It is with much sadness that I have to report the untimely death of my beloved 1984 760 Turbo...
An absolute idiot cut me and another car off last week, causing me to hit another vehicle and causing much damage to the front end of this great car.
The right front fender, hood, entire front grill/radiator support, as well as the radiator itself and the a/c evaporator destroyed.
The fan went into the radiator, and also got lodged against one of the belt pulleys, so I could not even drive it home for a proper service.
Being the tough car it was, though, it did start and run after the impact allowing me to get it safely off the busy street where the accident occurred.
If I had a place to keep it safely and replace all the damaged parts, I may have kept her, but the damage probably exceeds 2000$ US, and that's just way too much to bear right now.
Interesting thing was that it hit above the bumper, and everything just crumbled towards the firewall. The right side headlights were still intact and running, although they were now two feet behind their original position. AMAZING.
It was a pretty hard impact, but I didn't feel it too much inside, and there were no injuries to anyone, a very good thing.
Built like a brick for sure.
I did pass it along to a friend, who will be parting it out, so at least it wasn't just tossed into the junkyard.
The rest of the body was superb, with no rust, and no dents anywhere except a small ding on the other fender. What a shame, I loved this car.
I may buy a newer model, but they don't have the same charm that this one did. Now looking at a 97 960, only because it's available for a decent price, under 13k US. with 72,000 miles on it.
I wonder about the reliability of that year model.
I appreciate al the help you in this group have given me with the repairs I did on my old Volvo, and if I get another be assured I will be lurking here once again, to get and give advice to anyone who needs it.
Thanks for being a great group of enthusiasts, especially James Sweet and the countless others whom I have coresponded with over the past year.
You folks are the best!!!
Now if I could only find a Bertone V6 Turbo...................
Vinny