Up for sale is a very unique 500 hp 1985 Volvo 740(originally a diesel). This car was built entirely by Springfield Motorsport in Northern VA and was the owners personal car until I purchased it from him. www.springfieldmotorsport.com. The car was purpose built to compete in the Tire Rack One Lap of America races. This event includes about 10 separate races in a weeks time. The cars cannot be trailered and must drive between the events. For these reasons, the car is very streetable and has full leather interior, A/C, sound deadening, power windows and everything else you would expect to find in a Volvo.
Race Info:
http://www.onelapofamerica.com.
It was used to compete in several different years with a best performance in 2002.
http://www.onelapofamerica.com/history/results.shtml?y=2002.
The car finished 3rd in the mid-priced sedan category and 16th out of all 83 total entrants. It even won a few of the events.

Engine:

Ford 289 block, stroked to 319 c.i., eagle rods, JE lower compression forged pistons, Edelbrock Victor JR heads, Ford Motorsports cam.
Custom Intake Manifold.
Vortech s-trim blower @ 8 psi
Vortech Water to Air Aftercooler
True dual exaust with Flowmaster Mufflers (No cats).
Dynoed in February of 2007 at 494 WHP (dynojet).

Transmission and Rear End:

T56 Transmission with Viper Internals
Clutch is stiff but has a smooth engagement
Lightened Flywheel
Custom Aluminum Driveshaft
Built Ford 8.8 rear end
All synthetic fluids

The engine runs off a chipped Ford EEC IV ECU with 50lb injectors, Ford Racing fuel rails, Aeromotive pumps, Aeromotive Fuel Filters.
Idle is smooth and throttle response is awesome with no lagging or bogging. Everything is extremely well tuned both part and full throttle.

Suspension and Brakes
Carrera Custom Adjustalble Camber plates
Carrera custom valved front struts with Coilovers
Rear Koni Adjustable Shocks with Coilovers
IPD Sway Bars
Poly Bushings
Baer 13 Brakes with 4 piston Calipers in Front
Baer 12 Brakes with 2 piston Calipers in Rear
Synthetic Brake Fluid

Other Stuff:
20 gallon Fuel cell flush mounted in trunk
Custom B pillar Roll Cage. Allows for full use of back seat.
Wheels are 17x7.5 and 17x8.5 made by ROH. Tires are 225-45-17 front and 255-40-17 Rear.
Synthetic Powersteering Fluid.

Overall this car is an absolute thrill to drive. It is the ultimate sleeper car and always impresses. It is well sorted and has been completely reliable as a daily driver if need be. I can guarantee if you drive it you will love it. Everything works on the car as it should from the winshield wiper sprayers to the reverse lights. It has a current VA inspection till 10/07. I bought this car with hopes of getting into road course racing and have not had the time. Since ive owned it I have only driven it on the street. Like I said before, it is fully streetable and even has cup holders and a decent stereo. There are only a couple items that need to be addressed for the future owner and they are: drivers window only goes down half way, A/C could use a recharge, slight leak from the rear main seal. The leak has been there since Ive had the car and the previous owner said it has been the same way for years. It is the oldstyle 2 piece rear main that are prone to leaks. Other than that I cannot say a bad thing about the car. The paint is about 5 years old and is in pretty good shape. The interior is in very good shape and I have the original drivers seat as well. I have around $80,000 in receipts that date back to the early 90s. No expense was spared building this car and for the starting price of this auction, you can have the ultimate sleeper Volvo.

Car is for sale for $12,000 OBO. Ill be putting it up on ebay in the next few days unless someone here is really interested.













I need to take some current exterior shots, so those will be up in the next few days.