I rather think the bodywork issues, if nothing else, make this one too far gone to be a potential "Rescue Car", but it might be of interest to someone on here, if only as a potentially cheap purchase of a source of many spares...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-ES ... 000%7C7000
David
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Current: 1994 480 GT, 1996 460 CD & 1997 440 LE with lots of optional extras & 2007 V50 SE Sport
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!
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Funnily enough the poor condition/broken parts on this one are much better on my rust bucket! Maybe I could create a Frankenstein 480 for the monster to drive... still no guarantee it would run though! Its in my watch list, just for the hell of it!
Alfie
I've got 9,999 problems, and no. 480 is my car
1989 1.7 ES 110k miles - first time restoration attempt!
I've got 9,999 problems, and no. 480 is my car
1989 1.7 ES 110k miles - first time restoration attempt!
- dragonflyjewels
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We did look at this one, but promptly lost interest on checking the MoT history and found serious rust issues in 2009. Probably been all downhill from there, so it really does just look like a piles of spares.
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
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Good job that was “dry stored for 30 months”, otherwise it would have all sorts of rust issues
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remind of the classic "one careful owner", which actually translates as
"one careful owner, three neglecting ones"
"one careful owner, three neglecting ones"