Genuine Cars

14/04/2026

Another successful delivery, this 1991 Volvo 240 GL estate car. Off to her 3rd owner, all 3 in Devon so she's never left the County!!

26/03/2026

Something unusual with rare manual 5 speed transmission, a Volvo V70R, link below to our website...

Used VOLVO V70 in Wellington, Somerset only £9950, 1998, 254000 miles, Petrol, Manual, Blue - Call Genuine Cars and Classics on 07792 883103

25/03/2026

Update on the rally car, we entered the Weston Park Lombard Rally Day recently in order to give the rebuilt engine a run, all went well other than a puncture so all good. Not much planned for the first half of this year other than another demo day at Longleat in June - should be a good spectator event and there will be rides available for interested parties - get in touch!!
https://www.longleat.co.uk/events/motor-show-weekender
Couple of pics from Weston Park...

20/03/2026

Just in & being recommissioned during April, including fitting power steering, this ULEZ/Tax/MOT exempt 1977 245GL finished in rare Morkbla metallic blue. This car has just come back from filming in a major new TV production and she will be going to her new owner in London when all the work has been done.

21/02/2026

Volvo 240 RHD exhaust manifold
We needed an extractor type manifold in order to get the best from our classic 240 rally car but could not find one which was designed and built properly for a right-hand drive car. The left-hand drive versions, of which there are many, would not fit due to fouling on the steering column.
We developed the current manifold by modifying a decent quality, affordable LHD manifold and testing it thoroughly on the rally car. This process took over a year before we felt happy to supply it to customers.
The process went broadly like this:
We modified and re-welded the manifold to fit without fouling the steering column – this was achieved by numerous cuts and welds and by re-positioning the pipes after the collectors in order to miss the steering column. This was then fitted and tested on a road car.
We then took the modified manifold to a company who specialise in pipe bending using a process that doesn’t deform the pipe curves. Most aftermarket exhaust specialists use a machine that bends the pipe but causes a restriction on the inner side of the bend. This is OK for further down the exhaust system but not as the gases are flowing from the exhaust ports. Mandrill bending isn’t appropriate for this job due to prohibitive cost and the relatively short lengths of pipe involved.
The company copied our welded pipes and produced properly curved primary pipes with minimal distortion and being one-piece, are less prone to cracking compared to multiple welded versions.
The manifold was then fabricated/welded and a jig made which meant additional manifolds could be fabricated in the correct position for a good fit.
The manifold was then extensively tested on the rally car, which is used on forestry stage rallies, in order to test reliability.
We did a back-to-back rolling road test comparing the new manifold with the original cast exhaust manifold. All engine settings were identical, and the fabricated manifold produced an additional 8bhp and 12 ftIb torque. The primary pipes which go 2 to 1 into 2 collectors are as long as possible and of similar length.
When installing the manifold, the steering column shaft needs to be removed for access and can then be refitted leaving the rubber joiner in place, although we converted ours into a solid one-piece design which enhances the feel back through the steering wheel. The engine mounts, particularly the manifold side need to be in good condition, standard are fine, uprated polyurethane type mounts are also OK.
We produce the manifold to order and the time from order to being ready for collection/carriage is approximately 3 weeks, subject to stock.
The finished price for each manifold is £695, and we need a deposit of £195, with the balance being payable when it’s ready. Payment by bank transfer.
You can check us out at our website www.genuinecars.co.uk Volvos are our speciality.

21/02/2026

Some information follows about our right hand drive 240 exhaust manifold.

05/02/2026

Something a bit different just in for recommissioning... only 50000 miles with a huge history file..

05/02/2026

And delivered...

09/01/2026

Another confirmed purchase, 240GL Estate off to the New Forest in the next couple of weeks...

17/12/2025

Supplied and delivered this 940 Torslanda to Halifax earlier this week, just under 21000 miles from new!!

08/12/2025

Collection day, off to her new owner in Nottingham...