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15
June 2014 -
Volvo 144TE in South Africa for Sale
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5
June 2014 -
Volvo Technical Data Sheets & Road Test videos
Technical data on hundreds of Volvo models
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2
Sept 2014
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60 years ago: Volvo
launches the Duett, its first station
wagon.
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20
Aug 2013
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Pictures from
VROM 2013,
2012 & 2010
Volvo
Rendezvous for Owners & Members - Sweden,
supplied by Tage Johansson.
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12
May 2013
- Follow Andrew White
& Ashley Yelds in the 1961 Volvo 122S as
they head to 2nd place in Early Classic! Awesome classic
engine notes and some great driving! -
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3
April 2013
- Photo gallery of the Bilsport CustomShow, Sweden
- by Tage Johansson
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23
Dec
- Photo Gallery of VROM 2012 by Tage Johansson, Sweden.
Volvo Rendezvous for Owners & Members 2012
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2
June
- In 2012 the White/Yelds
1961 Volvo 122S was again entered in the
world’s longest and most demanding Classic Tarmac Rally.
This car was first entered in 2009 after being built by
the crew with help ....
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24
March
2012 -
The Volvo that I saw Des Redgewell running at Pukekohe in
2006 is an Australian limited edition called
242GT, like
the one that Pete McKay ran at Bathurst, not the turbo
version. Production ran ....
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31 Dec
2011 -
How to convert a
mechanical climate control to an elctronic climate
control
on a Volvo 740 / 940.
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31
Aug
2011 - A new Picasa
photo
gallery with over 1000 Volvo images. Also
A gallery of P1800
Volvos taken by Tage Johansson (Sweden) at the Sports
car show today "Hofsnäs Herrgård" P 1800 Club of Sweden
.
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21 May
2011 -
A list of
Volvo 5 cylinder engine codes..1997
- 2006.
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3 May
2011 -
The son and father pairing of Paul and Mike Batten had a
strong run on the 20th Anniversary
Targa Tasmania in their 1961 Volvo PV544,
but a fuel issue on the Cethana stage
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25 Jan
2011 -
Volvo C70T5 Convertible
is hardly something to be picked up on a whim. But it
does give you both the topless thrills of a convertible
and the sleek hardtop of a coupe, all in one likable
package.
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1 Oct
2010 -
Introduced in 2009,
R-Design equipment gives the V50
a sporting, performance-oriented edge, pushing the
envelope in the compact sportswagon class. It's dressed
with a unique grille with matte silver surround and
R-Design logo
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9 Sept
2010 -
Just prior to the start of that season, Volvo dropped a
proverbial bombshell on the racing world with the
unveiling of its TWR -prepped
Volvo 850T5R estate
race-car and its subsequent
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22 Aug
2010 -
Pictures from
VROM 2010
Volvo Rendezvous for Owners & Members - Sweden,
supplied by Tage Johansson, P1900, Amazon, PV544,
Cabriolet, PV444 B21 Turbo
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28 July
2010 -
The 1960s and 1970s were exciting motoring times in
Southern Africa. A booming economy and the development
of a motor manufacturing industry in
South Africa
and the arrival at
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21 July
2010 -
A guide to a selection of the most popular classic
Volvo's,
authored by Chris Rowlands.
Since the first car rolled off of the production line in
1927 Volvo has gone from strength to strength
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6 July
2010 -
This unusual
1992
Volvo 965 16v Turbo
with vinyl roof was a special edition only for the
Italian market. The enginge (B204FT) is only on 2 Liters
because of the Italian taxes (every car engine over 2
liters
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7 May
2010 -
Twenty-seven year-old Paul Batten, has driven a 39
year-old car to Handicap honours at
Targa Tasmania 2010
in his
1961 Volvo PV544.
Batten, with father Mike calling the notes, produced
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2 May
2010 - At first I was considering the S80 or S60 as the next
car, but one day I was browsing through Turners Auction
and this
S90 Executive
caught my attention. Knowing how rare these cars are I
was
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20 March
2010 -
Outback Tracks and Highways the adventures in a
Volvo 142DL
by Erik and Elisabeth Ullner between 1991 and 1995.
Great reading and also links to photo album with great
images
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7 March
2010 - In Växjö, Sweden, many heads turn when
the red Volvo 142 quietly glides past. The vehicle is
converted to electrical operation by the pensioner Kjell
Ekelund. The
battery-powered Volvo 142
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18 Feb
2010 - Photos of this 1987 Volvo 240 series with 1 (242) door
on the driver's side (left hand drive) and 2 (244) doors
on the passenger side appeared on the internet recently.
So is it a
Volvo 243
?
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21 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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6 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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28 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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12 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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8 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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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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17 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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20 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
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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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23 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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9 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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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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26 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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15 April
2007 -
Feedback Mick Cook -
Fuel Pressure Relay
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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.
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21 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
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9 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 fulfillment of a |
