This 1975 Volvo 242 is said to be a fresh rally build with only ten short events since completion. We-re not crazy about the livery, but otherwise the car seems to be straight, clean, and well-built. We see 240 series cars rallied from time-to-time, but rarely are they as nicely put together as this car and even less frequently are they built around increasingly scarce coupes. Find this one here on Rally 24 somewhere in Sweden for 27,500 euros (~$37,257 today).

As proven by cars like any Lotus wearing a John Player Special livery, gold and black don’t have to be so boring. Underwhelming paint scheme aside it’s a great looking car, and the Swedish flag occupying the entire roof is definitely a keeper regardless of where there car ends up. Wheels appear to be later Turbo style five spokes with a deep lip, though one gravel action shot shows a separate pair of OZ or Compomotive rally wheels. The four massive Bosch rallye lamps up front are big winners.

A standard dash cover is fitted on top of a custom, flat panel dash with a huge, centrally mounted tach and correspondingly sized red shift lamp. The full cage looks extra strong with many tubes doubled in critical areas, and aside from a full array of color coded rocker switches, an exposed fuse box, and a simple, accordion booted shifter there-s not much else going on inside-simple and functional, just how we like our race cars.

A 2.3 SOHC Volvo four sits up front and is topped by a Kholer racing head with twin Weber 48s. Power is sent rearwards through a 5-speed dogbox to a diff housing 4.88:1 gears, and though not specifically said to be we imagine it-s a limited slip as well. Suspension is beefed up via adjustable Bilsteins in front and a Watts link in rear. A hydraulic handbrake is useful for pivoting the car into tight turns, and a full collection of safety gear includes a plumbed-in fire suppression system, a foam-filled fuel tank and more.

Spare parts include doors, fenders, and a complete extra 242 body. It is not inexpensive but if anywhere nearly as sorted as the build details suggest it-d probably be quite competitive right out of the box, and building your own probably wouldn-t leave much change left over from the asking price. Get it out in the snow and test that handbrake.