Volvo 480 Club Europe

is the history lost each time a car is sold? There is only the "certificat de situation administrative" (administrative status certificate). It is a certificate of no pledge against the vehicle, of no opposition about the vehicle registration document (e.g.if stolen), and if the car is officially r...

Ah going the whole hog, how bad is the rust? if its in the normal places I think there are repair panels It's very bad only in the rear bumper with a rusty metal frame : I can sandblast the outside of the metal frame, but there is some inside parts needing acid. as for the new registration document...

How is the resto coming on? Good : some sandblasting right now, and soon some acid to take off as rust as possible. If your car has a yellow plate, does that mean it is on the pre-2009 system Yes, this kind for now : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_France#/media/File:FR...

also a quick question: I don't suppose your car retains it's original pre-1994 licence plate? Nope, I've yellow plate... for now, because the car wil soon have a "carte grise collection" (the car's registration document), and it will allow to use this old kind of plate : https://www.rebelcar.fr/pla...

Thanks ! In regards to painting bear in mind that on the bonnet, shovel-nose and bumpers the material requires a special process that may cost more, but there are plenty of people on here who know more about it than me! :lol: Interesting, I'll search more information. But now, news gas springs : htt...

Hello ! As you can see, my front-left seat need a new leather : https://i.imgur.com/GXLyH9V.jpg?1 So, if anyone has a front-left seat with this Gray & Black leather, let me know :) As I'm in France, the shipping costs for a whole seat might be too high, and I'd rather look only for the leather uphol...

Hello there ! I'm a french working on a Graphite grey 1989 480 Turbo. A lot of work, but without some 480's usual problems (electronics is good overall, doors close perfectly). Painting will probably be the most expensive problem : https://i.imgur.com/afnf22C.jpg?1 The rust is also a bit annoying, b...