds and a top speed of 105mph.

The Volvo will be sold in King's Lynn on April 5.

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