Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

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Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by wkd rwd » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:09 pm

Been Googleing and searching but can find very little info or pics
Surely somebody must have competed in a 480 at some point?
Did anybody ever Rally one?

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by glasgowjim » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:18 pm

do a search on this forum

here is something to get you started..

http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/v ... =3&t=16102

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by Captain Slow » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:37 pm

There was also a chap a year or so ago looking to do some saloon track racing with a modified 480.
Then there was another guy who RWD conversion, for fun, don't think there was a massive amount of information on that on this forum though....come to think of it that probably was not to race it so ignore me.
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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by wkd rwd » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:22 pm

i compete in Rally myself with a Mk1 Golf GTI
I wouldnt dream of competing a 480 but just wondering out of interest if it's been done?
Even when they were brand new?

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by glasgowjim » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:23 am

somewhere on the forum there is a link to a swedish blog? website? where a group of swedes took a 480 and fitted + raced a rear wheel drive 480 it was a light blue coloured car. The blog/diary had numerous photos . I am certain the text was in swedish but the pictures said everything.

The link is definitely on here somewhere. its about 2 years old.

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by frow » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:20 am

glasgowjim wrote:somewhere on the forum there is a link to a swedish blog? website? where a group of swedes took a 480 and fitted + raced a rear wheel drive 480 it was a light blue coloured car. The blog/diary had numerous photos . I am certain the text was in swedish but the pictures said everything.

The link is definitely on here somewhere. its about 2 years old.
http://www.edvardsson-racing.se/index_eng.htm now available in english, not sure if the page is 100% translated.

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by glasgowjim » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:04 pm

Tak Frow

should have said TACK !

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by Granny5 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 5:50 am

i compete in Rally myself with a Mk1 Golf GTI
I wouldnt dream of competing a 480 but just wondering out of interest if it's been done?
Even when they were brand new?
What do you think which one is better Mk1 Golf GTI or 480?

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Re: Volvo 480's in Motorsport?

Post by wkd rwd » Fri Feb 01, 2013 1:30 pm

the golf by a long way, it is competent at speed in a way that i just wouldnt trust a 480
The volvo is what it is, its probably not very fair to compare them.
Apples and Oranges

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