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Jan
2010 - A
group of Dutch Volvo Classic car owners is organising a South
American Adventure for Dec 2011 - Jan 2012.
The trip is already fully booked (75) with teams from
The Netherlands, Germany, .....
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Nov
2009 - 2009 Targa Tasmania Diary Car #222 – Volvo 122S.
We made it to the Prologue today – not without some last minute dramas. The new* car is feeling very strong, and we managed a quite
respec .....
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12
Oct
2009 -
Building a
new 2009 Targa Tasmania 122S.
After
five years that have seen three top ten classic handicap
finishes in the world’s greatest tarmac rally the
White/Yelds ex-works Volvo 122
is to be given
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28
Aug
2009 - Volvo
PV544 Rally - The car is originally from France it’s where it was first registered, then came to Spain to Girona for two years and then I bought it from Lerida (Catalonia, Spain).
The car was
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July
2009 - Volvo
240T Flathood – A Brief Overview.
Between the years of 1981 and '85, Volvo produced turbocharged versions of their popular 240-series cars. In 1983, a set of these cars was entered in the
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5
June
2009 - ABS
light on ?
Most likely that your ABS controller is faulty. A new
unit is very expensive, however in most cases repair of
the controller is possible at a fraction of the cost,
especially if you can
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May
2009 - This is a retro GT car with original looks but modern
performance of a Volvo 4.4L V8 engine. We redid the whole body while trying to keep the
fine lines of the Classic Volvo
P1800
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May
2009 - Another Good Targa for the Batten Volvo PV544.
A couple of years ago I threatened not to take the Volvo back to Targa Tasmania. At the time my car was being overshadowed by the introduction of the
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8
Oct
2008 - This red
1964 Modified P1800
is for sale in USA, a very interesting and well done
modification in my opinion, giving this P1800 a
different look, well worth to check out the photos.
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Sept
2008 - I contacted someone who told me he had an original one. When I started asking how the job was done, he told me after a while that he might sell his car. "An original
P1800S
Cabriolet Volvoville.
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15
Sept
2008 - In a search for parts for my 86 780C Bertone tdic
I found this 87
Bertone 780C
for only 1500€… So took it home. An original Belgian car.
It still has everything standard except the radio that seems to be
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8
Aug
2008 - My Volvo S60T5 was the top model, with a 2.3-liter
high pressure turbo version inline five-cylinder engine, a healthy 250 horsepower with commendable fuel economy. There is now also a 300 hp
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21
July
2008 -
A
Photo Gallery of classic Danish
Volvo Police cars
by Lars Nielsen ...
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June
2008 -
Father
and son team Mike
and Paul Batten
in their early classic Volvo
PV544 finished
second in the Targa Tasmania Shannons Early Classic
Competition. The team had a thrilling battle with
eventual ...
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24
April 2008 -
Volvos
in South Africa Motorsport
- But
it was the iconic 122S that in its B18 (1800cc, five
main bearings version) and later B20 version that
carried many a driver to the winning podium. In the
1960s,it ...
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April 2008 -
On my 18th birthday, my dad took me to the garage to choose my birthday present. For me it was pretty simple, on one side
I had a late 80´s Volvo 240 and on the other a
1967 Volvo 144S (both cars
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18
Oct
2007 -
VROM
2007
- Volvo
Rendezvous for Owners & Members - Sweden, a photo
gallery
of this year's meeting - photos supplied by Swedish
member Tage Johansson ..
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Aug
2007 -
The
front-wheel drive V70
Classic Estate (1997-2000)
is really a second-generation 850. The exterior of the
V70 has a softer styling than its predecessor, but still
carried a strong Volvo identity including the ...
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July
2007 - My
1800ES
is in pristine condition overall, runs fabulous and does
not leak or drink a drop of oil even after 107,000 odd
miles. I only drive it on beautiful days, taking the
step grandkids with me. I also place ...
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June
2007 - VolvoWorld.co.nz
Free
Volvo Classifieds
is back for pre-2000 New Zealand Volvo Cars only,
just email the webmaster your text, one photo of the
Volvo and contact details and we list your Volvo
...
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2
May
2007 - On
Mt Arrowsmith (SS 41) our PV544
started in front of the White/Yelds Volvo 122. They
drove very well and beat us by 18 seconds. Glen Ridge
started behind both of us and now has a high regard
for ...
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April
2007 - My father bought this
780C
Bertone, after I managed to get it for an "ok" price. There where a lot of things to fix on it, we got the PVR-6 swapped for a B230FT we picked up in Sweden. Also a lot of
co ...
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April
2007 - Feedback
Mick Cook - Fuel
Pressure Relay
- Have
had intermittent start probs for a few months. A good
second hand heavy duty battery righted that for several
weeks - then the "I'm not going anywhere" hit.
Had already stocked up on a good tank and pressure pumps
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5
April
2007 - My
780C
Bertone Diesel Turbo
is
a very fine car, comfortable, luxurious ... safe
transport everywhere you want to go. It had 3 owners
before me, and they all treated it well. But there are
still lots. More |
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December
2006 - Robbie
Francevic and Championship winning Volvo 240T an
article published earlier by NZ
Classic Car Magazine and kindly offered to
VA visitors. This is a 994kB .pdf file Download
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November
2006 - Four years ago co-driver Bob Pettitt and I
joined the line of competition cars awaiting the Bass
Strait ferry. It was the fulfilment of a |
