Beschreibung
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
29th November, 2023 13:00
1979 Volvo 262C
Estimate
£14, 000 - £18, 000
Registration No: CMM 262V
Chassis No: 0005623
MOT: July 2024
1 of only circa 200 UK supplied examples (of which 58 remain known to the DVLA)
Powered by a PRV V6 engine (as also fitted to the Renault Alpine GTA and DeLorean DMC-12)
Conceived as a rival to the Mercedes-Benz 280CE and Cadillac Eldorado etc
91, 000 recorded miles and deemed to be in 'very good overall' condition
Commissioned by the then president of AB Volvo, P. G. Gyllenhammer, following a trip to America in 1974, the 262C was conceived as a ?halo model? to enhance the prestige of the entire Volvo range. Based on the 264 saloon, the newcomer sported two fewer doors and a radically lowered roofline. The work of Volvo?s chief designer Jan Wilksgaard, the striking looking Coupe was intended as a rival to the Mercedes-Benz 280CE and Cadillac Eldorado. Trimmed accordingly, its cossetting interior featured swathes of pleated leather, electric windows, air-conditioning and wood veneers. Powered by a variant of the PRV V6 engine that also saw service in the Renault Alpine GTA and DeLorean DMC-12, the Volvo 262C could be specified with four-speed manual plus overdrive transmission or automatic transmission; the latter more in keeping with its touring credentials. Production was outsourced to Bertone who engineered the revised roof structure, more steeply raked windscreen and flusher fitting side windows etc. The vast majority of the 6, 626 flagship Coupes made were to left-hand drive, US specification. However, some 200 right-hand drive cars are understood to have been sold new in the UK. First owned by the legendary popstar David Bowie, the most expensive Volvo 262C to sell at public auction made over £160, 000 in 2018.
First registered with the highly appropriate number plate ?CMM 262V? on August 31st 1979, this rare UK-supplied example is described by the vendor as being in ?very good overall? condition with regards to its 2. 7 litre V6 engine, automatic transmission, electrical equipment, interior trim, bodywork and paintwork. Sparingly used in the current ownership, the Volvo has covered circa 450 miles over the past eighteen months. Said to possess ?good MOT history? as well as ?various receipts / history?, the 262C was reportedly treated to a ?bare shell? restoration during 2012 that encompassed major mechanical and cosmetic works. Showing approximately 91, 000 miles to its odometer, this scarce and stylish 262C is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, assorted paperwork and ?no advisories? MOT certificate valid until July 2024.
