Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
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Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Hi all,
I've just had a look at a nice turbo, from 1988 with black stickers over both sides reading "Volvo 480 Turbo". The owner said, this has to be a special edition, which seems to be really rare these days. As I've never seen a similar one before, I'm just curious, whether this is indeed a special edition.
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I've just had a look at a nice turbo, from 1988 with black stickers over both sides reading "Volvo 480 Turbo". The owner said, this has to be a special edition, which seems to be really rare these days. As I've never seen a similar one before, I'm just curious, whether this is indeed a special edition.
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
i dont think it is original .the 480 had only optional stripes at the side
but do you have pictures of it?
but do you have pictures of it?
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
That's how the sticker looks.
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Never seen these anywhere, not even on the accessories catalogues.
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Has to be a rare factory fit (it's an early 1988 Turbo) or custom made. But the car is a bit above my non-existing budget anyway
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
How 'early' exactly?
Do you know the chassis number or the date of first registration?
Do you know the chassis number or the date of first registration?
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
March 1, 1989 = first date of registration (sorry thought it was a 1988 first). A Volvo Switzerland Club member told the owner, that this was a very rare version but that the stickers are Volvo originals, but I've never seen these stickers at all.
EDIT: But I must say, they look cool
EDIT: But I must say, they look cool
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
volvo did some strange things .i will ask somebody if this could be original at the dutch volvo 480 forum
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Raffadakis wrote:
That's how the sticker looks.
I wonder why..., but I seem to find similarities between that and this ...
Back in the day, the word turbo on the outside of any car could mean you had a very special engine , but by the late 80's I am not so sure
Nevertheless, a tamed turbo-engine like the one the 480 had providing low-end torque and very good driveability was somewhat uncommon to find on petrol engines, so I suppose someone felt it had to make it stand out of the rest of the crowd.
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Funnily enough I have seen the same sticker on die-cast models of the 480. I think they look pretty cool
Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
what interests me even more is, if the car had an unusual interior or, what i doubt even more, any differences on the engine?
otherwise i would say its f*ugly stickers on a stock Turbo. Nothing special.
otherwise i would say its f*ugly stickers on a stock Turbo. Nothing special.
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Funny, I have a breaker 1989 turbo standing somewhere, with almost the same stickers on the sides.
Will try to post a piccy when I have made pics of it.
Greetz
Will try to post a piccy when I have made pics of it.
Greetz
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Hausser front and rear bumper, Black Diamond sport clutch, lightened flywheel, flowed head.Audi TT recirc.Stainless Cat replacement, K&N airfilter,Magnecor KV85,NGK colder plugs.
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New project : 1987 Silver 480 with B18E engine
Hausser front and rear bumper, Black Diamond sport clutch, lightened flywheel, flowed head.Audi TT recirc.Stainless Cat replacement, K&N airfilter,Magnecor KV85,NGK colder plugs.
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers
Too much 480's with almost similar stickers, maybe in the first years this was a option ?
Here a link to another 480 ES with almost the same sidestickers :
(didn't have time to photograph my breaker turbo with stickers)
http://link.marktplaats.nl/527396445
Greetz
Here a link to another 480 ES with almost the same sidestickers :
(didn't have time to photograph my breaker turbo with stickers)
http://link.marktplaats.nl/527396445
Greetz
Flamered GT-Turbo 09-1995, Yellow Koni's, Intrax springs,Palm Beach,rear speakers,middle arm rest,Roboumod,Vega's, CT 906 radio/cd with 850 R amplifier, Pioneer speakers allround.
Hausser front and rear bumper, Black Diamond sport clutch, lightened flywheel, flowed head.Audi TT recirc.Stainless Cat replacement, K&N airfilter,Magnecor KV85,NGK colder plugs.
Soon ; Audi/VW calippers, 280mm Renault Sport brake discs and Ferodo DS2500 pads.
New project : 1987 Silver 480 with B18E engine
Hausser front and rear bumper, Black Diamond sport clutch, lightened flywheel, flowed head.Audi TT recirc.Stainless Cat replacement, K&N airfilter,Magnecor KV85,NGK colder plugs.
Soon ; Audi/VW calippers, 280mm Renault Sport brake discs and Ferodo DS2500 pads.
New project : 1987 Silver 480 with B18E engine