Paul Newman is one of my favourite actors and I can contemplate him an general good dude. Pardon the shortage of articulate reward for Mr. Newman, however I’m recovering from the vacation weekend and the Arizona Cardinals’ abysmal displaying in opposition to Tampa Bay.

Past Butch and Sundance, Slap Shot and Hud, Paul Newman was a gearhead and one in all his every day drivers was a sleeper. Possibly a lifetime of being acknowledged in public led Newman to drive an nameless Volvo 960 Wagon personalized with a 5.0-liter V8? Or he may need loved the distinctive marriage of an American V8 with a Swedish station wagon recognized extra for security than ¼ mile dominance?

No matter his reasoning for a stout Volvo 740 Wagon I’ve all the time appreciated the concept of shoehorning an American V8 in a European station wagon and providing the surprising to of us at a cease mild. Coping with one other abysmal Arizona Cardinals season leaves me in no temper to show a wrench on a possible customized station wagon mission, however I can all the time let my fingers do the strolling and see what’s obtainable on the market.

The Decide of the Day is a 1990 Volvo 740 Wagon with a 383ci V8 stroker engine beneath the hood. It’s listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a seller in O’Fallonn, Illinois. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“The outside options good high quality customized paint & rims, setting it aside out of your typical 740,” the itemizing states. “And what a sleeper! That’s, till you wing it up and stand on it- signaling it’s packing a bit extra motor than it was born with. The inside is for essentially the most half inventory showing, with some mods to the instrument panel to maintain a greater eye on exercise beneath the hood.”

This Volvo 740 Wagon was initially outfitted with a 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine and received upgraded with a Chevrolet 383ci V8 stroker engine paired with a 700R4 four-speed computerized transmission and a 4:11 rear finish.

“The inside is for essentially the most half inventory showing, with some mods to the instrument panel to maintain a greater eye on exercise beneath the hood,” the itemizing states. “Aftermarket air con was added, and the facility steering, energy brakes, AM/FM/CD radio, heated leather-based seating, energy home windows & locks give this freeway blaster a contact of luxurious.”

The Volvo 740 Wagon is obtainable for $22,000 and is a chance to have a pleasant sleeper that Paul Newman would respect.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.