A car I know very well, as I’ve owned it personally for over 7 years. I was informed when I bought it from the second owner that it was the 1996 Birmingham Motorshow car. Registered on 16 December 1996, Volvo Management ran the car for 6 Months and just over 7,000 Miles upon which time it was sold through Kingsworthy Volvo, Winchester to the second owner. He kept the car for 21 years until I purchased it directly from him in June 2018. Examples of this quality and originality are few and far between now, this car is presented with original factory panels, paint and glass and whilst it is now 29 years old, remains in outstanding condition, albeit with some marks and chips as you’d expect for its age and mileage – they are only original once as they say, and it really shows ! The Air Conditioning, heated electric memory seats, cruise control and electric sunroof all work correctly as does everything else. The CD version was the highest specification available, but more importantly these days, it has a 5-Speed Manual gearbox, many, if not most T-5's were Automatic, especially the higher spec examples, so being a manual made it rare in its day, and significantly rarer now. I have averaged around 1,000 Miles per year in my ownership adding 7,000 miles to the odometer – incidentally, if you are familiar with 850’s, you’ll be aware that the odometer’s do fail due to worn or broken gears in the speedo drive, theses were changed during my ownership as a preventative maintenance item and the mileage read from the vehicles ECU, verifying that the mileage displayed is 100% correct. Perhaps a unique opportunity in such original condition and low mileage (for a Volvo !) and with a manual gearbox, I have loved every moment of ownership, but a distinct lack of use (it covered 184 Miles between MOT’s last year) means it is time to move it on. Further information and service history can be found on our website. Viewings are by Appointment Only, please contact us to arrange. See our reviews on Google. This vehicle is offered for sale on behalf of the owner.