I also saw a bertone in the junkyard i go to in Phoenix. It had the 5 spoke turbo wheels i wanted, but didn't have the money at the time :-( This junkyard only charges $20 bucks a wheel too! Michael

Heck, if the Bertone is in one piece (not totaled from an accident), see if the parts yard will sell you the whole car. There's people who will buy it, and some of them frequent this board. Consider the fact that they had a VERY limited production run of only 6,622 vehicles in the aproximately 4 years that they were made (1977-1981).

This board member bought a Bertone from a parts yard:
http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/index.htm?id=612259

A few articles to read regarding the 262c Bertones:

http://www.swedespeed.com/news/08_01/08_13_01/index.shtml
http://www.bertone.it/en/scheda_70_volvo_en.htm
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/262c.htm
http://www.volvoworld.com/200/Production.htm

Ah well, what to look for! The rarest are the oil temp and ambient temp, probably. You have to pull the senders! Rear window louvers (Volvo brand accessories are always the best, 240) rear spoiler (200 or 700), wagon cargo cover, Hydra wheels, center armrests (with cupholders get bonus points), rear decor panel and on and on, things never seen by most Bricksters. Then too, look for any new parts with the blue Volvo sticker. Lots of things get replaced only to have the cars go to salvage soon after. Turbos are great to grab. The GT is gold in '79 too for the rear bar and the front springs and strut braces. Look for the lower braces as well. R sport gauges are wonderful, yellow on black. IPD bars are often gold but when covered in grime you can be tipped off by an enthusiasts gauges or wheels etc. at first glance. Those are the guys that fit bars. Just do it and you will soon be hooked on the treasures you will find if you work hard enough at it.

tail lights front light trim call outs and rear side windows and front bertone windows actualy all bertone glass front marker lights and bertone leather any and all this is what i look for in general all volvo stuff is hard to find to day i went to junkyard and was gona get a passenger hood hinge and saw the metal centerr hubcaps and all volvo trimrings well hinges are readily availible so i jumped on the wheel parts this is for 240DL i allso found rear taillights in excelent shape for 50.00 for both ill get soon the hood hinge can come later also trim mount hardwere is a good find cant get new so used will do 262c bertone i sold one to my father now i own a 240DL doors for a bertone if you see them in junkyard get them even if you dont need them you cant get those as new and if car gets hit in door and gets mangled beond repair than youl have them body shops can only do so mutch enjoy the bertone

Things I pulled at the pic-n-pull last week for resale: Turbo air dam, slush mats, center front arm rests, tachs, small clocks, door pockets, a B21FT wiring harness, and leather shift boots. I only had 4 hours to scrounge so I pulled the easy stuff. Like Jordan said, If you can get the rare guages, (oil temp, ambient temp, economy) they will bring some good money. Just type "Volvo 240" into Ebay and scroll through the pages to see the approximate value of stuff.
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Bob W.
'91 744T 173K
'82 245Ti 238K
'81 245 GLT, non-turbo 275K
'67 122 wagon

To measure the diameter of the sway bars. Take an open ended wrench, find one that fits snug, you just figured out its diameter


I look for turbo's, manifolds, sway bars, springs (some cars will have an IPD sticker some where, or on the bars). I also look for rare gauges (little tach, ambient temp gauge etc).


Jordan