Is my 240 wagon youngest!

Ramrodfunk · 2025-03-06T04:56:09+00:00

Hello all,

After engaging in a chat and asking some questions I just today, after 8 years of ownership, looked at my Australian compliance plate. I have looked at the VIN plate dozens of times but never saw a need to look at Oz compliance.

I'm want to find out more about my 240 wagon and it's history.

The other chat had a couple of guys claim, correctly with sales receipts , they had the last 240's sold in Oz. One a sedan(NSW) and the other a wagon(VIC) . The wagon come off the production line 130 units before mine. Both have Oct '92 VIN. Where it gets interesting for me is that the sedan has 12/92 Oz compliance while my wagon has 5/93, 5 months after his car got compliance. I' m not interested in competing for last 240 sold. I am however interested in the last batch of 240's and especially where my wagon fits in. I don't have log books. The only clue I have to where it was sold is a faded SVM Scuderia Veloce Motors sticker on the back window. A well known Volvo dealer in Sydney and coincidentally where the last 240 sedan was sold. Any insights? Should I contact SVM or Volvo Australia? What do you reckon? Is the later compliance not really relevant?

It looks like the compliance plate is a bit of a furphy. According to another website.

Should I just just chase up the production line number?

Eg Is my wagon amongst the newest 240's or 240 wagons here in Australia?

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Cheers

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jamesinc · 2025-03-06T06:53:08+00:00

IMO it's worth calling Volvo Lindfield to see if they can help.

The chassis numbers are broadly sequential, as far as I can tell, but they have different ranges for the different variants

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If you compare to the total units figures on Volvo Club UK, you can sort of spitball how early or late in the model year yours is.

KKelG · 2025-03-06T06:53:45+00:00

Interesting discussion .

I have done a bit of research on this also and tracked many 240 VINs for sale over the years just to get a picture of the provenance. I have owned seven 240's over time , 3 wagons /4 sedans plus other models.

I believe the 240 are genius and so underrated in every aspect.

My car MY 93 240 made Oct 92 /complied Dec 92 and I have been told by Volvo it landed in the last MAIN batch of cars destined for OZ in December 92 . Others dribbled in based on final orders to customers built slightly later on the production line I was told .

A number of the Oct 92 batch sat in bond /customs not released for a while until cleared in 93.

I have seen a compliance plate as late as July 93 on a 240 wagon .

Also some country dealers had floor stock for a year or so and were not registered until late 93 , I have seen a 240 wagon first registered in 94 but still an Oct 92 built, being a 93 of course .

An ex Volvo dealer informed me that Volvo Aust pushed stock on to dealers as the model wound down ,interesting manufacturers still do this today.

OZ was a small market and I was informed primary focus was US/Japan and other markets in the final stages with special models like the Classic ( numbered )/Torslanda etc the final priority.

As always i I think it comes down to the VIN , my car was made 427 after the 240 sedan you posted above .

I found another car with a VIN 199 after mine first registered June 93 .

My car was first registered 11/6/1993 by REG Hunt Volvo Elsternwick in Melbourne with 11 klms .

I have all the delivery papers and purchase documents.

As to which was the last Volvo 240 sold in Australia is may be a moot point ,VIN numbers I believe reflect the manufacture cycle and birth . Last one sold could be a good accolade all the same ,if it could be proven.

Interesting perspective all the same probably one to be debated at the next Volvo meet .

I hope my research offers something to a assist

Kel

carnut222 · 2025-03-07T09:41:03+00:00

Another interesting discussion that I've been trying to get to the bottom of is I've seen a number of MY93 240 wagons badged 240GLE with leather, power windows, plush velour door cards, and power heated exterior mirrors. I can't find any record of 240GLE being offered in MY93 in Australia, but I'm convinced they were some sort of a special/late batch. Our 93 240 wagon (EV conversion) is one of these cars, and a mate owned another one, and I've seen at least a 3rd and 4th one on Car sales at one time or another. Would love to be able to find some documentation proving the existance of a MY93 240GLE wagon in Australia if anyone has it.