What a wagon. Walking to my car in the underground carpark I noticed this Volvo converted for efficient hauling of people underground; it’s quite a bit older than the 900-series Begravningsbil I featured last spring.
This 1979 car is surprisingly a silver one, and the paint is in very good condition. I’d expect a hearse to be black or dark blue, usually. The colours Volvo offered for the hearse were grey, black, white and the silver metallic depicted here. All in all, it’s not a conversion work by a contractor, but a separate model offered by Volvo Special Vehicles.
The cold transport section of the Volvo is finished in a light hue. It’s probably spotless.
The wire wheel lookalike wheel trims are an amusing touch.
The engine in this hauler is the 2.1-litre B21 four. It produces 100-ish horsepower, and was the default choice for hearses. It was offered either with the 4-spd manual, or 3-spd auto.
It appears the hearse uses the front doors from a 242, as they needn’t be as short as the doors on a regular 245. According to the hearse brochure I found, the car is 700mm longer than a regular wagon, and 110mm taller. Overall weight is 1950kg, and the turning circle an “extremely tight” 12,4 metres.
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