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Junkyard Gem: 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon

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Before coastal Californians with the urge to drive

sensible

motor vehicles migrated en masse to the

Toyota Prius

and

Subaru Outback

, they drove

Volvo

station wagons. For this reason, wrecking yards in the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions still

see plenty

of fresh longroof-brick inventory, from

145s

to

245s

to

740s

to

940s

. Here’s a late-production

740 Turbo wagon

in the

East Bay

.

1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon in California wrecking yard

This car started its American adventure in New York, if we are to judge by the Jamaica

dealership

emblem.

1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon in California wrecking yard

27 years and better than 200,000 miles later, its final owner gave up. Was it too many parking tickets or just the need of an ordinary expensive

repair

that doomed this car? We will never know.

1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon in California wrecking yard

The B230FT turbocharged four-cylinder here was rated at 162 horsepower, which moved the 3,177-pound

745

along nicely (by 1991 standards). Yes, this massive-looking wagon weighs nearly 800 pounds less than the current

Outback

.

1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon in California wrecking yard

This one has an automatic, but plenty of U.S.-market

740s

came with manual transmissions.

1991 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon in California wrecking yard

1991 was an interesting year for North American Volvo wagon shoppers, with the 240, 740, and 940 versions all available in the same showrooms (sadly, the 240 could be had with only naturally-aspirated engines that year). 1992 was the last year for the 740, production of which overlapped that of the

850 wagon

by a single year; unfortunately, we didn’t get the 850 here until the 1993 model year.

The same thing as a

Porsche

944, really.

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