going to the holy city (Born)

Here you can talk about the joy owning a Volvo 480 brings. Non-technical discussions take place here, like what is the difference between an ES and a S version.

Moderators: jifflemon, coyote1980, Rachel

Post Reply
jamooga
Started learning about 480
Posts: 98
Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:05 pm
Location: holland, leiden

going to the holy city (Born)

Post by jamooga » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:04 pm

Going to stay in Limbrug this weekend.

This is the province where our loved ones where built. So I can't just go there and leave.

Have contacted the factory to ask permission to drive on their ground to take a couple of pics. No answer as of yet but we'll see. Maybe I can get a tour.

I'll show the pics when i get back.

Gr Wiebe
shit happens, all of the time and all over the world.

1983 vw beetle (brazilian with chopped roof)
1973 vw beetle (real german one)
1993 renault 19 piece o shit car
1988 480 es
1993 480 s

User avatar
Roo
480 Is my middle name
Posts: 2246
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:38 pm
Location: Peterborough
Contact:

Re: going to the holy city (Born)

Post by Roo » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:11 pm

jamooga wrote:Going to stay in Limbrug this weekend.

This is the province where our loved ones where built. So I can't just go there and leave.

Have contacted the factory to ask permission to drive on their ground to take a couple of pics. No answer as of yet but we'll see. Maybe I can get a tour.

I'll show the pics when i get back.

Gr Wiebe
Tour of the factory would be pretty cool. Good Luck!

User avatar
Bakke
Tuning oracle
Posts: 474
Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2002 5:47 pm
Location: Belgium/Brussels

Re: going to the holy city (Born)

Post by Bakke » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:21 pm

Roo wrote:
jamooga wrote:Going to stay in Limbrug this weekend.

This is the province where our loved ones where built. So I can't just go there and leave.

Have contacted the factory to ask permission to drive on their ground to take a couple of pics. No answer as of yet but we'll see. Maybe I can get a tour.

I'll show the pics when i get back.

Gr Wiebe
Tour of the factory would be pretty cool. Good Luck!
Nothing to see there anymore. Volvo packed his bags and went to Gent and leaving the factory for Mitsubishi ...
Whoever said : " A Volvo cannot be tuned ?!? "

Name: Goldlocks // Type: TURBO // Year: 1988 // Colour: 435 Saffron Pearl // Engine: B18FT (1.7) Rica chip, Custom Volvo widebody and lots of ICE

User avatar
levensnevel
480 Expert
Posts: 636
Joined: Mon Sep 02, 2002 5:11 pm
Location: Tungelder, NL
Contact:

Post by levensnevel » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:31 pm

Wiebe,
Suggest that you'PM' Volvofox, he lives in Born and worked in the factory during the 4xx days. So he might be able to give you some usefull clues :) :hopping:
Image
Niets of niemand zegt dat het echt moet
En toch, of juist daarom,wil je het beleven....
Gammal kärlek rostar aldrig!

Sweet memories
at this moment a Toyota Prius editione Tech MY2008 - 203K km+4K km

jamooga
Started learning about 480
Posts: 98
Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:05 pm
Location: holland, leiden

Post by jamooga » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:35 pm

good idea,

just a little late in the planning. Hope the hotel has internet.


And even if theyr not made there any more and itsjust the colt being made there its still the place where my jessie was born, born.


Gr Wiebe
shit happens, all of the time and all over the world.

1983 vw beetle (brazilian with chopped roof)
1973 vw beetle (real german one)
1993 renault 19 piece o shit car
1988 480 es
1993 480 s

jamooga
Started learning about 480
Posts: 98
Joined: Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:05 pm
Location: holland, leiden

Post by jamooga » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:10 pm

Well,went by the factory. My darn camera decided it was enough and stopped working right then and there so I have only a couple of shots on my phone which as it turns out has the nedcar part but you cant really see it's nedcar.
A failed visit as it is.


However upon returning i did recieve and email fromthe factory. In wwhich they stated that if i would ever be in the area again a tour of the factory would be possible.

If anyone is interested the visits can be requested at factoryvisits@nedcar.nl

Gr Wiebe
shit happens, all of the time and all over the world.

1983 vw beetle (brazilian with chopped roof)
1973 vw beetle (real german one)
1993 renault 19 piece o shit car
1988 480 es
1993 480 s

Post Reply