Murf wrote:Oh, and just for the benefit of volvobb, every time you diss Ford i'm going to post a pic of a groundbreaking Ford for you, one day you will learn
Volvo front dampers........made by Ford?
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- Brasco
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I'm wordering why you didn't start off with this one Murf?
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Not a very nice man mr Henry Ford....
Would not have seen me driving a model T. Not quite the same company it was back then though of course! Bit of a history lesson - amuses me hes remembered for being the father of mass produced automobiles, while his antisemitic publications and support seems to have been left largely unnoticed.In the years between the wars, Henry Ford supported Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. His support abated as the United States entered WWII. There is also some evidence that Henry Ford gave Adolf Hitler direct financial backing when Hitler was first starting out in politics. This can in part be traced to statements from Kurt Ludecke, Germany's representative to the U.S. in the 1920s, and Winifred Wagner, daughter-in-law of Richard Wagner, who said they requested funds from Ford to aid the National Socialist movement in Germany. However, a 1933 Congressional investigation into the matter was unable to substantiate whether contributions were actually sent. Regardless of whether direct financial support was provided, Ford repeatedly voiced his overt approval of Hitler's theories.
Ford's indirect financial backing of the Nazis was also undeniable, as Ford Motor Company was active in Germany's military buildup prior to World War II. In 1938, for instance, Ford assisted to construct an assembly plant in Berlin, the purpose of which was to supply trucks to the Wehrmacht. Forced labor was employed to produce 78,000 trucks and 14,000 track vehicles. In July of that year, Ford was awarded (and accepted) the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle (Großkreuz des Deutschen Adlerordens). Ford was the first American and the fourth person given this award, at the time Nazi Germany's highest honorary award given to foreigners. The decoration was given "in recognition of [Ford's] pioneering in making motor cars available for the masses." The award was accompanied by a personal congratulatory message from Adolf Hitler.[7] A portrait of Ford was hung at the Nazi party's headquarters in Munich. In Max Wallace's 2003 book The American Axis, he recounts how a Detroit News columnist named Annetta Antona arrived at the headquarters to interview Hitler in 1931. When she asked the future Führer about the portrait, he told her, "I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration."
Drawing on Ford's long-standing involvement with Nazi causes and anti-semitism, Philip Roth imagined him as Secretary of Interior in an imaginary (and Nazi-aligned) Lindbergh administration in his bestselling 2005 novel The Plot Against America.
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From what I can see on the Koni listings its looking like Mondeo,strangely!
Wil investigate further.
Wil investigate further.
I'm No Longer Here :(
http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=34359&start=20
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One of the most promising threads, this: so what happened?
Did we ever find out the solution to this particular mystery?
Did we ever find out the solution to this particular mystery?
08 Renault Laguna III Sport Tourer 2.0T 4 wheel steering madness
00 Citroën XM ES9 V6 incredible
Previously:
00 W210 Mercedes E430 V8 estate LPG .....wünderbar!
00 W210 Mercedes E320cdi estate dead, eaten alive
95 Citroën XM 2.5 TD estate dead
95 Citroën XM 2.1 TD stolen/dead
'97 Saab 9000 Aero gone
Vase Green '94 Twin Pipe 480 Turbo
"Scar", Vase Green '94 Turbo dead
"Green Goblin" '93 Turbo Auto PITA, dead
Grey '88 ES dead
Steel Grey '93 480 Turbo sold and believed dead
00 Citroën XM ES9 V6 incredible
Previously:
00 W210 Mercedes E430 V8 estate LPG .....wünderbar!
00 W210 Mercedes E320cdi estate dead, eaten alive
95 Citroën XM 2.5 TD estate dead
95 Citroën XM 2.1 TD stolen/dead
'97 Saab 9000 Aero gone
Vase Green '94 Twin Pipe 480 Turbo
"Scar", Vase Green '94 Turbo dead
"Green Goblin" '93 Turbo Auto PITA, dead
Grey '88 ES dead
Steel Grey '93 480 Turbo sold and believed dead
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Pop-up cover is made by renault.
Turbo fuel regulator is the same as on porsche 924.
Vented disk brakes are the same on E30 BMW's.
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I'm definitly not sure that buying the same parts from BMW or Porsche will be cheaper than volvo .
And sorry guys, but due to bad experience with a previous ford fiesta, I'm not a great fan of the blue oval.
Turbo fuel regulator is the same as on porsche 924.
Vented disk brakes are the same on E30 BMW's.
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I'm definitly not sure that buying the same parts from BMW or Porsche will be cheaper than volvo .
And sorry guys, but due to bad experience with a previous ford fiesta, I'm not a great fan of the blue oval.
- VanDerGraaf
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Hey, that's still good info though!
We should have a "Compatible Parts" sticky, that should be useful.
We should have a "Compatible Parts" sticky, that should be useful.
08 Renault Laguna III Sport Tourer 2.0T 4 wheel steering madness
00 Citroën XM ES9 V6 incredible
Previously:
00 W210 Mercedes E430 V8 estate LPG .....wünderbar!
00 W210 Mercedes E320cdi estate dead, eaten alive
95 Citroën XM 2.5 TD estate dead
95 Citroën XM 2.1 TD stolen/dead
'97 Saab 9000 Aero gone
Vase Green '94 Twin Pipe 480 Turbo
"Scar", Vase Green '94 Turbo dead
"Green Goblin" '93 Turbo Auto PITA, dead
Grey '88 ES dead
Steel Grey '93 480 Turbo sold and believed dead
00 Citroën XM ES9 V6 incredible
Previously:
00 W210 Mercedes E430 V8 estate LPG .....wünderbar!
00 W210 Mercedes E320cdi estate dead, eaten alive
95 Citroën XM 2.5 TD estate dead
95 Citroën XM 2.1 TD stolen/dead
'97 Saab 9000 Aero gone
Vase Green '94 Twin Pipe 480 Turbo
"Scar", Vase Green '94 Turbo dead
"Green Goblin" '93 Turbo Auto PITA, dead
Grey '88 ES dead
Steel Grey '93 480 Turbo sold and believed dead
- robin_xr4i
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My bonnet has been stamped ''made for volvo by renault''.
480 its a bit of a mish mash!
480 its a bit of a mish mash!
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My old Volvo 480 // Type: Turbo // Year: 1992 // Colour: 305 - Black Metallic // Engine: B18FT // Mods: Rich Mod, Recirculating Piston Dump Valve, Pi Lowering Springs, Induction Kit
My old Volvo 480 // Type: Turbo // Year: 1992 // Colour: 305 - Black Metallic // Engine: B18FT // Mods: Rich Mod, Recirculating Piston Dump Valve, Pi Lowering Springs, Induction Kit