Volvo Bertone 262C, 1978
Chassis No.: VC26265LD003381 Auction: Chicago 2014 Auction date: October 11, 2014 Lot No.: F149 $19,000 | Sold • Transmission: Automatic • Exterior: Green • Interior: Black • Professionally built for the 2011 SEMA show by KAO Customs in Las Vegas, Nevada • 376/500 HP aluminum GM LS3 engine with nitrous • GM 4L80 automatic overdrive transmission • Ford Heavy Duty 9″ Positraction rear end with 3.50 gears • Power rack and pinion steering • Wilwood 4-wheel power brakes • Tubular a-arms, coilover suspension • Custom leather and suede Sparco seats • Power windows • House of Kolor custom Gotta-Have-It Green paint • Kinesis forged alloy wheels • Hand made steel flares, ground effects, and air dam • Custom Kenwood stereo with 665 watt Zapco amp, trunk mounted supwoofers, and MB Quart and Morel interior speakers You’ve never seen a Volvo like this 1978 Bertone 262C coupe, which was professionally built for the 2011 SEMA show by KAO Customs in Las Vegas, Nevada. Interestingly, the 262C’s inspiration was a visit to Volvo’s revolutionary Kalmar plant by American auto executives, so it is appropriate that this Resto Modded Swede uses a nitrous-fed 376/500 HP GM LS3 aluminum small block engine in place of the original and anemic V-6. Backing the Bowtie powerplant are a GM 4L80 automatic overdrive transmission and a heavy duty Ford 9-inch rear end with Positraction and 3.50 gears. Power rack and pinion steering, tubular A-arm/coilover suspension and Wilwood 4-wheel power disc brakes are a vast improvement over the stock Volvo underpinnings. Comfort and convenience are found inside in custom leather and suede Sparco seats, power windows and a custom Kenwood sound system. Rolling on Kinesis forged alloy wheels, the car is visually distinguished by hand made steel flares and aero styling, all wrapped in wild House of Kolor custom “Gotta-Have-It Green” paint. https://www.mecum.com/lots/CH14-195536/1978-volvo-bertone-262c/