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1987 Volvo 480 ES Offered in original specification
Manor Park • UK • 9 Dec 2023
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Not Sold
1987 Volvo 480 ES Offered in original specification
UK • 9 Dec 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1987 Volvo 480 ES is presented in White with a Black and Grey cloth interior. It has a manual transmission, MOT until September 2024 with no advisories, heated front seats, and a period-correct Philips radio cassette player.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in very presentable condition with only a few age-related imperfections and blemishes and 2 small corrosion bubbles on the roof. The interior is generally in good condition. The car has passed its MOT with no advisories.
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31,372 miles
XLBEX143EJC519500
1987
Auction
Manual
E517LHV
United Kingdom
Not Sold
1987 Volvo 480 ES Offered in original specification
Manor Park • UK • 9 Dec 2023
Market Position:
Market Average
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Description
Offered here is a 1987 Volvo 480 ES presented in White with a Black and Grey cloth interior.
The paintwork presents well, with only a few age-related imperfections and blemishes and 2 small corrosion bubbles on the roof.
Inside, the hard-wearing Black and Grey cloth interior is generally in good condition, pleasingly optioned with front heated seats, perfect for driving in the winter months.
This Volvo drives as it should, and benefits from passing its MOT at the end of September 2023 with no advisories.
A great classic daily driving, quirky, practical and cheap to run car.
It could be your next entrant into Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional.
Please Note : This lot has an intermittent fault with the speedo and odometer
Price Analysis vs Other 480 ESs
£600
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£1,776
Median Price (Since 2020)
£5,892
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous 480 ES Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 9th Feb 2026
Latest MOT mileage:
31,422 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 10th Feb 2025, 31,422 miles
Passed
On 27th Sept 2023, 31,372 miles
Passed
On 9th Sept 2022, 31,233 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
Failed
On 8th Sept 2022, 31,233 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Major:
- Horn not working (7.7 (a))
- Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii))
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Position lamp slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c))
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