VOLVO 480 GT - 48000 miles - NO RESERVE on The Market

This car is in auction on The Market website. The auction is LIVE now and finishes on 31st January. Price is an estimate.

With four former keepers, this delightful Volvo 480GT has covered just 48,000 miles. It’s very solid and in almost time-warp condition as a result, which makes a nice change from the usual, high-mileage rot-boxes that you see on eBay being sold off for peanuts.

The current owner had always wanted a Volvo 480, and searched high and low before finding this one a year ago. He uses it on a regular basis, including his 80-mile round-trip commute, and describes it as having been trouble-free and “faultless”. Having now scratched that itch over the past year and four-thousand miles, he, like so many of us, now needs the space for his next classic car, which is the only reason he is selling it.

The maroon paintwork is in fine condition. Sure, there is the odd stonechip and minor blemish (most notably on the front bumper and the odd patch of peeling lacquer), but as an unrestored car that is knocking on the door of its 25th birthday, we can only admire the care with which its previous owners have treated it.

The panel gaps are as tight and even as you’d expect of a modern Volvo, and their condition, and the absence of rust aside from a very small patch at the top of the windscreen, leads us to conclude that the car has almost certainly never had an accident.

The alloy wheels are in good condition and the tyres match, which is something that regular visitors to the auctions will have come to learn we value highly, being an infallible indicator of an owner(s) who appreciates the value of maintaining their car properly.

If you wanted to bring the car back to concours condition, then the front valance will need repairing or replacing as it’s missing a small chunk on the nearside edge. There is also a small patch of surface rust inside the boot which could do with catching before it runs into a bigger problem.

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The vehicle can be viewed in Ramsbottom.

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