Volvo 480's 20th birthday ?

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:15 pm

Ah!
hmm, I think the Fox can tell us more about it. I believe he lives there.

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:04 am

Yes, i'm ok for born, gÃ¶teborg is too far, not that i don't like driving, i go for miles with the 480, but as alot of people, i don't have the money for the petrol...

Sis · Post by **Sis** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:32 pm

OK, folks! I understand that for you all, Portugal is a little bit far. But, as Levi said, 480's are made to drive.

On the other hand, we are a sunny country, with great coastal area, excellent gastronomy, with nice and wellcoming people and with an excellent number of Volvo addicts.

We can arrange good camping site, (eventually for free), near the sea, near a big river with lots of activities, (fishing, diving, drinking, etc.), that we can organize. I think, if we arrange for an European meeting in Portugal between May and June 2006, it will be an overwhelming experience for all of us.

So, let's go for it!!!
I want to hear you all on this subject!!!

LASEROWL · Post by **LASEROWL** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:39 pm

Yay, Mr & Mrs laserowl would be up for this (depends when exactly), a mega long trip but not too bad if we share the driving.

Hope you can get this one off the ground, plenty of pre planning is the key. I think.

Good Luck with it Sis.

Sis · Post by **Sis** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:59 pm

That's it Laserowl!!!
I'll keep you informed.

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:45 pm

Myself and Mrs VBB will be attending too.

levi · Post by **levi** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:52 pm

Well... if you come to Portugal then i will have to buy a Volvo 480...

Well... maybe I can change the "S" for a "4" in the lettering of my S80... joking

Sis · Post by **Sis** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:53 am

levi wrote:Well... if you come to Portugal then i will have to buy a Volvo 480...

Well... maybe I can change the "S" for a "4" in the lettering of my S80... joking

And if you buy a 480 today, it will be much better than buying it tomorrow.

Good to see you around here Levi. It seems that we can go for it!!

LANTIN · Post by **LANTIN** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:03 pm

As everybody proposes his own country to organize the meeting, I'll propose mine too : Belgium.

In 2006, the new volvo C30 production will start.
This car can be considered as the new 480 ...
The production will start in Ghent - Belgium.
I already asked volvo ghent if it was possible to visit the production plant and they said it was possible but ,it seems that for this summer, it will be a little tricky as they are preparing the production lines for the new C30 and they don't want any external to see it before the official release.
A C30 prototype has already been build.
From Belgium, it is also very easy (less than 1h 1/2 drive) to get to Born ...
Plus there are 480 cabrios in Belgium ...

This country has the largest amount of breweries per citizens ...

Petrol is cheap ...

...

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:57 pm

Ettore Bugatti wrote:-The first motorshow of the 480 was Geneva 1986 (february)--> How about twenty 480 to Geneva 2006?

+1

Sis · Post by **Sis** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:32 pm

Hi!
Just to say that I haven't died, nor the idea of a 2005 meeting in Portugal. I am preparing things. We will talk again in September.
I wish you all the more glorious possible hollidays.

jamooga · Post by **jamooga** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 2:33 pm

If you wanna celebrate the 480's birthday.

Why not do it at the place where the 480 was BORNE??????

GR wiebe

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:32 pm

Because there's nothing worth celebrating there, by all accounts...

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:29 pm

I would have thought Holland would be the best place though, since the badge on the car says "Made in the Netherlands"

I'd be up for that convoy