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Rare Volvo parts that you have!

2turbotoys said:
Cool, that would be a lot easier, I can double check measurements, add some fitment notes. I'll get some pics to you tomorrow hopefully.

I'm picturing dynamat spray on the back, thin foam on front, then vinyl or leather covered.
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Leather !!! Getting fancy

The less stuff in the background the better

Ideal is white background with no shadows,
But I can make it work either way
 
Jack said:
Leather !!! Getting fancy

The less stuff in the background the better

Ideal is white background with no shadows,
But I can make it work either way
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Good to know, I'll figure something out, thanks!

Maybe a suede or Alcantara would look good also. Idk, something to think on
 
noz-e8tr said:
How rare are 242 black leather center console arm rests?
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Since they're the iPd-sold aftermarket armrests, not that rare. They're also vinyl, instead of leather. I have the same one in my 242, but with a tan cover. The later cupholder version is harder to find than the regular one is.

242s were old enough to not get the brake console-mounted 700-style armrest with the front and rear cupholders (also would've needed the European model seat belts with the 700-style buckles, since the bracket for the armrest goes right where the seat belt latch assembly is mounted), so the factory Volvo armrest for the 242s was the foam rubber ratcheting unit that mounted to the driver's seat and that was available for all 1975-90 cars.
 
jfry said:
Not perfect but pretty rare
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mine is fucked too
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@Jack and @jfry, Looks like both of yours are trying to imitate what happened when the ad agency stacked more than the six 144S sedans used in the 1971 ad. They all tumbled down and crushed each other.
 
This brilliant, wacky and expensive idea remained just that until a hurricane flooded the Mobile, Alabama port where numerous new 1970 Volvos awaited distribution, giving the company access to cars that would otherwise be scrapped. "We had a huge construction crane at our disposal, actor Ralph Meeker as our on-screen moderator and voice-over, and a full supply of Volvos to see just how high we could make that stack. None of the cars in question was altered in any way, or had anything removed from them to save weight or influence the outcome of the exercise.

"We kept the cameras rolling, and when we'd completed the stack seven-high, we shot all that we needed for our commercial," Bob says. "Happy we had everything we needed, we then continued to stack cars. We'd earlier put up some guide wires to stabilize the stack against side wind loads, and by this time, the wind had picked up again. As we went to add the eighth car to the pile, a gust of wind pushed the cars in one direction, and they toppled in a visual slow-motion fall, one over the other... the eighth car still dangling from the crane, its load not having even touched the stack!"
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