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Some nice Volvo’s in this thread
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They're very good mats and a bargain at that 
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Mines back better than ever
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I'll still waiting for the right 480 to cross my path..... But in the meantime here's a couple that have caught my eye this month:
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Indeed... Lowered a touch with the right wheels, I still love them.
My neighbour worked for Roy Paul Motors in Portadown back when these were launched. He arrived home in a black 480 Turbo one day and I was straight out to see it. Must have only been 15 or 16 at the time. He took me for a spin..... Thought it was the coolest thing.
Truth is, they rot like crazy and would be a labour of love to own..... But if I see the right one I might give in!
My neighbour worked for Roy Paul Motors in Portadown back when these were launched. He arrived home in a black 480 Turbo one day and I was straight out to see it. Must have only been 15 or 16 at the time. He took me for a spin..... Thought it was the coolest thing.
Truth is, they rot like crazy and would be a labour of love to own..... But if I see the right one I might give in!
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Best option might be one of the classic car sites. Or ask around through the Volvo owner's club, there's someone there keeping a register. Any surviving cars are rare now but they are around.
Found this if you won the lottery recently, lol. That's probably 10x in real terms what they cost new
www.carandclassic.com
Or this in Spain:
www.carandclassic.com
Found this if you won the lottery recently, lol. That's probably 10x in real terms what they cost new
1986 Volvo 480 in Mechelen, Belgium - For Sale | Car & Cl...
1986 Volvo 480 in Mechelen, Belgium - For Sale | Car & Classic, £19,400 In 1973, the curtain was drawn on the legendary Volvo P1800(ES)....
www.carandclassic.com
Or this in Spain:
1992 Volvo 480 in Spain - For Sale | Car & Classic
1992 Volvo 480 in Spain - For Sale | Car & Classic, €5,990 Volvo 480 Turbo from 1992 in very good original condition. One owner from new,...
www.carandclassic.com
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Best option might be one of the classic car sites. Or ask around through the Volvo owner's club, there's someone there keeping a register. Any surviving cars are rare now but they are around.
Found this if you won the lottery recently, lol. That's probably 10x in real terms what they cost new
1986 Volvo 480 in Mechelen, Belgium - For Sale | Car & Cl...
1986 Volvo 480 in Mechelen, Belgium - For Sale | Car & Classic, £19,400 In 1973, the curtain was drawn on the legendary Volvo P1800(ES)....
Or this in Spain:
1992 Volvo 480 in Spain - For Sale | Car & Classic
1992 Volvo 480 in Spain - For Sale | Car & Classic, €5,990 Volvo 480 Turbo from 1992 in very good original condition. One owner from new,...
There are always a handful for sale in Rhd on your favourite 'anti social media' platform 'facetwatter' marketplace...some decent some rotten but at least they're still surfacing for sale
@Johnny_E nice wee blue one on there that he says has been garaged a lot of.its life
Always loved the illuminated driver door keyhole light up feature at night on them
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The 480 forum is probably where I'll source one when the time is right. They've got a rescue programme!
Forum members have donated parts and money to a pool - any cars passing through eBay or breakers that are too good to let scrap, they buy. They are onto "R9" rescue car #9 now. It passes through 3 sets of experts who get all the mechanical stuff, interior/electricals and body rot sorted, leaving the cars in decent cosmetic shape and fully MOT'd. They then sell the cars on the forum for a very modest price, just allowing a little over cost, to add to their war fund.
Example thread showing what they do: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=36768&hilit=rescue+car
This way, you get a car that's spent months with the guys who know their way round these cars. I'm watching R5 as it progresses... a black Turbo. It's a bit rotten at the minute but heading to the welder in due course and will likely get a respray. Rescue thread is here for that one: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=36431&hilit=rescue+car
My only worry is that I don't have much spare time these days and moving on my MX5 that hasn't broken down in 10 years.... to a ropey old 480 which breaks down for fun, I'm not sure if I can be bothered with the hassle.
