Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

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Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by Raffadakis » Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:13 pm

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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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by thalenvisser480turbo » Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:39 pm

i dont think it is original .the 480 had only optional stripes at the side
but do you have pictures of it?
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by Raffadakis » Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:43 pm

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That's how the sticker looks.

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by 480s partner » Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:48 pm

Never seen these anywhere, not even on the accessories catalogues. :?:

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by Raffadakis » Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:35 pm

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 :tomato:

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by 480s partner » Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:26 am

How 'early' exactly?

Do you know the chassis number or the date of first registration?

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by Raffadakis » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:31 pm

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 :D

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by thalenvisser480turbo » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:19 pm

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

Post by 480s partner » Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:58 pm

Raffadakis wrote:Image

That's how the sticker looks.

I wonder why..., but I seem to find similarities between that and this ... :-?

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Back in the day, the word turbo on the outside of any car could mean you had a very special engine :eek: , but by the late 80's I am not so sure :lol:

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

Post by David » Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:35 pm

Funnily enough I have seen the same sticker on die-cast models of the 480. I think they look pretty cool :)

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by Auk » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:44 pm

Not original
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by Speedy1st » Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:55 pm

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. :?
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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by 480s partner » Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:20 pm

Although it is not very clear this ES seems to be similar.

Hmmm, perhaps these stickers have some story we're all unaware.

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by V480TI » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:17 am

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.

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Re: Volvo 480 Turbo side stickers

Post by V480TI » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:23 pm

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

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