Paul Newman's old 1988 Volvo wagon just sold for more than a new one costs

Someone conscionable bought a fast household car with a celebrated erstwhile owner.

A 1988 Volvo 740 wagon primitively owned by the precocious histrion Paul Newman has been sold connected the Bring A Trailer auction website for $80,740.

That's implicit $20,000 much than the database terms of a caller Volvo wagon today.

But Newman's wasn't a regular Volvo.

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Newman had this Volvo 740 modified with a Buick V-6. (ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images and Bring A Trailer)

He had the acheronian grey wagon modified with the turbocharged V-6 from a Buick Grand National musculus car.

It besides has a Pontiac Firebird's five-speed manual transmission and suspension upgrades to amended its handling.

The motor is from a Buick Grand National musculus car. (Bring A Trailer)

Newman was a show car enthusiast and a nonrecreational racing operator with a people triumph astatine the 24 Hours of Daytona.

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The Rolex ticker helium was fixed for the triumph was auctioned successful 2017 for $17.8 million, making the Volvo look similar a bargain.

He besides had a Pontiac Firebird's 5-speed transmission installed. (Bring A Trailer)

He liked the low-key Swedish blistery rod truthful overmuch helium replaced it with a 1996 Volvo 960 wagon that helium had upgraded with a supercharged Ford V-8.

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That car was featured connected an occurrence of "Comedians successful Cars Getting Coffee" with Jerry Seinfeld and David Letterman, the second of whom was friends with Newman and owned the car astatine the time.