Volvo 480 Club Europe

Wow, quite a heart in mouth moment there Sylvia. As you can imagine, I sympathise. Glad you got some great help from our French cousins-- it restores your faith in humanity when things like this happen to you.

Well it looks like 850 mirror motors are nearly identical! If you order an 850 motor, you will have to swap over the back cover, the screw hole strengthening tubes and the mirror attaching ring to use the 850 motot. Its fiddly but possible. Or, you could just rob the parts from the 850 one and make ...

Wanted: early style wing mirrors, that adjust up.down, left/right and generally good condition. Not worried about the colour as I will put my caps on them. Ideally from RHD car so the mirror glass is definitely correct, but can swap my questionable* mirrors in to them. (I would consider a set from a...

Silver is my favourite 480 paint. Good luck with the sale

Very tempting!

Hope you all have a great time in Scotland. I'm out as it's Alf's christening that weekend.

I had a great time although the weather did rather stop most of the 480 admiring. Good thing there was good company!

Thanks for the little freebie Sylvia and Al. It’s up on Alf’s wall:

Fantastic, you must be very pleased!

In this thread you'll see a NOS one for some 1.7. Still for sale this morning.

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Prepping for little passenger


Boot is still bloody useless!


But good enough to get going tonight and be in position for the morning

I've booked rooms at the Travelodge at the start and the pub at the end and am hoping to break my 480's meeting curse this time

dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:43 pm

Is the cat coming

Only the one hanging under the car

Hahaha!

I hope to be there, along with Alf to see how much he will tolerate in 480

Just a word of warning, when the trimmer did the same to my interior light, the insulation on the wiring melted before the fuse went and was damaged. It needed replaced before it could be safely used again. The wiring goes up the UK passenger side A-pillar. If it is damaged, you will need to get the...

Is the cat coming?

Oh no. Please keep us updated on her progress.

Sylvia, if you are browsing this from your hospital bed, get well soon my friend.

I wish I could join but sadly I am working this weekend

Sorry to have whetted your appetite and then not followed through. I'll look in to dates with my village hall when I get a minute.

My B18E (with the stupid sensors) seems to have became very difficult to start when cold. It runs perfectly when up to temperature. When cold and finally coaxed to life after about 3-4 awful starts and stalls, it doesn’t do the fast idle thing at all. As far as I can see, the trigger for cold idle i...

480 is the same. It would have came with a smaller headed key which also was for "valet" purposes.

Thank you for thinking of us. I wish I was free to do such things like this. Hope you have a great meet!