Turns out John Stewart’s brick was a 1979 240 DL with over 300K. See more in the update.
The Original Owner of John Stewart’s Brick
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Tag Archives: Volvo For Life
OK Go and their 240
One of the benefits of working at MTV was the free music. Every few months someone in the music department would throw a bunch of promotional CDs in a box and leave it in the hallway for us to pickover. I managed to pick up music from The Used
Drive Your Brick to Acting School
The next installment in our 240 student film festival is the surreal “Enzo“. The action is about as slow as their brick, which is up on blocks. Craptacular!
Drive your Brick to Film School
This three minute film, dedicated to “first car of my life”, is a bit long but oh-so mooody and deeep.
Cutaway Illustration of a 244
Cool little painting from yesteryear.
Orange Bumper Brick
I wonder what this guy was like driving INTO this spot.
Ladies, use a 240 to pickup dudes?
Jalopnik has a Comment of the Day that seems to defy common sense:
This car didn’t stop me from ‘snagging’ a man… Volvo 240 will get you laid faster than any of the cars listed above… I hope it’s useful to Jalops of both genders and all orientations. Go buy an old Volvo.
Your mileage may vary.
Who would steal that?
Looking like it floated out of Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” video, the turbo brick pictured above is available for download into Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.
I admire the custom build, but nothing beats the 240 GLT Estate in Gran Turismo 4.
Time Lapse Red Brick Bath
The Bailey washes another 240 in Washington, this time an ’85 four door. Total transformation in less than a minute.
Little Red Wagon
I love these little illustrations from the 1986 user manual. Somehow they popped up from the Volvo USA site.