New Purchase

Volvoboy

2.8, V6, '84, 75k miles, Auto, RWD

A bit shabby but solid.
Hopefully picking her up next weekend, if i can arrange transport.

The to dos;

Full respray
gonna book her in for a full tune up
possibly change the chain
re glue head liner.
Replace rear door and new bonnet (rust):mad:

Guess what it is yet?

Well it was either this or a W126, i made the right choice!!:D:D


Volvoboy.

Max_Damage

Excellent choice, although I wouldn't be to mad about the white front valance. It just doesn't suit the car me thinks. Otherwise it looks like a good project.

Volvoboy

Ah its just the style of the 760, really happy with her! there are hardly any 760's left in Ireland i'm just glad i found one.

Also i was wondering the car was a English import and was registerd after '86 would it be possible to get a ZV reg?

Or i'll just stick with the silver on black background style plates!

-VB-

Max_Damage

Volvoboy wrote: »

Ah its just the style of the 760, really happy with her! there are hardly any 760's left in Ireland i'm just glad i found one.

Also i was wondering the car was a English import and was registerd after '86 would it be possible to get a ZV reg?

Or i'll just stick with the silver on black background style plates!

-VB-

ZV plates can only be got if the car is 30 years or more old. So you'll have to wait until 2014 until it can be eligible for ZV plate!

Black-on-red plates were the style back then, although having 84-D on those old type of plates would look a bit odd. I reckon you should just leave the plates that are on it, on it.

Volvoboy

Max_Damage wrote: »

ZV plates can only be got if the car is 30 years or more old. So you'll have to wait until 2014 until it can be eligible for ZV plate!

Black-on-red plates were the style back then, although having 84-D on those old type of plates would look a bit odd. I reckon you should just leave the plates that are on it, on it.

Thanks Max!

I'll just get a set of silver on black plates so.


-VB-

eamon234

I've got a spotless Volvo 340 '86 40k 1.8 good as the day it was bought - brought it to a Classic Car show last year and they nearly wouldn't let me in as they reckoned it wasn't a classic!

WD on the buy Volvoboy - that's when cars were cars and Volvos were Volvos (tanks!) - great car that it'd give a lot of today's bigger cars a run for their money!

Volvoboy

eamon234 wrote: »

I've got a spotless Volvo 340 '86 40k 1.8 good as the day it was bought - brought it to a Classic Car show last year and they nearly wouldn't let me in as they reckoned it wasn't a classic!

WD on the buy Volvoboy - that's when cars were cars and Volvos were Volvos (tanks!) - great car that it'd give a lot of bigger cars a run for their money!

Thanks man! Yea i'm over the moon with it i always wanted one that was as early as possible, i dont think there is many '82's knocking around Ireland somehow! A '84 will do me grand!


-VB-

Max_Damage

I reckon you should bring it to a few shows next summer (i.e. Trim & Terenure) if you have it all fixed up by then. Haven't seen a 760 in the flesh in years!

Volvoboy

Max_Damage wrote: »

I reckon you should bring it to a few shows next summer (i.e. Trim & Terenure) if you have it all fixed up by then. Haven't seen a 760 in the flesh in years!

Pfftt!! hopefully it will be this year if i get my skates on!



-VB-

peasant

Finally!

Volvoboy actually has a Volvo

Volvoboy

i know it only took me 3 years!


-VB-

v240gltse

Hi

congrats on the new purchase. Looks in good nick for the year. hopefully I can get yourself and eamon234 and any other interested owners along to the next Volvo owners meeting in Ireland (Maybe early in March).

We have had 4 meetings so far alternating between the South and the North as there are members both sides of teh Border with a range of cars from a 164 to a fully loaded V70.My brother in law has a mint 86 750 TD while I drive an 88 240 GLT.


I will post on here with the next meets details.

regards

Brendan

Volvoboy wrote: »

2.8, V6, '84, 75k miles, Auto, RWD, lying up for 8 years.

A bit shabby but solid.
Hopefully picking her up next weekend, if i can arrange transport.

The to dos;

Full respray
gonna book her in for a full tune up
possibly change the chain
re glue head liner.
Replace rear door and new bonnet (rust):mad:

Guess what it is yet?

Well it was either this or a W126, i made the right choice!!:D:D


Volvoboy.

Volvoboy

Thanks, be sure to keep me posted!


few more pic;



-VB-

v240gltse

hi VB.

I'am sure you may know of this site already but just in case, it has a wealth of volvo info and assistance. http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forum.php

enjoy

brendan

Volvoboy

I'll try and get a few more up, 'puter is having a bit of a mikey fit




-VB-

S.I.R

nice car !! i want either a volvo ( simular to that pref. an estate ) or another saab....

have to win the lotto first :rolleyes:

maidhc

My uncle had a very similar one except it had the turbo intercooled engine. It was a beautiful car, but I think he lost about €12,000 on it in one year!

(it was about 1990 too, and had a different front end IIRC)

tinofapples

Best of luck with the car Volvoboy, I must admit I was a big fan of those cars/tanks growing up. My admiration then moved onto the 850 especially the estate and the t5.

I was thinking of you yesterday as i passed a garage not a million miles away from me , they've got at least one and possible more of these lying around. The guy seems to be a fan of Volvo's as he's always got a couple around.

If you need parts that badly and were prepared to travel 30 minutes from Athlone I'll point you in this dudes direction or at very least get a phone number for ya.

Just let me know.