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Modified 1971 Volvo 142E on B.A.T. (Portland)
Currently at $5K - auction ends in 7 days.....
BaT Essentials Lot #58887 Seller: 911r Location: Portland, Oregon 97227 Chassis: 1424353208173 74k Miles Shown, TMU 2,130cc B20 Inline-Four Four-Speed Manual Transmission w/Overdrive White Paint Black Leather Upholstery 15" IDP Wheels Bilstein Shocks Front Spoiler Glass Moonroof Four-Wheel Disc Brakes Lowering Springs Rallye Gauge Cluster Custom Exhaust System Moto-Lita Steering Wheel Blaupunkt AM/FM Stereo System Literature Owner's Manuals Wow!
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It'll be interesting to see what this fetches. Wouldn't be surprised to see it break $40K.
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10-28-2021, 07:25 PM
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One sold yesterday for $11K. Would very likely take over $40K to bring it to this level, not to mention the time involved in doing so.
I'd trade my 996 C4S straight up for this in a New York minute, and this 996 is superior in virtually every way to the half dozen air-cooled 911s I've owned. Heck, I much prefer driving it over my 930. I was an air-cooled snob before buying this one - I quickly became a convert. Also, I prefer cars that are a little different, that you don't come across at every show or C&C. _
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Wow. It doesn't get nicer than that one! Looks like it sold on BaT in 2018 for $29K. I could see $40K be good, but in this market, somebody could go crazy.
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One of those cars that I cannot fathom why they are fetching so much money. You can still see few soldering on around here. Neither quick nor quirky. They are too reliable and too common to be "enthusiast cars" imho
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Portland must be about peak vintage Volvo (and Saab) for North America. This one would be even more terrific with a turbo 5cyl.. Cyan is making some interesting stuff and will give you one in exchange for a big chunk of your 401k.
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^^^ As I recall, they started in Aloha. A former girlfriend of mine worked for them very early on. Great reputation then, great reputation now.
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A friend is 3 cars into vintage Volvos (2 Amazons and 1 P1800) but is moving to Boise next spring. I can't imagine a big contingent of fellow fanatics there but maybe! He wanted a Cyan but is building a house instead.
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Well, there's another one added to the "Wish I still had the..." list.
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A 142 would be fun as hell to drive but then again I've always had no end of fun driving my 145's....and now my 850. There's just something about those wagons...... 
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Strong money for that 142, but certainly a great car! Well deserved.
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Where next will it call home?
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1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
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