Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
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Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
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- WillC9303
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
I LOVE the Late Brake Show! Great that the 480 is getting the recognition that it deserves. Is the owner of F69NLP on the forums? I think I saw a video of that car in a comparison with an Aero deck a while back.
William
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
That would happen to be yours truly
The aerodeck was my friend Martin's
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- WillC9303
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Nice car! I probably should have known seeing as the 480 in your profile pic is the same colour and spec
William
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
1993 2.0i Limited Edition
- jamescarruthers
- 480 Is my middle name
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Haha, you kept that quiet! Very good. Car sounds great when he puts his foot down and some lovely camera angles showing the 480 off very nicely.
Hope you negotiated a blast in the DeLorean!
Hope you negotiated a blast in the DeLorean!
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Apparently it had corrosion issues so couldn't be there for the shoot, ironic...jamescarruthers wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:34 pmHaha, you kept that quiet! Very good. Car sounds great when he puts his foot down and some lovely camera angles showing the 480 off very nicely.
Hope you negotiated a blast in the DeLorean!
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Well done Ben I really enjoyed this. There is also a possibility that Classic Car Weekly will be doing a piece on the rescue cars,here’s hoping.
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Ooh, I am in two minds over CCW. Sometimes the quality is hit and miss and I do find myself skipping a lot of it, but it is good for keeping a finger on the pulse of things
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- dragonflyjewels
- 480 Is my middle name
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Well done Ben - great video, and no, we can never get enough promotion for our beloved wedges. You certainly are an excellent ambassador.
Fingers crossed CCW go ahead on the Rescue Group.
Fingers crossed CCW go ahead on the Rescue Group.
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
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Well done Ben, or should that be "Your Excellency", given what a good 480 Ambassador you are proving to be?
Good item - keep up the good work!
David
Good item - keep up the good work!
David
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!
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
If I wasn't allergic to them
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
I loved this first episode but you know that as I was one of the first to tell you on WhatApp I hope they can find enough enthusiasts for a follow up as my friends from Weird Car Twitter are either too old (as in, over 24) or too shy to appear.
Robert.
Present cars: 1994 Volvo 480 GT 2.0i, 1999 Volvo S70 2.5 Europa, 2010 Volvo V70 2.0F Momentum
Present cars: 1994 Volvo 480 GT 2.0i, 1999 Volvo S70 2.5 Europa, 2010 Volvo V70 2.0F Momentum
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Thank you all for your responses it has been really encouraging, I don't suppose we have had a surge in interest by any chance?
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- Can tell where the 480 was built
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
As promised there is a piece on R3 in classic car weekly today. Hoping it will promote some interest in the rescue cars
- dragonflyjewels
- 480 Is my middle name
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Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
Well done Norm ! Nice bit of pr for the rescue group. Hopefully R6 (the GT) will be ready for a new home in another couple of months and she's not spoken for yet !
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
Re: Have we got enough exposure for the Wedge yet? Jonny Smith and Someone familiar...
In case anyone can't get a copy....