International Meet up - 17/18/19 May 2024 - Bruggen

[WillC9303]

I'd love to go, but it's right in the middle of term time for me unfortunately. I would've taken a few days off and gone anyway, but I left my car at home before I went to Uni...

Gutted. It sounds like it's going to be an awesome event!

[Jan_Berlin!]

Here you can register for the meeting:
https://2024.volvo480.info/register

The programme / roadbook and informations will be published here:
https://2024.volvo480.info/

[Martin63]

Hello. Of the UK people signed up to attend, have any of you decided or booked up your method of crossing the channel ?
Ferry from Hull seems quite expensive.
Cheers, Richard.

Hi Richard - I am thinking of Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais on the way out and Stena Line Hook of Holland to Harwich on the way back.

All being well it will be close to a 10 day trip for me as I plan to spend a few days in the Ardennes first with a Dutch friend and then head on to the international meet up. It's quite possible that my GT will spend time in Belgium, Luxembourg and France as well as Germany and the Netherlands on the trip. I am really looking forward to it!

It's great to see that there's so much interest. Apparently there's also a lot of interest from Italy too, but no sign ups just yet.

Thijs from the Netherlands has been added to the organising team this week, in addition to Jan from Berlin and myself in the UK.

[richard-smyth]

In obtain an estimate of the potential number of cars and people, please register without any obligation at
https://2024.volvo480.info/register
About 40 Volvo 480's registered so far.

International VOLVO 480 Meeting 2024 in Brüggen / Germany (very close to the Dutch and Belgian borders)
Friday 17.05.2024: Arrival
Saturday 18.05.2024: Day 1 (programme creation in progress -
likely to include a visit to the DAF museum in Eindhoven)
Sunday 19.05.2024: Day 2 (programme in progress)
Monday 20.05.2024: Return journey
https://2024.volvo480.info/

[Jan_Berlin!]

Here the interim status 15.04.2024 of number of 480 for the meeting 2024

1. Jan +1 (GER)
2. Martin + Wendy (UK)
3. Fabian + 1 (GER)
4. Malte & Madeleina (GER)
5. Andreas +1 (GER)
6. Marion & Frank (GER)
7. Annett & Jörg (GER)
8. Sylvia & Florian (GER)
9. Karsten (GER)
10. Til +1 (GER)
11. Vadim (GER)
12. Dimitri (GER)
13. Joep O. +1 (NL)
14. Jason S. +2 (UK)
15. Roderick F. (UK)
16. Sylvia (UK)
17. Alastair (UK)
18. Gabriel (UK)
19. Jorge +1 (Portugal)
20. Ahti +1 (Finland)
21. Hendrik +1 (NL)
22. Jantina (NL)
23. Haarkon (GER)
24. Michael R. (GER)
25. Jan V. +1 (NL)
26. Arne + Veronika (GER)
27. Thija D. +1(NL)
28. Reiner + Barbara (GER)
29. Klaus + Steffi (GER)
30. Gregory + 1 (BE)
31. Peter + 1 (BE)
32. Evert (NL)
33. Joren (NL)
34. Bart (NL)
35. Colin +2 (NL)
36. Jarno +2 (NL)
37. Sven v.d.V. (NL) (new)
38. Florian +1 (BE)
39. Gilbert +1 (CH)
40. Richard +1 (UK)
41. Olivier + 1 (F)
42. Douwe Z. (NL)
43. Michael D. (BE)
44. Elli C.-B. (UK)
45. Ina M. (GER)
46. Ingo + Sandra W. (GER)
47. Rüdiger+ Nadine (GER)
48. Szymon H. (PL)
49. Arnold + Auddrey (NL)
50. Djulian + 2 (NL)
51. Martijn + 1 (NL)
52. Jens + 1 (GER)
53. Jonathan (NL)
54. Robert (NL)
55. Arien (NL)
56. Bert + 1 (NL)
57. Sybo (NL)
58. Andor L. +1 (NL)
59. Tom & Eric (NL)
60. Joep J. + 1 (NL)
61. Markus + Vater (GER)
62. Felix (GER)
63. James C. (UK)
64. Markus B. (GER)
65. Jan L. (NL)
66. Michael P (NL)
67. Babet K. G. (NL)
68. Georg N. (NL)
69. Alexandro G. +1 (I)
70. Jeroen M. +1 (NL)
71. Orlando S. (NL)
72. Eleonore B. +1 (NL)
73.Loek M. (NL)
74. Laurie S. (UK) (cancelled)
74. Olle F. (NL) (new)
75. Timothé D. +1 (F)
76. Lennarth N. (S)
77. Christer N. (S)
78. Marco V. +1 (I)
79. Katie L. (UK)
80. Dirk + Eileen (D) (new)
81. Danny S. (NL) (new)
82. Nils M. (NL) (new)
83. Stefan N. (S) (new)
84. Remon B. +1(NL) (new)
85. Jerome B. +1(F) (new)
86. Sebastian, D +1 (F) (new)
...
...

