I'm posting this on behalf of a retired Volvo mechanic I met out here in Penticton, his name is Tom Peart & he owned & ran what must have been the only Volvo garage in Penticton since the 50's. I met him through a friends' neighbor, who noticed the 122 was running a bit lean & suggested having Tom take a look at it.
I watched from the sidelines as Tom got the 122 purring real nice! It was all a bit overwhelming for this greenman! I can't believe the sound & power the 122 is making now!

Anyways...Back to the 240 for sale, it's an '84....& I've forgotten all the details (long weekend, go figure!). It's not a project though, more like a showroom condition 240 with quite a lot of performance upgrades, this was Tom's family car & has been given a ground-up 'Tom Treatment' (or has been 'Tomized' as he put it)
I'm waiting for Tom to email me the specs, but I've got a few pics in the meantime:


Note the dent in the drivers door, it's getting fixed this week. The car was parked on the street & some kids kicked it in. See the wagon in the back? It was owned by a woman here in Penticton who was quite disabled. Tom had a relationship with Volvo Canada & was able to perform the maintenance under warranty on the wagon which saved the woman a long drive to the nearest dealership. When the woman passed away last year, she left the wagon in her will to Tom!




Super clean!

I tried to get some shots of the engine & such but the lighting wasn't in my favor.

Again this is not a project! Tom is asking $7200, & he's not advertising it much, just through word of mouth. As he put it, 'people here can't fathom paying $7200 for an '84 Volvo.'

If anyone is interested they can reach Tom at peart_@shaw.ca or give him a ring at (250) 493-2698
I'll try to get the specs up today.

I'll be in Penticton at the end of the month (my 90 year old mother is releasing her first published book..) and might look Tom up, especially if my car is acting up! Sounds like a great guy. Be worth looking at what he's done to that 240.

So you live in P as well?

I'm from cowtown, on a big road trip with my 122(done 2000km's so far, now on Van Island...possibly heading to California)...spent almost 3 weeks in Penticton though. My buddy lives in a small cabin about 15 mins walk from the Skaha Bluffs (big rock climbing area) & we'd head there almost every day, although I don't climb (vertigo, bad nasty vertigo!), it was amazing to watch...

I don't think the email address is correct. The phone # is right though.

Definitely check him out. Tom was amazing, proper old school! Tuning the SU's with a piece of hose held up to his ear stethoscope style! He's been a Volvo guy since the 50's. I think when I'm heading back to Calgary I'll stop in Penticton & see him again. Probably need a good tune after another couple thousand km's.



Pretty cool! - Your Mother releasing a book! & at 90! Penticton & Naramta seem to have a lot of really interesting older folk.