It was a K-reg 145, a De Luxe, think. It was the same car driven by Carolyn Seymour's character Abby Grant in the first few episodes of the original 1975 version of 'Survivors'. I presume that it was owned by either the BBC itself or someone who was involved in the production of both series:

http://imcdb.org/images/171/726.jpg

Incidentally, the 2009 remake of the series featured in its first episode a G-reg 240GLT estate:

http://imcdb.org/images/202/155.jpg

:)

KFC or BurgerKing ad where the guy jumps through the shop window is a 240. Digital switch on ad is a 240 estate iirc

Here you go!

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=volvo&model=240

Just friends has a 240 in (skip to 1:40)

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(Skip to 8:57)

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Also there is a 244 in "10 things I hate about you" (the 17 year old lad has one ;) )

Also, I havent seen this film, but theres a 240 turbo in it playing a major part:

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Steve

Really great stuff gentlemen!!..keep it coming..I will add that in the modern remake of "psycho" the first victim drives a volvo to the motel..if my memory serves me well...hj.

Also those new Ikea ads have a nordic looking couple driving a LHD volvo 240!

Hey here's a laugh! The other day I was checking 'back-links' on my web-site. I found I had one from a Simpson's forum LOL.
Could'nt work out how so had to have a look.
It turned out the thread on The Simpson's forum (yes you read that correctly), was a debate on what type of car Homer drives.
Well, one forum member suggested it was a Volvo 240...................... low & behold he did a search for Volvo 240 images & my 'Tank' popped up! So he posted a pic of it & it provides a link to one of my Volvo pages:thumbs_up:LOL.
So a Volvo 240 in The Simpsons then? No I don't think so:nah:
LOL, well hope your all still awake, where's me glass...................... outta here!

Principal Skinner drove what looked to be a 700 or a 900 in some episodes. Homer's car looks like an amalgamation of various Chrysler products of the mid-1970s :)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...e-ov-wf3/z.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...-ov-wf3/z2.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...-ov-wf3/z3.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...-ov-wf3/z4.jpg

Steve

I like the way that the car in the last screen shot (a pre-1986 240?) has its grille slash on back-to-front :)

that was a 145, I think.

edit* whoops, sorry , somebody already said that- that'll teach me to read the post after the one I was replying to.

Here's one nobody mentioned, The 1983 US nuclear holocaust film "The day after" featured Jason Robards' doctor character driving a 240 estate, at least until EMP from The Bomb fries the ignition circuitry. It's not a particularly pleasant film, but if you grew up through the early '80s you will relate to the nuclear paranoia- and its not as bad as the UK film "threads"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VG2aJyIFrA

You can see his volvo at 2.40