[richard-smyth]

Hello. Looks like I’m going, must be as I’ve booked into the bridge hotel. Well you only live once and I don’t want to miss out on loads of 480s in one place at the same time !!
Pudsey me 480 the R2 rescue car has passed its MOT and once again only needing two new tyres.
Before the euro trip going to freshen up it’s looks, with new light lens and touch up some of the storm grey paint.
Cheers Richard.

[Jan_Berlin!]

Small update:
46 cars have registered so far!
form: GER, UK, NL, PRT, FIN, BE, CH, F

Great!

[royhedger]

I'm interested in doing this trip.
Just trying to get it ok'd by the boss

[jamescarruthers]

I'll likely be booking up and coming with my Dad-- we might have to do a trial fit of his knackered hips in the car first though!

[Martin63]

Small update:
46 cars have registered so far!
form: GER, UK, NL, PRT, FIN, BE, CH, F

Great!

That's great news! Fingers crossed for Italy, Spain and maybe Luxembourg and Sweden too.

[Jan_Berlin!]

Sponsoring:
VOLVO (Volvo Car Germany) supports our 480 meeting in Brüggen 2024!
More info and details soon.

[royhedger]

I have just been told by my wife that it's slap bang in the middle of my kids exams. Ones doing A levels, and the others doing GCSE's.

50/50 as to whether I can make this now

[Jan_Berlin!]

Nice to see José from Spain on the list.
48 x 480s if my list is correct!

[Jan_Berlin!]

I have an update...
So far, 51 cars are on the list of participants!

A note for all those who want to stay at the hotel and have not yet made a reservation:

The Hotel has blocked until 10 April 2024 40 rooms (for a reduced
rate) for us.
Booking / Reservation:
Each for himself, individually - please contact the hotel via email
or telephone.
Phone: +4921639516660
E-Mail: info@thebridgge.de
Keyword: "Volvo 480"

Rates:
109,- single room per night (incl. breakfast)
119,- double room per night (incl. breakfast)

Infos:
https://2024.volvo480.info/

[Jan_Berlin!]

Update:
56 x Volvo 480 !

[Martin63]

Incredible!!

[Baxter]

It's going to be very big

[Martin63]

It's going to be very big

Yes! We have another planning meeting soon so will then be issuing some more updates. I have to say that I am really looking forward to it!!!

[Martin63]

Hello. Of the UK people signed up to attend, have any of you decided or booked up your method of crossing the channel ?
Ferry from Hull seems quite expensive.
Cheers, Richard.

Hi Richard - I have just booked what used to be Eurotunnel from Folkestone to Calais. It's now called Le Shuttle. They have a 15% off offer until 21st January.

[richard-smyth]

Have drawn on the back of an envelope a graph of the numbers signed up so far each month and then drawn a line on wards until May.
So I sort of calculate you will have 90 Volvo 480 owners signed to attend by May.
Lets see over the coming few months if it plateaus off, keeps on its steady climb upwards or if there is a rush to sign up nearer to May.
Cheers, Richard.