So Fred was kind enough to give me something that has turned the heads of a few Volvo enthusiasts: A heckblende for the 740. When he gave it to me I had no idea how rare this thing was.
He told me how to install it, and gave me the nuts and bolts necessary to do the job. Then I was on my own. I used some tools from Dad’s old VW/Porsche/Audi tool kit and next thing you know the retro 89, 740 went from this:
To this:
Truth be told, it also has a new R tail light and a bath in the 2nd pic. 😉
So what is a heckblende? Check this out. Want to see lots of examples? There is even a Flickr group dedicated to these strange German-named plastic, reflective, lighting accessories.