Volvo 480 Club Europe

link works for me on a laptop but not on my phone

Popped up on facebook today, stored 10 years with just 14 k on the clock

https://www.facebook.com/groups/5646959 ... /527524481

Having found out that the seller of R3 is a one man band bodyshop with the reputation of being an ace fabricator, I booked our Saab in for wheel arches. All that is available in the way of repair panels is the front end of the arch and ours is rusty both ends. Our usual bodyshop and our Saab repair ...

The news we've all been waiting for - Pud is now fully road legal and off to the Pamper Parlour tomorrow. The bodywork may still leave quite a lot to be desired, but the overall transformation is great - a huge thank you to Jeff and all the members who gave precious spares from their own stock. dc w...

Delighted to say that Jeff is now freed up to work on R1, bad weather and dark evenings permitting of course.

lost for words.......

Just done another trawl through dvla records.
Celebrations with a current MoT:
red 24
white 7
grey 5 (including our very own Pud the rescue car)

total 36

or one of the little tykes who think it's funny to bid on a car they have no intention of paying for

It's not that far from us, so if anyone is interested we'll happily go and have a look.

Without wishing to be rude, ! am not totally sure about the interior - from the photos there is just something niggling me as not quite right, I think maybe the grey is a tad lighter than I would have gone for? Not sure...and I fully I expect that when I get to see it for real I will find it works ...

oops, forgot to show you these: https://www.dragonflyjewel.co.uk/sylvia/20205.jpg The Norwich main dealers didn't bat an eyelid when I went round the showroom alternately photographing door sill and boot badge on every model. These days they are mostly designed to be inset in the sill so I was quite...

Anyone else remember this one ?

http://www.justcreativeads.com/tv-film/ ... its-stunt/

I did find this one though :

https://www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/rec ... 737d4fb22b

The 'proper' two tone is Peacock green or Vase Green for the Dutch. It's almost turquoise so it does look blue in some light.

I've done a lot of digging for this advert, and not had much luck. Volvo don't have it in their online Press Release archive so I am waiting to hear back from the archive that posted it to Alamy. Apparently they have it filed under 1990s so unless that's a mistake it's a bit later than we thought.

Snazzy came out of the bodyshop with a few issues for Mr Pedantic to fix - the trailing arms now have the handbrake cables clipped back onto them, the exhaust no longer vibrates on the body and the fuel now flows into the tank without interruption. Apparently there is a gadget at the bottom of the f...

The Swedes do some very amusing advertising https://www.dragonflyjewel.co.uk/sylvia/ikea.jpg https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/classic-volvo-advertising-of-the-1970s/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/278519558175175070/?nic_v2=1a2IVyGaY https://www.flickr.com/photos/retromotoring/281314628

This should be a sound investment. I have spoken to the previous owner who sold it in March. He bought it as a donor car for his immaculate celeb. but then found it far too good to break. The rear wheel arches were sound with just a small bit of rust bubbling at the top of one arch. Electrics all go...

O what a shame, looks like someone didn't mind the gap ! ! It's very short notice to get someone there to check out the wheel arches. Plus of course our hero Jeff doesn't do bodywork. Bad bits: - MoT history shows it's had corrosion problems round the suspension mounts and on the sills, and a new od...

Is the email that you provided for Eric or Van?

Both really - he is Eric Vanaubel. NB not our member Van