Want the easiest way to get a lot of tasty spaghetti sauce or salad dressing from the store to your house? Think about this Volvo 740 wagon from 1988. Paul Newman once owned this brick-shaped Volvo. Its engine is a 3.8-liter turbocharged V-6 from a Buick Grand National. The legendary racer and actor possessed a variety of bespoke Volvo wagons, including this 740, which is presently up for sale. Paul Newman was like Steve McQueen minus the unpleasant personal baggage. He was lightning-fast behind the wheel of a race car and exuded effortless poise. The average number of people, the average number of people, the average number of people worldwide. He was loved by everyone in Westport, Connecticut, and had been married for 50 years (until his passing in 2008). He liked Volvo station wagons, too. A copy of the title says that Newman bought this Volvo 740 in July 1988. It is thought to be the first Volvo that he modified. These changes included putting in a turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 engine from a Buick Grand National and a five-speed manual transmission from a Pontiac Firebird. The factory specified it. In 1988, the Volvo 740 Turbo wagon had a turbocharged four-cylinder, 2.3-liter engine that made about 150 horsepower. After Newman switched, the power available increased by more than 100% to about 320 horses (thanks partly to a chipped ECU). IPD, a company specializing in Volvos, lowered the Bilstein dampers, springs, and anti-roll bars by a small amount to match the car’s delicate bodywork. The BFGoodrich g-Force Comp-2 A/S tires are on the 16-inch, five-spoke Volvo wheels from the 1980s. Even with these signs, a passing driver would think this car was a regular, boxy Volvo until the back tires blew out, and it drove away. After supposedly getting his first taste of racing while making the 1969 movie Winning, based on the Indy 500, Newman later owned Volvo 960 wagons with V-8 improvements. He also gave them to his neighbor from Connecticut, David Letterman, and Jerry Seinfeld drove one of them in an episode of Comedians in Cars Drinking Coffee. Aside from his success in movies and racing, what makes Newman famous is his work for charity. Since it started in 1982, his brand Newman’s Own has given $600 million to charity. He started the Hole in the Wall Gang camp in 1988, the same year this Volvo was made so kids with serious illnesses could go to summer camp and have fun. In honor of this generous spirit, the person selling this Volvo that used to belong to Paul Newman will give some money from the sale to the Hole in the Wall Gang camp. If winning the bid on this Volvo wasn’t good enough for the world, possessing a Grand National-powered sleeper wagon with celebrity connections is. That’s what Newman would have wanted.
