Happy Aprils Fool everybody! Anyone heard some great stories today? :-)


Anyway - this is serious enough allthough it doesn't seem like it..

What are price range for the 122 wagons in US today?

Please be reasonable - I'm not cheap at all - so I know I COULD some day find something in arround $200 from an old lady and so on..

I'm trying to determine an "actual" idea - let's go for 2 categories:

1 - the awesome restoration, everything is original and everything has got an overhaul and so. Doesn't have to be a price winner, but sure a "between 9 and 10 out of 10"!

2 - the good healthy one, needs restoration/paint/some body work and an "overhaul - overall" - engine/driveline/front and rear end.
- but body, interior, details and originallity though very well preserved and in good shape. Maybe a lower millage car - so that everything is there and car in general in good driveable shape and hasn't yet been victim of any "upgrades".

What are price ranges for these 2 categories? Does year have a significant impact on price? (say the early '62-'64 >< the late '65-'68 models?)


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/Soren

... very informative!

The thing is, that I have a wild summer-plan:

- Find a "type 2" wagon in the US (something like the one on eBay mentioned below)

- Go there, visit a good friend + make a drive from where-ever the car is to the West coast (LA area) - where a business relation can ship it home safe and sound..

- on the way - it could/would be more than fun to make a trip visiting a lot of other Volvo enthusiasts across your nation - maybe some of you will open your door..

- then fly home and restore the wagon over the following winther..

Yep! - sounds wild, but it's not far out..
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/Soren

Soren,
A couple of comments on Phil's reply. He's on the West Coast, I'm on the East Coast, and in the NE corner to boot.. In general, WC Volvos in excellent condition are more common there, and in the Southwestern US, than on the EC. They are also likely to have higher mileage. Both factors may contribute to keeping their prices down compared to on my side of the continent. So I would add, let's say, $2-3k for a top-notch EC car. Around $5000 for cars in your second category - a good solid daily driver in original condition, but that could do with a bit of sprucing up -- sounds about right for the EC too. Running beaters would be in the $500 area, but they would, generally, be a lot rustier than WC cars. It would seem that the best buys on the Eastern US come from a region between Washington, DC and Northern Florida, a hundred miles away from the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and roughly west to the Mississippi River -- less rust combined with lower mileage.
Bob S.

Upon more deliberate consideration (read, "when I regret having let my mouth get ahead of my brain"): 100 miles from the coast is, of course, a gross exaggeration. The idea is to stay away from areas that have salty soils and are subject to salty air -- 15 miles from the coast should be plenty.
Bob S.

Good point... the worst I've ever seen cars rust was at the beach in California. Go 5-10 miles inland where the marine layer doesn't hang out all day, and no problem.

I live on Lima, a coast city and my home are four blocks (and 50 mts over) from the Pacific Ocean. Half of my 121 repairs are related to rust fight.
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Joaquin / Rojo 121 / Lima, Peru

This would have to be the best-condition one that I've run across:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4538530591&fromMakeTrack=true

I e-mailed the seller and he wants $6000.00 for it.

In researching the amazon, I've found that the odometer on the 122 only goes to 100,000 before it flips back to zero, so the miles on that car may not be as low as the seller thinks.

It's also close to St. Louis (Chicago), but I found one better suited to my price range in Texas.

I know of one in excellent condition for $850.00, except that the driverside front fender and hood was destroyed in an accident. Fine looking auto otherwise, restored nicely. Check the IPD classified for that one (in Kentucky).
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Six Volvos: all wagons.... 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 740 GLE, 1990 740 GL, now a 1995 940. Number 7 (a 1967 122S Wagon) is on the way.... Who needs a sedan, when you've got storage compartments in a wagon?

Jack,
It's impossible to keep something you found on eBay for yourself! :-)

I've already been there - asked the seller and appearently got the same answer as you! - but to me 6,000 sounds like a lot! - and that trickered me to ask in here! :-)

But if you are following the auction you will find that I have placed a bid!... - not meeting the reserve, course it's simply way too much..
But it sure does look great for a restoration project.

Cheers!

(Wagons - the very essence of Volvo!...)
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/Soren

Yeah, I saw it around a week ago and became excited about its condition and proximity to home. I have my doubts about the mileage. On the 1967 122 that I am buying (I've already put half down, so nobody can take it away!!!) the odometer only goes to 100,000 before flipping. So the miles on the Illinois amazon may not be as low as the seller thinks. Then again, that's a *really* nice interior - maybe it was hermetically sealed...

If you want a restoration project , ask about the fender-damaged 122s in kentucky (see the IPD classified section). Its asking price is $850 and the interior and body are perfect (except that the whole driver's front fender was destroyed.

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I found my 122S for less than $1,000 It's body is about the same as the illinois car, but it has a roof rack and needs major interior work (rust, upholstery, etc) and probably an engine rebuild. Still roadworthy and licensed, so I'm gonna drive it back home. Seems you really gotta go to California, Oregon, or Arizona to find amazons for cheap. They are less-common through the rest of the country. Funny really, considering that New England and the midwest is much closer to Sweeden in climate and proximity....
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Volvo #6: all wagons.... 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 740 GLE, 1990 740 GL, now a 1995 940...

Sent the story to you offline. Hope yours was great!!
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George Downs Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!

Hi Soren,

1 - the awesome restoration, everything is original and everything has got an overhaul and so. Doesn't have to be a price winner, but sure a "between 9 and 10 out of 10"!

$8,000 - $10,000. Putting the car into that condition will have cost the owner $15,000+, so we don't see them for sale at what they are actually worth.

2 - the good healthy one, needs restoration/paint/some body work and an "overhaul - overall" - engine/driveline/front and rear end.
- but body, interior, details and originallity though very well preserved and in good shape. Maybe a lower millage car - so that everything is there and car in general in good driveable shape and hasn't yet been victim of any "upgrades".

These are quite rare... perhaps $5,000. Most unrestored cars are not very complete and/or original. There are a lot of "beaters" or "projects" for $2,000 or less.