Paul Newman’s Volvo 740 with a Buick Grand National Turbo V6
by Christopher Christopher
Published in engineswapdepot.com
Paul Newman’s love of cars ran deep. Take for example his collection of engine swapped Volvos. The first of the lot started with a 1988 Volvo 740 wagon sent to HESCO Engineering outside of Birmingham, Alabama in 1988. There the company swapped the factory motor for a turbocharged 3.8 L LD5 V6 from a Buick Grand National. Behind the V6 sits a BorgWarner five-speed manual transmission from a Pontiac Firebird and limited-slip differential. It now rides on Bilstein shocks and IPD lowering springs. A set of four-wheel disc brakes are behind the Gemini 16-inch wheels. The car sold on Bring a Trailer for $80,740.
Source: Bring a Trailer via Jalopnik via Piotr