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john-saab
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 Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:43 pm Post subject: At last! I'm a Volvo Amazon owner! |
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For a long time i have wanted a Volvo Amazon.. I wanted an estate but as I have a SAAB estate and the hunt for a 123GT failed my hunt criteria changed.
I contacted a guy I know loves his Volvos and due to a change of circumstances he had a former "project car" for sale.
I had to see it after a few pics were sent to me and It was love at first sight!
I'm hoping to collect it tomorrow..
It's been off the road for about a year and it has a sticky caliper..a new caliper kit is on it's way and all going well it will be MOT'd for Easter....but that's only if it gets collected tomorrow.
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Brian M
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John - Welcome to the select group of Amazon owners on OCC! Looks a nice one.
Rick - I have never seen mention of differences in the construction of 2 and 4 door cills. Any reference to your source?
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Rick
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| Brian M wrote: | John - Welcome to the select group of Amazon owners on OCC! Looks a nice one.
Rick - I have never seen mention of differences in the construction of 2 and 4 door cills. Any reference to your source? |
Hi Brian
I've read it somewhere before now, probably at the time I bought my four-door some 20 (  ) years or so ago. The sills on the four-door extend the full way along below the doors, and I'm sure were galvanised, whereas iirc the rear 1/3(ish) of the "sill" on the two-door is part of the rear wing pressing, and as such wasn't galvanised.
It may have been in the Practical Classics buyers guide that I read it donkeys of years ago, I'll see if I can find it again. Of course I could be completely wrong 
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gillberry
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Congratulations hope you have fun, even if it is not an estate
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john-saab
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | | gillberry wrote: | | ...even if it is not an estate |
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You gits!
It's home and i'm still discovering good/bad bits, mostly good.
A few rust bubbles under the paint, the rear lower 1/4 panels have been fitted wrong.
The MW/LW radio has had FM internals fitted 
I have a busy week at work but i'm going to try and do a few late nights to see what's what.
The most important thing is that Sarah loves it and want's to drive it ASAP..there are very few of my classics that she has approved of so quickly 
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gillberry
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| john-saab wrote: | | Rick wrote: | | gillberry wrote: | | ...even if it is not an estate |
RJ |
You gits!
It's home and i'm still discovering good/bad bits, mostly good.
A few rust bubbles under the paint, the rear lower 1/4 panels have been fitted wrong.
The MW/LW radio has had FM internals fitted
I have a busy week at work but i'm going to try and do a few late nights to see what's what.
The most important thing is that Sarah loves it and want's to drive it ASAP..there are very few of my classics that she has approved of so quickly |
i must admit i hated Gracie when Simon brought her home as she had a rover steering wheel and ford fiesta front seats but once sorted loved her and the most practical car we have had so far
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john-saab
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The history file is fantastic..from the Devon Reverand who bought it new..all of his address changes and it's trip up and down the South coast.
It has a full service history book and it's original green log book.
Sorry if I'm waffling on but I'm chuffed to bits.
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JC T ONE
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Nice Volvo (s) never had a Green one 
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john-saab
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | Fab find - what else have you got on the go at the mo?
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"The Dragon" was about to be the next project but "Olaf" the Volvo (no idea where the name came from but it's painted on the rear bumper) will take up this Easter weekend...hopefully I will get onto The Dragon again when the weather gets better...but that's for a different post.
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gillberry
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| john-saab wrote: | The history file is fantastic..from the Devon Reverand who bought it new..all of his address changes and it's trip up and down the South coast.
It has a full service history book and it's original green log book.
Sorry if I'm waffling on but I'm chuffed to bits. |
It must be grat to have so much history, we had nothing so went to the DVLA and got as much as we could from them but as Simon keeps saying we make our own history with her from when we got her to how she is now
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JC T ONE
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| gillberry wrote: | | john-saab wrote: | The history file is fantastic..from the Devon Reverand who bought it new..all of his address changes and it's trip up and down the South coast.
It has a full service history book and it's original green log book.
Sorry if I'm waffling on but I'm chuffed to bits. |
It must be grat to have so much history, we had nothing so went to the DVLA and got as much as we could from them but as Simon keeps saying we make our own history with her from when we got her to how she is now |
Agree - its nice to have the some history, and documents
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