Forum members have donated parts and money to a pool - any cars passing through eBay or breakers that are too good to let scrap, they buy. They are onto "R9" rescue car #9 now. It passes through 3 sets of experts who get all the mechanical stuff, interior/electricals and body rot sorted, leaving the cars in decent cosmetic shape and fully MOT'd. They then sell the cars on the forum for a very modest price, just allowing a little over cost, to add to their war fund.
Example thread showing what they do: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=36768&hilit=rescue+car
This way, you get a car that's spent months with the guys who know their way round these cars. I'm watching R5 as it progresses... a black Turbo. It's a bit rotten at the minute but heading to the welder in due course and will likely get a respray. Rescue thread is here for that one: https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=36431&hilit=rescue+car
My only worry is that I don't have much spare time these days and moving on my MX5 that hasn't broken down in 10 years.... to a ropey old 480 which breaks down for fun, I'm not sure if I can be bothered with the hassle.
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Thats quite cool!
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It will never be as reliable as an MX5. The 480 is knocking on 30 years old now, or more. Won't be as good to drive either. It would be purely for sentimental reasons, or for the looks, or whatever. Nothing wrong with that if that's what you want, they're cool wee cars for something different.
It will be a labour of love. No if about that.
It will be a labour of love. No if about that.
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Yeah - fully agree with all you've said there. I do enjoy a good thrash at the MX5 and in an ideal world I'd never sell it on, but I only have room for 1 spare/fun car and do hanker after a 480 to take to a few local shows etc. At least a rescued 480 will have had all the known trouble spots worked at. Seems they all leak, they all have dodgy instrument clusters and rot like crazy round the arches.
In the right colour and wheel spec though... I do love them and always like preserving a car. The 480 is a very rare sight nowadays and the only ones I've found in NI were all in a state of disrepair and rot.
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See that's the thing. Anything that's lived in the UK will have lived through 30-40 years of salt encrusted winters. Even if a car has been left in a barn for the last decade that's still a lot of salt. And if it's been sat for a decade then it will have other issues.
One of those rescue cars sound like a good bet as a starting point. It will still need a lot of work, spares will be hard to find, electronics will start to pack in and be difficult to replace, etc. But that's all part of the fun with old cars
Whatever floats your boat and all that. An older MX5, if that's what you have, finding nice ones of them is getting hard as well. So if you do sell yours that you know, don't expect to pick up another easily.
Not saying you shouldn't, everyone needs a Volvo in their lives, lol. Just old cars are a different game
One of those rescue cars sound like a good bet as a starting point. It will still need a lot of work, spares will be hard to find, electronics will start to pack in and be difficult to replace, etc. But that's all part of the fun with old cars
Whatever floats your boat and all that. An older MX5, if that's what you have, finding nice ones of them is getting hard as well. So if you do sell yours that you know, don't expect to pick up another easily.
Not saying you shouldn't, everyone needs a Volvo in their lives, lol. Just old cars are a different game
are the bonnets not fibreglass ??
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Apparently so!
Bonnet/nose - fibre glass.
Bumper - plastic (composite).
Still rot in wings, chassis, arches, etc. All the usual places where old cars rot. Wet and salty winters and 30-40 year-old rust protection technology. It's just what happens to old cars.
Bonnet/nose - fibre glass.
Bumper - plastic (composite).
Still rot in wings, chassis, arches, etc. All the usual places where old cars rot. Wet and salty winters and 30-40 year-old rust protection technology. It's just what happens to old cars.
Interesting 240 up for sale here. 1Uz V8 Turbo. Bit of @Gemma maybe?
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Rust in those places just really isn't limited to old cars though!
Any metal will corrode. Doesn't take much for a crack in seamsealer to appear and be left untreated.
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Interesting 240 up for sale here. 1Uz V8 Turbo. Bit of @Gemma maybe?
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This is killing me atm
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Thats class.... I'll bet it makes some racket on boost.
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